When I visit Japan, I love going to Onsen (hot springs) and Sento (Japanese public bath). The smell, people getting cleaned, relaxed in large public space... it's the best thing you can do there (and eating). 

When we started considering the idea of building a public sauna in Helsinki, I realised that my dream job is to run a public sauna – offering people a place for cleansing, bathing and sharing quiet togetherness.

We have been working in the field of design and architecture for 10 years now, and felt that we can use all of our skills in this project, developing a new public sauna in Helsinki; as a building, as a service and as an environment. By doing this, we want to contribute to the city, participating in making Helsinki more interesting and enjoyable.

Nene Tsuboi