For generations.
Custom Saunas Crafted for New Zealand Homes, Lodges and Landscapes
Heritage Saunas designs and builds fully custom saunas for New Zealand conditions for private homes, architectural projects, hotels and lodges. Each sauna is designed around your site and built from the materials you choose: New Zealand redwood, Japanese timber, stone and more. Made to order. Every detail considered.
CRAFT
Built the way things used to be.
Every Heritage sauna is built as a true structure, not a kitset. From our signature Heritage dovetailed log builds, the first of their kind in New Zealand, to fully bespoke designs in Japanese timber, cedar shingle, and stone. Solid materials, inside and out.
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Only the finest materials.
Choose New Zealand-grown redwood, prized for strength and a warmth that deepens with age. Or commission something rarer: Japanese hinoki and sugi, cedar shingle, natural stone, or a combination shaped to your design. Every material is chosen for one reason, it endures. Sustainably sourced, carefully selected, and finished to last for generations.
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WELLNESS
Heat, timber, silence.
A sauna is more than warmth. It’s the rhythm of heat and release, repeated until the body feels new again.
- 15 minutes: Surrounded by timber and steam. Then...
- 5 minutes: In the cold. The shock of water on skin.
Repeat, and repeat again, until an hour has passed almost unnoticed.
For some, it’s recovery, muscles eased, the mind cleared. For others, it’s ritual, a place to reflect alone or reconnect with friends. However it’s used, the result is the same: you leave lighter, restored, and unhurried.
Choose your scale...
Each sauna is crafted to order and tailored to its setting.
Recent Sauna Builds
Beachlands Sauna
“In just one hour you can reset your whole mindset and people are getting really hooked on that.”
“Bathhouses, saunas, and steam rooms are no longer relics. They’ve become central to modern wellness and design.”
“I think saunas just create an environment that takes away the noise of the outside world... It's an opportunity to step away from the hustle and bustle”
Guides & Resources
Explore our collection of guides, insights, and resources created to help you plan a sauna that suits your home and landscape.
learnSustainability is at our core
Sustainability is built into every stage of our process. From locally sourced, renewable timber to efficient heating systems and durable construction that stands the test of time. Each sauna is designed to minimise environmental impact while maximising longevity and performance. A Heritage sauna is made to last, not to be replaced.
Let’s Design Your Sauna
From coastal homes to alpine lodges, we create saunas grounded in their surroundings, residential or commercial, anywhere in New Zealand.