FACTS

Location: Urriðavatn, Iceland

Year: 2019

Status: Built

Program: Bathing facilities

Client: Private

 

ABOUT

Vök Baths is a geothermal destination opening in July 2019 on the beautiful Lake Urriðavatn in East Iceland. Located only 5-kilometres northwest of Egilsstaðir, the largest settlement in the East, Vök Baths is an essential stop on any visit to this part of the country.

 

Vök Baths harnesses the geothermal power of the region to create a unique bathing experience with amazing views of the rest of the lake and the surrounding area. Fully immerse yourself in Iceland’s unique and untouched landscape and become one with nature at the country’s first series of geothermal floating pools.

 

CREDITS

Architecture design: Basalt Architects

Design team: Ari Þorleifsson, Dagbjört Ásta Jónsdóttir, Harpa Heimisdóttir, Hrólfur Karl Cela, Marcos Zotes, Perla Dís Kristinsdóttir, Sigríður Sigþórsdóttir, Unnsteinn Jónsson

Interior design: Basalt Architects and Design Group Italia

Engineering and lighting design: EFLA

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