A shift of paradigm in the way we build

FLOW – CHAUD, the Sauna project

Authors

  • Christine Fontaine UCLouvain

Keywords:

architecture, wood construction, self build, sustainable forest, sauna

Abstract

LOCI-ima students built a sauna at Flow last spring! It all began in January 2024, in the heart of the forests of the Eastern Cantons of Belgium, where architecture students learned about the cycle of a sustainable forest. In June 2024, after carefully cutting and collecting only the necessary amount of dry wood, these students built a sauna at Flow in Brussels. As part of its construction course, LOCI-IMA teaches sustainable design and building methods.

Author Biography

Christine Fontaine, UCLouvain

Architect, professor, LOCI, UCLouvain

Published

2025-05-23

Issue

Section

Articles