Shokk&Awe presents natural pools and off-grid saunas

Yorkshire-based Shokk&Awe was founded by Charles Longbottom in 2020 after he created a 10m natural swimming pond with an off-grid sauna alongside – a contemporary take on savusaunas (smoke saunas) found inside Alpine timber barns.

Now built in Sweden, each Shokk&Awe lodge is hand-crafted from seasoned Swedish pine with a hand-finished aspen interior. Wood-fired or electric stoves are supplied by Huum.

Accompanying 1.5sqm plunge pools are filtered naturally by the brand’s air pump system – water moves through the substrates and planting like a natural stream. There is also a large, chemical-free filter surface and integrated UVC clarifier to remove pathogens and floating algae.

“Our saunas are bespoke so we can create an authentic, hand-crafted, customised experience for any commercial set up,” says Longbottom. www.shokkandawe.com