New screens in the gym

[richfish]

I am very surprised that no one has commented on the new screens in the gym yet. The scroll pattern repeat taken from the mezzanine balustrade is a bit pastiche for my tastes and unnecessary but apart from that I like the way they define the space in the gym. And they look very sturdy indeed. I do like our new gym very much, though it still gets quite stuffy in there despite the recent air conditioning improvements.

[Only me!]

The screens are a bit quaint & as you say they do define the areas. Maybe an attempt at re-creating a period Victorian feel?

As for the Air Con ....... Hmm ..... I noticed that the thermometer has been removed from the wall. As it only went up to boiling point .... it was probably just not up to the job in there!

The "old" layout with entry via the front doors always had some sort of air movement (some say draught?) through the space. With the AC units chipping in with cold air. Which was usually OK.

The new layout has in effect sealed the gym, so all the air movement & cooling has to come from the AC units & with the warm weather, glass roof, lots of people & lots more TV screens they just don't seem up to it.

Let's see how it fares in the winter. Being warm/hot in summer is to be expected, but if it is also cold in winter .... then they do have a problem.

[mynamehere]

Since you've started the thread.. A "modern" building that was not designed to first use natural air and light and temperature should have not been approved.

[the-e-dealer]

Which Gym is this?

[Loz]

I think we are supposed to guess from the description.

[the-e-dealer]

Hmm is it the one on Lordship Lane?

[Dopamine1979]

the-e-dealer Wrote:

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> Hmm is it the one on Lordship Lane?

I assume they mean the Fusion gym on Crystal Palace road.

[cella]

I think the new screens look unsightly and the interior of the gym now looks cramped and too 'busy'. Not sure why they are needed - perhaps for modesty as you are facing opposite other people and sweating in their faces maybe! Definitely don't like them.

[buntytrumpet]

it's so you can work out with no shirt on