For the household
A private suite for the farmhouse, the villa or the flat: a glass sauna, a cold pool and a caretaker's card
A household uses the suite on a few evenings a week and relies on a caretaker for the rest. We draw both uses: the evening, with glass, light and a cold pool beside the cabin; and the Tuesday morning, with a plant room, a log on the wall and a stand-by mode that keeps the water clean while nobody is home.
Where it fits
Farmhouse plot, coastal villa, hill house or apartment terrace
Two pages describe the private buyer's side: the estate itself, and the consultant who may draw it.
Villas and farmhouses
Private saunas, plunge pools and tubs for farmhouses, coastal villas and hill houses, built for a caretaker to run.
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Architects and MEP consultants
Spec sheets, dimensioned drawings and CAD blocks: loads, drains, air paths and datasheets, before the order.
Open the pageThe private systems
Cold side first, and a cabin for the cool evenings
A household can start with a cabin and a plunge pool or tub, and add the other half later. The free-standing tubs are for homes only; hotels and clubs take a built-in pool.
Cold plunge pools, built in
Round or square, from 1.4 m, mosaic or stone, 3-5 °C all year. The plant stays out of sight.
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Hot and cold plunge suites
A 38 °C pool and a 4 °C pool on one ledge and one plant room, in a footprint from 3.6 x 1.9 m.
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Glass-front saunas
One full glass wall with a door, or two walls at a corner. 1-12 seats, timber cladding, Harvia heater.
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Farmhouse saunas
Free-standing cabins with glass on two sides, on a groomed deck, with a plinth built for monsoon and termites.
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Wooden plunge tubs
Oiled timber staves, a smooth white liner, no metal hoops. For private homes, with a chiller sized by litres.
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Free-standing ice bath tubs
A solid-surface tub for the private wellness room, cooled by an out-of-sight chiller, without ice.
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Three sizes of private suite
| Size | What it holds | Where it fits | Indicative range (excl. GST) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compact | A 2-seat dry sauna, a solo tub and its 1 HP chiller | Apartment wellness room, small terrace | ₹12.5-17.4 lakh |
| Family | A 4-seat glass cabin, a round cold pool and a deck | Garden villa, courtyard house | ₹20-32.1 lakh |
| Estate | A 6-seat cabin, a hot and cold suite and a pergola | Farmhouse plot, coastal estate | ₹35.6-59 lakh |
What a household asks, in order
- Will the pool be cold in May? Yes: the plant is sized for a 45 °C ambient, and the first fill is pulled down and tested days before first use.
- Who runs it when we are away? A caretaker, from a card on the plant-room wall, with a stand-by mode for absences.
- What does the neighbour hear and see? The plant faces away from the boundary, and the cabin's glass faces your garden.
- What if the power fails? The cabin and plant list their loads, so that you can choose what the generator carries.
- What does it cost to run? The layout carries a kWh estimate for your pattern of use before you sign.
A week in the life of a private suite
| Day | What happens | Who does it |
|---|---|---|
| Monday to Thursday | Stand-by: circulation runs, heater off, cold plant at its holding temperature | Nobody; the caretaker checks the log once a day |
| Friday afternoon | Caretaker switches the suite to active; the cabin's timer starts the heater | The caretaker |
| Friday evening to Sunday | Cabin, cold pool, rest and repeat; the warm pool if there is one | The household and its guests |
| Sunday night | Cabin door ajar, heater off, suite back to stand-by | The caretaker or the household |
What to ask any contractor before you sign
- At what ambient temperature does the cold plant hold 4 °C, and where is that written?
- Which supply does the cabin heater need, and what does the generator carry?
- Who is on site, and who signs the temperature test?
- What is excluded from the price?
- What happens in the first monsoon, and who comes if something fails?
- What do I receive in writing at handover?
We answer those six in writing on the layout, in the order above. If another contractor's answers are vaguer, that is useful information.
Should we choose a pool or a tub for the cold side?
A built-in pool suits a household that will use it most days and has the plot for it; a wooden or free-standing tub suits a household that wants the cold side without civil works. Both are priced in the investment guide.
Can the suite go in an apartment?
A dry sauna and a free-standing tub can, where the slab, the lift and the society allow it. A built-in pool needs a slab check for the loaded weight, and a society's permission is a question on the drawing.
Start with photographs
Send photographs of the space and the DB; a layout follows within five working days
Send the plan; the layout comes back
A floor plan or three photographs, the location of the distribution board and what you intend to build. The reply is a 3D layout, an equipment schedule and a range in lakh.
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