WeWork ventures into health and fitness with first gym in New York
Co-working company WeWork is opening a gym in New York, which includes boxing and yoga studios, grassy flooring and a Roman-inspired salt bathing pool. More
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Karen Abernethy creates multi-sensory yoga studio in converted Sydney warehouse
A variety of spaces are contained within this Sydney yoga studio, each designed by architect Karen Abernethy to offer visitors a different sensory experience. More
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Eastwest Architecture adds charred-cedar gym to garden of London home
Eastwest Architecture has sunken a compact gym into the garden of an east London home, featuring bright birch-lined interiors and a mirror wall that creates the illusion of a larger space. More
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Tingest designs home gym equipment to look like objets d'art
Marble dumbbells, a bamboo hula hoop and slimline kettlebell feature in Swedish brand Tingest's vision for home training equipment. More
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Five of the best home gyms for working off the Christmas bulge
New Year's resolutions dictate the annual renewal of an unused gym membership but, for those still unwilling to leave the lounge behind we've rounded up five of the best home workout spaces, from punch bags that keep you fit while you type to a basketball court that doubles as an entrance hall. More
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Diagonal columns create irregular windows for sports hall by Schemaa
A+Awards: angular polycarbonate windows create tessellating shapes across the facade of this gymnasium in France's Champagné region, a winner at this year's Architizer A+Awards. More
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Architecture Microclimat completes Canadian fitness centre for body builders and gymnasts
Canadian studio Architecture Microclimat has created a simple athletic facility in Quebec with a lofty ceiling that enables gymnasts to hang high in the air (+ slideshow). More
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DAS Studio converts Parisian printing factory into indoor cycling studio
The concrete structure of an old printing factory in Paris has been exposed by DAS Studio as part of the building's transformation into a studio for spinning classes (+ slideshow). More
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MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple adds timber-clad spa to its House 22 in Nova Scotia
A wooden boardwalk leads inside this timber-clad gym and spa building, designed by MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects to accompany a residence on Nova Scotia's Atlantic coast (+ slideshow). More
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Lab100 Design Studio adds curved glass walls and mezzanine level to Kuwait boxing gym
Materials used throughout this boxing club in Kuwait were influenced by the simple interiors of retro gyms (+ slideshow). More
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Studio C102 designs underground 1Rebel gym to look like a nightclub
Studio C102 wants to make going to the gym feel like a night out, so fitted out this London basement with neon lighting, black walls and a pop-up bar (+ slideshow). More
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Coordination Asia uses neon grids to transform a Beijing art gallery into a gym for Nike
Shanghai design studio Coordination Asia has converted a Beijing art gallery into a gym and studio space for sports brand Nike (+ slideshow). More
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Vietnam spa by MIA Design Studio features latticed walls, hanging gardens and pools of water
White latticed screens and trailing planting shade the glazed facade of this Vietnam day spa, by MIA Design Studio, from the midday sun (+ slideshow). More
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Concrete adds retractable stairs and gymnast's hoops to Amsterdam hotel suite
Dutch studio Concrete has kitted out the suites of an Amsterdam hotel with fittings that include retractable staircases, ceiling-mounted gymnast's hoops and under-bed offices. More
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Naturehumaine includes gym hoops and apparatus inside a home for two athletes
A pair of gymnast's rings dangle from the ceiling of this Montreal home, which has been renovated by local architects Naturehumaine to create a new living space for the client's athletic children (+ slideshow) More
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Alberto Biagetti and Laura Baldassari upholster gym equipment with fur and leather
Milan 2015: beaver fur and hand-stitched leather cover the familiar forms of gym apparatus in this furniture and lighting collection influenced by body-building culture (+ slideshow). More
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Workout Computer by Bless keeps you fit while you type
Istanbul Design Biennial 2014: Ines Kaag and Desiree Heiss are presenting a computer with a keyboard made of punching bags at the Istanbul biennial to encourage office workers to be more physical during the working day (+ slideshow). More
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School gymnasium by URA nestles into the landscape at a Belgian school
This concrete sports hall by Belgian studio URA has been built into a hillside in the wooded grounds of a school just outside Brussels (+ slideshow). More
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Herzog & de Meuron completes Arena do Morro gymnasium in Brazil
News: Herzog & de Meuron has completed an open-air gymnasium in Natal, Brazil – the flagship project for the Swiss firm's regeneration of the Mãe Luiza neighbourhood (photos by Leonardo Finotti + slideshow). More
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Gymnasium and Town Hall Esplanade in Chelles by LAN Architecture
Copper-clad panels behind the glazed facade of this gymnasium by French firm LAN Architecture produce tinted reflections of the surrounding buildings (+ slideshow). More
