Pioner, fitness club in Kharkiv, Ukraine

location: Dinamovskaya st., Kharkiv

function: fitness-club
area: 2,600 m2

status: preliminary design (2017)
authors: Aleksey Vavushka, Oleg Drozdov, Katerina Yolkina, Vyacheslav Zhemir, Vitaliy Pravik, Oksana Chebina

picture by Ievgen Nevmyvaka

The plot for a new fitness-club and an office building is situated on the meeting point of two grids of urban tissue. New interventions respond to both structures. The fitness-club fits within the sports complex established in soviet times, coming as a third missing element between the gym and “pioner” swimming pool.

The utterly laconic and solid rectangular block conceals within itself a free interflowing space permeated with numerous sightlines. Functionally, the club is divided into three levels. On the ground floor this is a large two-storeyed lobby, together with all administrative and utility premises. The upper level is a room for a vast open-space gym. At the very top there are “suspended” private rooms for group trainings.

The perforated façade maintains the balance between inward concentration and contemplation. The curb blocks provide sun protection and create an easily recognizable image.

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