This calming pilates studio in Kensington, London, by Studio Wolter Navarro is divided by a central timber wall inspired by Mexican celosías.
London-based Studio Wolter Navarro was invited by the pilates studio's owners ? a Mexican-Norwegian couple ? to design a new premises for their pilates studio.

The space contains references to both Mexican and Norwegian design, such as the inclusion of a celosía ? the traditional perforated breeze walls common to Mexican houses ? as well as Douglas fir timber, which is synonymous with Scandinavian interiors.
Measuring 78 sqaure metres, the new Core Kensington location needed to fit nine large reformer pilates machines, a reception area, two changing rooms, sufficient storage for all the props required for the classes, lockers for the clients, a toilet and a kitchenette.
The classes at Core Kensington have a maximum of six participants who each receive highly personalised training. The studio also offer private training sessions.
"We set out to achieve a high quality, inspiring calm and bright space of highly bespoke nature; a space that would be in line with the expectations of their unique clientele," said Almudena Navarro, who heads Studio Wolter Navarro alongside René Wolter.
"The project required a very focused approach to material selection and space planning," she continued. "It would have been very easy for the space to feel very cluttered with all the necessary Pilates equipment, so it was also k...