Layered perforated metal creates a calm, open gym environment
Canobardin designs Moof Fitness Studio in Madrid as a articulated, replicated architectural system rather than a single gymnasium interior. It was designed as the prototype for a future network gymsthe project establishes a flexible design language based on prefabricateddry assembly components that can be built, disassembled and reconfigured over time. Rather than treating the gym as a fixed environment, the studio proposes an adaptable framework that can evolve in different locations while maintaining a consistent architectural identity.
The spatial organization is divided into two main training zones, ground training and strength training, connected through a continuous open plan. Instead of relying on closed partitions, the project uses perforated metal sheet as its main architectural element. Reinterpreted from its industrial origins, the material filters views, light and movement, creating layers of privacy while maintaining visual continuity throughout the interior. As daylight streams through the perforations, shifting shadows and reflections enliven the space, subtly marking changes in time and activity.
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Color, transparency and light define the concept of the Canobardin gym
Developed by Studio Canobardin, the project also aims to create a more calm and inclusive fitness environment, removing the visually saturated character often associated with gym interiors. Its restrained palette of materials reinforces this approach. Powder-coated structural elements finished in Melongelb RAL 1028 provide warmth, technical white surfaces enhance the brightness and clarity of the space, while electric blue accents define selected graphic and trail elements.
This design language is extended to the exterior through a double skin of perforated metal that mediates the relationship between the building and the street. Folded metal signage projects from the facade as a three-dimensional graphic element that changes with light and view, while a continuous illuminated zone reinforces the connection between the activity inside and the surrounding urban environment. With the Moof Fitness Studio, architects Bárbara Bardín and Julio Cano redefine the gym as a flexible, replicable system centered on the user experience.
Moof Fitness Studio is designed as a modular architectural system
the Madrid project serves as the prototype for a future fitness network
Pre-fabricated components allow the gym to be assembled, disassembled and reconfigured
the perforated metal sheet defines the spatial organization
the metal screens filter the views without enclosing the space
