As an alfresco bathing studio, we design and build outdoor wellness spaces dedicated to bathing, restoration, and ritual. At its core, it’s about taking the intimate and primal human practice of bathing, and returning it to the open air - as nature intended.
Bathing, Returned to the Open Air
Long before bathrooms were sealed rooms, bathing happened outside: in hot springs, rivers, courtyards, and communal bathhouses open to the sky. Alfresco bathing draws from these traditions and reimagines them for contemporary life and private landscapes.
At Tubpanga, an alfresco bathing studio is not about placing a tub outdoors and calling it done. It’s about crafting a complete sensory environment, where water, architecture, material, and landscape work together to slow the nervous system and invite presence. Whether it’s a custom outdoor sauna, a cold plunge tub, or a backyard shower, every element is designed to transform the space into a sanctuary of restoration.
A Private Refuge, Shaped by Nature
An alfresco bathing studio is designed for people seeking more than utility. It’s for those who view bathing as a threshold between states - work and rest, stress and ease, hot and cold.
In a world increasingly dominated by screens and schedules, alfresco bathing offers a return to elemental experience: warm water, fresh air, textured surfaces, and slowed time. The studio becomes a private refuge, shaped by light and landscape, and deeply personal to how the body unwinds - a backyard spa designed to nurture both body and mind.
Imagine a space in your own backyard where the air, water, and light guide you into presence. Begin your journey toward a custom outdoor sauna, cold plunge, or bathing studio that transforms bathing into ritual.