Project Overview
Underer Construction is a small fitness club designed to serve the local community. It combines two adjacent 40-square-meter shops to create a new L-shaped space with a ceiling height of 5.1 meters. This layout offers great flexibility, allowing the addition of a second floor to maximize space use and enhance the overall experience.
The main design challenge was to overcome the confined visual perception typical of small spaces while optimizing spatial utilization.
The gym embraces an “unfinished construction site” aesthetic, continuing the design style from previous projects. Unlike earlier works featuring exposed concrete and I-beams, this design by Daguan Architecture prominently features an exaggerated “yellow warning line” to evoke the atmosphere of an active construction site.
△ Yellow warning line
△ Axonometric diagram
△ Entrance area
△ Access to the second floor
Despite the limited overall area, the entrance maintains a generous 5.1-meter ceiling height. A 45-degree angle created by the reception desk and adjacent wall forms a recessed walkway that naturally guides visitors inside.
△ Ceiling design in the entrance area
△ Entering the strength training area on the first floor via the recessed walkway
Mirror walls on both sides enhance the perception of space within the narrow area.
With the addition of the second floor, careful planning of mechanical and electrical systems was critical due to height constraints. During the design phase, all equipment and piping were precisely modeled, and construction strictly followed these plans to ensure sufficient ceiling height and usability.
△ Concealed changing area
Details of the steel plate and metal mesh at the reception desk
Details of stairs and steel structures
△ First floor plan
△ Second floor plan
Project Details
Project Name: Zhonghai Left Bank Lanting Underconstruction Gym
Design Firm: Beijing Daguan Architectural Design
Design Team: Ren Xiaowei, Yan Ruiqi
Project Type: Interior Design
Building Area: 160 square meters
Design Date: April 2020
Construction Period: April 15, 2020 – June 29, 2020
Photographers: Liu Yu, Yan Ruiqi
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