Sublimation proposes an architectural voyage through changing states of water. The project finds its driving force in its metabolic water cycle, from hot to cold, and from solid to liquid, to vapour. 

This change in state is also translated through the architectural elements, both in their materiality, as well as in the openness or intimacy of each space: shared spaces are in open air scenarios, or the light protection of a translucent textile, and intimate alcoves are located within the solid wooden volumes. 

The visitor enters the volume through an opening in the textile skin, where they can undress and store their belongings in the wooden shelves provided. The bather, after showering, is then invited into the semi-covered bath, where they can enjoy the different temperatures of water in different depths, while immersed in the natural setting of the Memu Meadows. Once relaxed, one can begin their escalation, travelling from translucent spaces to the intimate solid volumes lined with Japanese Cedar. These volumes alternate between vapour rooms, or saunas, and massage or relaxation rooms. The ascent culminates with an open air viewing platform which invites the visitor’s gaze towards the Rekifune River, considered one of the most beautiful in Japan, and its surrounding landscape.