Steam is a fundamental process, beneficial to our health and bodies, but also an ancient form of food preparation and transformation. For thousands of years, humans have used steam in ceremonial practices related to sensory and restorative well-being, involving heat, water, and the plant world. This project reinterprets these rituals by developing a sweat lodge in direct dialogue with the lake.

A succession of rituals punctuates this experience. The hut forms the heart of the installation. It houses the steam pit made of burning stones heated by an external fire. These stones, covered with aromatic herbs, receive water from the lake. The steam that emerges perfumes the space with a singular essence, essential to this sensory experience.

Installed on the lakeside overlooking the rocks, this project is embedded in the lacustrine landscape, forming a threshold between water and land.