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A long, low black-clad building on a lawn with a row of clipped shrubs

Example project · Home gym

Blackwood Gym

A low, dark building with a reinforced floor, a full rack and enough air to train hard in August.

Setting
Level lawn
Size
4 × 5 m · 20 m²
Use
Home gym
Guide price
Around £46,000

Example project. An illustrative design with stock photography and a guide price, shown to give a sense of what we can build for you.

01 · The brief

What they asked for.

Two people who train most mornings wanted to stop driving to do it. The room had to take a loaded rack, a rower and a stretching area, and stay cool with both of them working.

A home gym with a bench and equipment in front of full-height glazing and greenery

02 · The design

What we drew.

The plan is split in two: lifting against the solid back wall, with cardio and floor work facing the glass. Windows on opposite walls open for a through-draught, with air conditioning for the days that isn't enough.

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Floor plan. External dimensions; the glazed front faces the bottom of the drawing.

Materials

  • Black metal cladding
  • Sliding doors
  • Timber-slat feature wall
  • Rubber gym flooring

Features

  • Floor designed for the equipment
  • Cross-ventilation
  • Air conditioning
  • Full-height mirror wall

03 · The challenge

What stood in the way.

Heavy equipment concentrates load in a way ordinary furniture doesn't, and early-morning sessions meant noise had to be taken seriously.

04 · The solution

How we dealt with it.

The floor structure was designed around the equipment list, with extra joists beneath the rack and rubber flooring over the lifting zone to protect it and to deaden impact.

A training space with equipment, timber slats and full-height glazing
A woman holding a yoga pose on a rug, trailing plants on the wall behind
A woman stretching on a mat in a bright, timber-floored room

05 · The finished room

How it turned out.

From the lawn it is a calm black box behind a row of clipped shrubs. Inside it's all business: a gym that happens to be forty paces from the kettle.

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