
Alderley Residence
Sauna · Hybrid
A glass-fronted hybrid sauna in pale timber, pairing a stone heater with infrared emitters in one room, set into the joinery of a contemporary Brisbane home.
- Location
- Alderley, Brisbane
- Type
- Residential
- Rooms
- Hybrid sauna
- Scope
- Design, Supply, Construction
- Materials
- Timber, Glass
Hybrid sauna
One room, two kinds of heat
A floor-standing heater with stones for traditional sauna sessions, and two infrared emitters behind slatted timber guards facing the benches.



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- Planning a home saunaWhere a home sauna can go, how much space it needs, heat-up, power, ventilation, glass, floors and pool-side siting, and how a custom project runs.
Planning a similar room?
Send us a few photos, rough dimensions or your plans. We will advise on layout, materials and equipment, and explain how your room would come together.