Silver Interior Space and Exhibition Design · 2023
Jian Gym
by Denver Hsu
- A' Design Award 2023 Silver Winner in Interior Space and Exhibition Design
- Awarded April 15, 2023
- CLIENT: XDH Design
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 15,715
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About Jian Gym
Unlike the traditional gym, it has no uncomfortable visual interference and fancy interior decoration. It is not just a gym: it also represents a lifestyle that can attract people with the same values to gather here. The designer aims to draw space through lighting, so that space is naturally divided into different functional modules, and at the same time, it brings a visual dynamic and capable experience to the fitness of the fitness.
Jian Gym by Denver Hsu emerges as a distinguished exemplar of contemporary wellness architecture, where the conventions of fitness facility design are transcended through the integration of sculptural intervention and material poetry. The work appears to draw upon traditions of organic modernism while simultaneously engaging with contemporary concerns for experiential spatial design, suggesting an awareness of both mid-century biomorphic precedents and current phenomenological approaches to interior architecture. The commanding ceiling element, with its smooth bronzed surface and flowing torus-like geometry, functions as both architectural gesture and symbolic threshold, transforming the act of arrival into a moment of spatial drama and psychological preparation. Technical accomplishment is evident throughout: the selection and orientation of the travertine presents its natural striations as a deliberate compositional element, the veining reading almost as topographical mapping of ancient geological processes, while the precision of the under-counter lighting detail demonstrates sophisticated understanding of how illumination can dematerialize architectural mass and create floating effects. The juxtaposition of warm earth materials against cool technological apparatus establishes a thematic meditation on the relationship between natural origins and contemporary aspiration, between grounding and elevation. One notes the careful choreography of transparency and opacity, where glass partitions allow visual connection while maintaining acoustic and functional separation, and where the dark backdrop of the service zone allows the sculptural elements to achieve maximum visual impact. The viewer is invited to consider how architecture might elevate quotidian activities into rituals of self-care, and how material selection communicates values of permanence, quality, and attention to embodied experience within spaces dedicated to physical transformation.
Press Kit
- Unique Properties
- In the space, large areas of dark smoked wood and red travertine speak to the love of fitness through the medium of sunlight. When stepping into the entrance area, the texture of the material touches the senses with the bronze metallic paint and red travertine water bar, creating a comfortable space that flows around function.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- The project covers a total of 610 square meters.
- Tags
- Interior, Commercial, Fitness, Club, Cool, Pure, Asian style.
- Production Technology
- The overall space was divided according to scene style, water bar, dining area, training area, personal training office, locker room, Pilates classroom, guiding people into the world of fitness through materials, colors, textures and lighting, yellow bronze stainless steel with red travertine and smoked wood to create the atmosphere of the space, the function of the scene is emphasized in this strong yet simple material.
- Design Challenge
- The main challenge is to design a beautiful, practical and high-quality gym that can inspire users, and integrate it with the park dominated by design, art and culture. The design is influenced by the crude architecture and underground fight club. Instead of using the materials commonly used by most fitness clubs, it uses concrete bricks and gold-copper alloys to create an atmosphere full of modernity, making it elegant, warm and strong.
- Project Duration
- The project started in May 2022 in Nanning and finished in September 2022 in Nanning.
- Operation Flow
- Noisy urban commerce has been replaced by people's love for life, and the pace of life has slowed down in an instant. The mirror design of the fitness area perfectly reflects the sweat shed for sports. The sunlight streaming through the glass facade highlights the subtle color and rich texture variations of the materials in the space.
- Research
- Reconstructing the aesthetic lifestyle, here, with the sweat, the body is comfortable and comfortable, so that the sunshine can diffuse silently, and sports can become our praise of space and objects.
- Inspiration
- For the original intention and vision of this project, the designer himself has a strong love for fitness. He hopes that through the creation of this space, the dialogue between body and space can be achieved, and people's strong desire for fitness can be deeply explored, breaking the layout of traditional fitness space.
- Image Credits
- Copyrights belong to Sense Space, 2022.
- Patents
- Copyrights belong to Denver Hsu, 2022.