Black-painted timber forms shelter large terraces overlooking the landscape at the Pistohiekka Resort, which Helsinki-based Studio Puisto has created on the edge of Lake Saimaa in Finland.
Nestled in a rocky cove surrounded by trees, the resort comprises two square buildings that house a restaurant and saunas.
Studio Puisto has punctured both buildings with an oculus-like void in their centres, designed to "invite the scenery in".
Studio Puisto has created the Pistohiekka Resort in Finland
"The starting point for the Pistohiekka sauna-restaurant was the magnificent location, situated between rocky areas in a tranquil cove," said the architecture studio.
"With the different features of the area carefully considered in the placement of the buildings, the result is a concept where two buildings seem to invite the surrounding scenery in," it continued. Pistohiekka Resort forms part of a wider plan to boost tourism and revive the area in southeastern Finland, which had previously been a popular sauna and leisure spot in the 1980s.
It features two buildings clad in black-painted timber
Both buildings present blank facades to the northeast where several residential cabins dot the forest but open up to face the lake on the west side.
Here, they lead out to stepped, rock-lined terraces that are made from wood and provide access to two landing stages for boats.
The buildings are arranged around terraces
The interiors of both volumes are organised around ...