Basics of architectural typology of modern fitness centers

Abstract

The article pays attention to the increased interest to sport not only between professionals, but also the people who are doing fitness. The requirements for design and construction of sports facilities are changing. Due attention is paid for application of environmentally innovative solutions and satisfaction of requirements of modern consumer. However, there is no document in Russia that meets the modern requirements of fitness center design. Generalization of various factors made it possible to formulate the basis of architectural typology of fitness objects: taking into account the requirements of accessibility of a low-mobility group of the population; consumer orientation of different social groups; ensuring multifunctional facilities; transformation’s possibility not only of halls, but also of public spaces; incorporating the natural environment into the interior and exterior and providing energy-saving technologies. As a result, it was concluded that it is necessary to develop in Russia a new architectural typology of fitness centers, oriented to the needs of the modern consumer and meeting the requirements of “green” standards. The results of the study can be used to develop the regulatory framework and used in course and real design.