Moof Fitness Studio designed by Canobardin reimagines the gym as a modular, replicable system based on prefabricated elements assembled dry on site. Perforated metal panels act as the project’s main filtering device, structuring the space without breaking its continuity and bringing architecture, identity and atmosphere into a single coherent logic.
The brief went beyond designing a single space, aiming instead to define the DNA of a future network of specialised fitness centres. Alongside a strong architectural identity, the project set out to create a unisex gym defined by calm and clarity, moving away from the sensory overload typically associated with this typology.
The gym is conceived as an architectural Meccano: a system of prefabricated, powder-coated elements assembled dry on site, allowing the space to be built, dismantled and reconfigured over time.
The architecture operates as an adaptable framework —capable of evolving without losing coherence, and of being replicated across different contexts.
The layout is organised into two main zones: floor training and strength training.
To separate them without breaking spatial continuity, a single material is used throughout: perforated metal sheeting. Reinterpreted from its industrial origins, it becomes a contemporary filtering device that structures space through a sequence of semi-transparent layers.
As light moves through the perforations, it animates the interior with shifting shadows and reflections, subtly marking the passage of time and activity.
Both zones coexist within a continuous, open and balanced environment. Privacy is achieved through gradation rather than enclosure, preserving a sense of unity and focus.
A restrained material palette reinforces the project’s identity: Melongelb RAL 1028 brings warmth and energy to the structure, technical white enhances brightness and spatial clarity, and electric blue introduces a precise graphic accent within the communication elements.
On the façade, this logic extends outward through a double skin of perforated metal that filters the relationship with the city.
Signage emerges from folded metal elements, forming a three-dimensional expression that shifts with light and viewpoint. A continuous illuminated band completes the façade, connecting the interior activity with the urban flow.
With Moof Fitness Studio, Bárbara Bardín and Julio Cano redefine the gym as a flexible, replicable system centred on user experience.
Facts & Credits
Architecture: Canobardin
Design leads: Julio Cano, Bárbara Bardin
Design team: Isabel Liñan Payo, Darío Prada Sánchez
Project location: Madrid, Spain
Completion year: 2025
Usable floor area: 95 m²
Client: Moof Fitness Studio
Text: Providded by authors
Collaborators and suppliers Metalwork: Pedro López García
Photography: Imagen Subliminal