Announcing the FX Awards 2019 Winners!
Leisure or Entertainment Venue
Winner: 1Rebel Victoria by Studio C102
Image Credit: Gareth Gardner
Sponsored by FX Talks 2020
For boutique fitness studio brand 1Rebel’s fifth venue the brief was to create a unique and contextual space while maintaining a consistent brand experience. London Victoria’s new-build surroundings provided a ‘contextless’ environment, allowing Studio C102 free rein for a piece of playful event architecture that supports 1Rebel’s aim of attracting a wider audience than a traditional gym by delivering fitness classes as entertainment.
At the heart of the design is the UK’s first multi-tier cycling auditorium, with an 80-person capacity and state-of-the-art AV technology. Studio C102 constructed a full-height intervention containing the auditorium and changing facilities within the 10m-high space. Inspired by the avant-garde architecture of the 1960s, the dramatic volume appears like an alien spaceship.
The instructor performs on a scissor lift that can be raised up, and the podium is illuminated by a bespoke laser semi-cyclone and has a backdrop of a LED video wall. The auditorium is externally wrapped in aluminium expanded mesh and backlit by a grid of programmable circular LED fittings. Underneath the inclined soffit of the auditorium is a 9m-long mirror-polished bar/reception counter facing the main entrance. At the rear of the space is a custom-designed electromagnetic flip-dot message board.
Changing facilities are accessed via a 10m-high staircase lined with white PVC strip curtains. A mirrored ceiling accentuates the height, while reflecting the Dan Flavin inspired light features. The changing rooms provide the most direct link with previous 1Rebel sites, using DTile ceramics to clad vanity units, heated benches and shower stalls.
The judges said...
‘Striking, bold and state-of-the-art design at its best. A great use of a clean colour palette that highlights different materials being featured in new ways’
Finalists & Judges’ Comments
GLAMY Beauty Spot by DA Bureau
‘A fun cohesive design that delivers the brief perfectly’
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club Stadium by F3 Architects
‘Great result!’
EP Book – Taichung by Homeyoung Interior Decorating and Design
‘Loved the revolving bookcases inspired by Harry Potter. A great response to the growing need for multifunctional spaces’
Dongguan Timesgroup Tianjing Club by Matrix Design
‘Unique and atmospheric’
Times Group Foshan Lion Mountain Club by Matrix Design
‘Wonderful sense of space and light’
Shenzhen Cine Sky Cinema by One Plus Partnership
‘Impressive design concept’
Nanjing Omnijoi International Cinema by One Plus Partnership
‘A wonderful display of the traditional and modern with fantastic use of colour for the space’
Yunshan Residence Private Club by Shenzhen Innest Art
‘Elegant design and use of materials’
Core Collective Knightsbridge by Waind Gohil + Potter Architects
‘Calming social areas with contrasting dramatic work-out zones are the perfect balance’
