Swedish architecture firm Bigert and Bergstrom design the sauna cabin which shaped like an egg. Golden Egg Sauna is open for local public and visitors who are visited in Kiruna Sweden.  Kiruna local public will enjoy the unique sauna experience from SOLAR EGG, Designer Bigert and Bergstrom inspired by the Kiruna’s iron ore fields.

The SOLAR EGG shape seeks to symbolize rebirth and new opportunities at the start of Kiruna’s urban transformation, a project that involves the relocation of entire city districts in response to ground subsidence caused by decades of iron ore mining.  SOLAR EGG is an oval sauna created by the internationally renowned artists Mats Bigert and Lars Bergström. It draws inspiration from Kiruna’s Arctic climate, where light conditions change with the seasons from 24-hour winter darkness to round-the- clock midsummer sun.

SOLAR EGG Standing five meters high and four metres wide, the SOLAR EGG has a shell of gold-plated stainless steel that reflects the city and surrounding countryside. Consisting of 69 separate pieces, the installation can be taken down and moved to different locations within the city. Inside, heat is provided by a heart-shaped wood-fired burner and chimney and get warm inside. Bigert & Bergström have a longstanding fascination with humanity’s relationship to climate, nature, energy and technology. After gaining international prominence with their climate chamber designed for World Expo in Lisbon in 1998, they have worked across multiple artistic formats – from sculpture and film to performance.

In 2015, Bigert & Bergström covered the peak of Sweden’s highest mountain, Kebnekaise, with an insulating coat to examine whether geoengineering could help to slow glacial melting. They are currently enjoying considerable exposure in China, where their solo show The Weather War is on show at Shanghai Minsheng Art Museum from March-April 2017. The exhibition explores human attempts to control the planet’s weather and temperature. SOLAR EGG shifts that focus to practical use. Riksbyggen’s residential apartments at Luossabacken will be one of the first construction projects of Kiruna’s city transformation and will have views of the Arctic fells. A housing cooperative owned by its members, Riksbyggen wants to give Kiruna a unique natural and cultural experience that reflects the city’s location and puts people at the forefront.

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