# Reclaimed Timber Waterfront Saunas Rare Collectiv Builds Skroget as a Boat-Shaped Sauna in Norway By Adam Harrie | Written with AI assistance | Published 2026-10-19 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/reclaimed-timber-waterfront-saunas References: [yankodesign](https://www.yankodesign.com/2026/10/18/this-norwegian-sauna-turns-reclaimed-timber-into-a-ship-inspired-waterfront-shelter)  Rare Collectiv built 'Skroget' in Båtsfjord, Norway, as a community sauna that also extends the harbor into public space for people by the waterfront. Instead of centering everything on a single hot room, the project uses 19 leaning timber frames to shape a boatlike deck and sheltered path, placing the sauna within a larger place to walk, sit, and gather. The structure runs about 40 meters and uses mostly reclaimed wood from a municipal building dismantled locally, giving it a direct material link to the town. A continuous path links the entrance to the sauna and places changing and washing areas along the way. Reclaimed municipal lumber makes Skroget a useful model for towns that want one waterfront building to serve shelter, gathering, and wellness. The 40-meter layout shifts public saunas toward civic spaces that organize seating and circulation, not just heat. Image Credit: Yanko Design/Rare Collectiv ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 8.5/10 - Popularity: 81% | Activity: 76% | Freshness: 99% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Civic Sauna Spaces:** Public wellness concepts are expanding into multifunctional gathering places that combine heat, seating, circulation, and waterfront access for broader community use. - **Reclaimed Timber Architecture:** Locally salvaged wood is giving civic buildings lower-impact material narratives while creating distinct design identities tied to place and municipal reuse. - **Waterfront Wellness Infrastructure:** Harbor-edge amenities are evolving from passive promenades into active social destinations where bathing culture, shelter, and public space intersect. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Architecture:** Design studios can reinterpret small civic buildings as layered public experiences that merge wellness programming with sculptural, site-specific structures. - **Urban Planning:** Municipal waterfront strategies are gaining new models for compact interventions that extend public access while supporting social, recreational, and restorative uses. - **Sustainable Construction:** Material recovery from local demolition streams is opening pathways for low-carbon public amenities with visible circular-economy value. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Architectural Home Saunas](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-luminar.md) - [Modern Mobile Sauna Cabins](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aquila-sauna.md) - [Modular Sauna Pavilions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pavilion-sei.md) - [Retractable Sauna Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/s1-sauna.md) - [Mobile Sauna Trailers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-aquila.md) - [Island Tree Saunas](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/puusauna.md) - [Floating Sauna Pavilions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/watercave.md) - [Timber Sauna Structures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/jonas-sauna.md) - [Root Column Cabins](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cabin-sande.md)