What we build · Studios
A Loud Room Next to Quiet Ones
Group fitness, cycling and yoga studios. Each has a different sound problem and a different floor requirement.
Before you sign. Tell us the programming and we will tell you whether the space can carry it.
Impact
A dropped weight is a load event, not a static one
Structure
Noise travels through the slab, not around it
Pre-lease
We will look at a space before you sign it
Licensed
General contractor, licensed in the state of Florida
Music and impact both escape
A cycling studio produces sustained low-frequency music that travels through structure. A group fitness studio adds jumping, which is impact. Both reach the rest of the gym and the neighbors, and low frequency is the hardest thing to contain — mass and isolation are what work, not absorptive panels.
What each studio needs
- Mass and isolation in the separating construction, not absorption.
- Floor systems appropriate to the activity — sprung, cushioned or firm.
- Ventilation sized for very high occupancy in a small room.
- Mirrors, and the substrate that carries them safely.
- Lighting and audio, which are part of the product.
How we handle it
- 01Build separating construction with real mass and isolation.
- 02Install the floor system the activity requires.
- 03Size ventilation for the actual class size.
- 04Mount mirrors to a substrate that will carry them.
- 05Coordinate audio and lighting infrastructure.
Low-frequency music needs mass, not absorption. Acoustic panels on a stud wall make the studio sound better inside and do very little about the bass reaching the tenancy next door, which is what generates the complaint.
Said plainly
Where we stop
A cycling studio sharing a wall with a noise-sensitive neighbor is genuinely difficult, and there is a limit to what construction achieves. We will be honest about it before the layout is fixed.
FAQ
Common questions
- Do acoustic panels stop music escaping?
- They improve the sound inside. Mass and isolation stop it escaping.
- What is hardest to contain?
- Low frequency. It is why cycling studios generate complaints.
- Do studios need special floors?
- Sprung, cushioned or firm depending on the activity. They are different.
- Is ventilation different?
- Very high occupancy in a small room. Size it for the class, not the area.
The constraints
The Structure
Whether the floor is a slab on grade or a suspended structure is the single most important fact about a gym space.
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The Neighbors
Gyms are asked to leave buildings over noise. Who occupies the surrounding space is a pre-lease question, not an operational one.
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Mechanical Capacity
The base building mechanical was almost certainly sized for a different use, and a gym imposes far more load.
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The Lease
The work letter describes what the landlord provides, and that description is where most gym budget surprises originate.
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Operating Hours
A facility open around the clock has security, access control and building-systems requirements a nine-to-five one does not.
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More what we build
Free Weights & Platforms
Platforms, racks and heavy free weights. The zone that determines whether a space can be a gym at all.
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Cardio & Machines
The largest floor area and the least structurally demanding, with its own power and cooling requirements.
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Functional & Turf
Turf lanes, rigs, sleds and open training space. The zone most constrained by ceiling height.
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Next step
Find out what is actually wrong with it.
An inspection, photographs of what we found, and a written scope. If the honest answer is that it can wait another season, that is the answer you will get.