Montalba Architects pairs earthy materials with concrete and metal in Vancouver's Equinox gym
Bleached walnut, blackened steel and various types of marble feature in this high-end fitness centre by Montalba Architects, which was designed to evoke a "sculpted canyon".
Equinox Vancouver is located within an office tower in the city's downtown district.
It is one of several new locations for the New York-based fitness brand, which operates about 100 luxury gyms in North America and London, including a Los Angeles facility by MBH Architects.
The Vancouver site ? the third in Canada ? was designed by Montalba Architects, which has offices in LA and Lausanne, Switzerland.
The design team drew upon the city's architectural landscape, as well as the surrounding natural environment.
The notion of a "sculpted canyon" emerged and drove design decisions within the two-storey, 30,000-square-foot (2,787-square-metre) gym.
Bleached walnut is employed throughout the club ? a material that was specifically chosen for the Vancouver location due to its high number of the trees.
Hints of contrasting black and white marble are incorporated in various areas, as are reflective metallics.
The material palette aims to embody "the perfect meld of modern urbanity of the city while saluting the pristine natural elements of the Pacific Northwest".
The exercise club's storefront features powder-coated steel louvres that enable natural light to penetrate the interior.
Guests step into a double-height lobby with a smoked-mirror ceiling and poured concrete floor. T...
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