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Flying Sauna by H3T architects
Czech studio H3T architects have hung a sauna beneath a bridge over the river Elbe.
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Called Flying Sauna, the temporary wooden structure must be reached by boat.
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The bridge used to form part of a weir, now dismantled and laid on the river bed.
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Here are some more details from the designers:
We have created an opportunity. A cube where anyone can enjoy sauna is hanging above the river.
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Any way of bringing attention to the original structure of the weir is positive.
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The nature of our project made us use cheap materials (partly recycled) and simple structural design.
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The construction didn't take longer than a week. Its lifetime in this location will probably not exceed two weeks.
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Operating instructions: bring some firewood or you can collect it in adjacent forests. It is necessary to be equipped with a boat. Be careful when entering and exiting sauna. The stream under the sauna is strong. You can use one of the pillars as a rest place. Enjoy!
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The construction of the weir with overhead bridge began simultaneously with the construction of Mělník weir but it was finished one year later.
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It consists of two zones: the wider was dammed with a slide gate with tilting frames of the Schwarzer's system; the narrower was dammed with a slide gate suspended on the lift bridge of the Liebisch system. Moving parts of the weir were manufactured by Breitfeld, Daněk & Co. In literature Pavel Janák is stated to be the author.
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The weir was put out of operation in 1972-1974 during the renovation of Labe waterway. It was replaced with a drum weir further down the river. Schwarzer's frames were tilted to the river bed and they remain there up to the present; the suspended slide gate was lifted. In this state it has been declared a cultural monument.
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