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MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects

Architect · Halifax, NS

Halifax architects of cedar-clad coastal spa and gym pavilions and pool houses with saunas, in Atlantic Canada, Quebec and beyond.

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Area
NSServes Atlantic Canada, US (field offices in Oregon and Denver), international
Based in
Halifax, NS
Evidence of work
Shows sauna projectsListed · not verified
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What they build

Projects and approach

Outdoor saunasPools, spas & backyard wellnessCommercial workDesigns custom builds

Published work

Notable builds

Projects published in architecture and design press that credit MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects.

  • Shobac Studio/Spa Extension

    Upper Kingsburg, Nova Scotia · 2024 · Architect

    100 ft galvalume-clad barn-like wing with a 40 ft lap pool, sauna, steam shower and hot tub, plus a 70 ft hemlock terrace. Passive-solar glazing faces south.

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  • House #22 Spa

    Oxner's Head, Nova Scotia · 2009 · Architect

    Small pavilion treated as a solid block of clear cedar with rooms carved out of it; sauna and wet room on one side, kitchenette and daybed on the other.

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  • Balnea Spa + Réserve Thermale expansion

    Bromont (Lac Gale), Quebec · 2024 · Architect

    A concrete base that echoes Appalachian rock. It holds a 670 sq ft thermal bath with an underwater window and, below it, a curved wooden relaxation room with sun-therapy lights and a sand floor.

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  • Quebec Pool House

    Pincourt, Quebec · 2015 · Architect

    A 2,500 sq ft pool house and spa with Sky-Frame sliding glass walls and a Buckley Rumford fireplace. ArchDaily calls it a spa, but a sauna is not confirmed.

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  • House 22 spa and gym pavilion, Nova Scotia

    sauna + wet room

  • Pool House

    gym, sauna

  • Concrete spa/thermal reserve expansion, Quebec

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What they build, off the shelf

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