Green Future Fitness-Studio

The idea for this instructable was a gym that feeds energy into the power grid. This concept works because the roof of the rooms is equipped with solar panels, wind power generates further energy on top of the tower, and the fitness equipment itself also generates electricity (bicycles, rowing machines, etc.).

The goal was to create a fitness studio in which you can train, but which also adapts to the individual needs of the customers. This is especially important today, as we live in an age where many things change quickly.

This gym was designed for the contest by James Develin and is meant to make the gym experience more familiar than it already is.

The advantage of this tower as a gym is not only the attention-grabbing shape, but also the height for wind power. Since the gym is built on two floors, you can also put it quite well in a city, since many buildings are not so high and the solar panels thus still get sun. Otherwise, you'll either have to do without their function or mount them differently. It should look modern, familiar, space-saving and powerful and give a positive view on the future.

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This is a floor plan with two floors which will be separated later. The Base of the building is round. This has to do with the later tower. The holes on the side of the building are the later windows. The fitness equipment should be oriented so that you can look out the window while you exercise. This is to provide more variety of view and a more relaxed atmosphere while exercising.

On this floor is the entrance, where the reception is located. Next to it there is a lounge corner, which is used for the exchange between the customers and is important for the last phase of the training: relaxing.

There are many bicycles which produce electricity when you use them. The bicycles provide power for the treadmills, which can also be found on the floor. In addition to the treadmills, there is also seating, which can be used during breaks.

The sauna area, which is shown in dark blue in the illustration above, is also used for relaxation. A swimming pool must also not be missing, as it can be used to train a wide variety of muscle groups.

On the second floor there are two classrooms and a yoga room. They are intended to help customers find their inner center and come to rest after a stressful day at work.

The weight benches are designed for training the arms. The equipment in this particular fitness studio is designed to produce electricity. The weight bench is one of the few pieces of equipment that are not designed to do this.

What you see as a red square is a sports field where you can play basketball, soccer or similar games. The green square is artificial grass especially for soccer.

The first and the second floor are building the base of the fitness studio.

There are several solar panels on the roof of the base. These produce electricity from solar energy. Placing them there has the advantage that the tower goes much further into the air and the "healthy-snack-bar" does not cast a shadow on the solar panels due to the height.

The healthy-snack-bar is there to ensure the contact between the club members of the gym by serving as a club room. Here the customers can exchange ideas and also meet new people who come there to have a drink, a nice chat and enjoy the view, which is very beautiful thanks to the height of the tower.

In this step, moreover, the windows are inserted.

In this step, the wind turbine is placed on the tower, which produces a lot of electricity. It is intentionally placed so that the function of it does not depend on the wind direction, but rotates whenever there is wind.

Together with the solar panels, the wind turbine produces the most electricity, almost all of which can be fed into the power grid, since the majority of the fitness studio's power is supplied by the equipment itself. However, if there is less activity on the equipment and there is bad weather for a longer period of time, the wind turbine still provides a lot of power, which makes the operation possible. Thus, you can actually build this fitness studio anywhere in the world.