Satoyama Terrace: Sauna and Lodging by Tatsuro Sasaki Architects

Satoyama Terrace is a small-scale hotel project by Tatsuro Sasaki Architects, completed in 2025 in a traditional Japanese satoyama landscape. The 648 m² project includes sauna and lodging facilities. Rather than replicating a nostalgic rural scene, the design reinterprets the dynamic relationships between nature and human activity, treating water, wind, soil, and vegetation as active forces shaping spatial experience. The project team includes architect in charge Tatsuro Sasaki, project architect Daiki Kato, structural engineering by KAP, mechanical engineering by Kawamura MEP Engineering, electrical engineering by Kami Equipment Planning & Design, lighting by ICE Ltd., landscaping by PLATdesign, and contractors Sasahara Builders. The project was curated by Miwa Negoro and photographed by Junpei Kato.