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Saunas & cold plunges in Poste Lafayette & north-east

Poste Lafayette and the north-east are the most exposed sites we build on in Mauritius. Everything here is an anchorage problem first.

Poste Lafayette & north-east, Mauritius

Severe exposure, engineered

Every detail is engineer-signed: roof to wall, wall to frame, frame to steel, steel to concrete. No friction fixings, no assumptions, and the calculations go to the insurer if they are asked for.

We also keep the profile low. A tall cabin with a large roof plane in this wind is a sail, and reducing its height is cheaper than resisting the load.

Sheltered layouts are not optional

The plunge, the bench and the entrance all go on the lee side, behind a wall or a screen. An exposed deck here is unusable most afternoons regardless of how good the equipment is.

Kite and surf properties

Much of the demand is from kite properties whose guests are outdoors all day in that wind. They want heat, shelter and somewhere to sit out of it — which is a different brief from a beach resort.

Questions

Poste Lafayette & north-east: what people ask

Is this coast buildable?

Yes, with engineered anchorage and a sheltered layout. It is not a coast for improvised detailing.

Can we have an open-sided pavilion?

Rarely. On this coast the shelter is the point.

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