changing rooms
A VICTORIAN CHALLENGE Client: Reynolds Health and Fitness Supplier: Craftsman Quality Lockers
Health and Fitness in Bexley – a gym and spa in a converted Victorian chapel. The family-run boutique chain of three
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Kent health clubs asked CQL for luxury facilities to complement its spa in the 1,860sq m (20,000 sq ft) Bexley club, which includes a eucalyptus steamroom, a sauna with fi bre-optic lights, a whirlpool spa and treatment rooms. The unique location posed a few
challenges but nothing that could not be overcome, says CQL managing director John Gibbs: “Designing changing rooms within a Victorian building meant taking note of the feature columns, cladding them with walnut veneer to match the locker doors and providing specially designed lockers to fi t into the alcoves.”
raftsmen Quality Lockers fitted out the new changing rooms in the unusual setting of Reynolds
The clubs are at the upper middle end
of the pricing structure and the owners’ main aim is to provide exceptional service in an environment that makes their customers feel “loved and looked after from the minute they walk through the door to the minute they leave”, and the changing rooms were specifi cally designed to refl ect this pampered feeling. Continues Gibbs: “CQL suggested
lockers in a warm walnut fi nish with a subtle striped pattern that not only created the soft, welcoming look that was requested, but also delivered a distinctive brand image.” To continue the soft theme, Saponetta doors were recommended. “With their soft rounded edges they enhanced the whole ambience of the spa experience,” says Gibbs. A mix of hanging and holdall lockers
were installed – while some members needed to hang their work clothes and also have a shelf for shoes, valuables and accessories, other members only needed to store a gym bag.
Exceptional changing rooms add to a guest’s overall feeling of being pampered
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Private spaces to change in and large vanity units help members leave the spa feeling refreshed
Display units with back lighting were
incorporated within the line of lockers to display spa products available for purchase at reception. Changing cubicles with a bench seat, a vanity mirror and clothes hooks were included for members who wished to have a private space to change. To complete the installation, a large vanity unit with a mirror and storage for hairdryers was also incorporated. “It was designed so that members could leave the spa feeling refreshed, pampered and eager to return again,” says Gibbs.
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