The Trainyard Gym is open 24/7 to inject energy into the city’s business district
Windows look out onto the Beijing skyline, including OMA’s CCTV skyscraper
Beijing gym inspired by street art offers city ‘go-to spot for fitness’ Stickman Tribe were inspired by local street art when designing the club
A
3,500sq m (37,600sq ft)
The building features 11
Shangri-La health club
dedicated work-out zones, a
designed to “inject energy
Mixed Martial Arts area with a
into the heart of Beijing’s
boxing ring; a 25m heated lap
central business district” has
opened in the Chinese capital. The 450-bedroom Hotel Jen
sauna, steam room and whirlpools; a juice bar; and several studio
Beijing – a Shangri-La property – is
spaces – including a 30-bike
operating the Trainyard Gym, keep-
spinning studio and a Pilates room.
ing it open 24/7 in a bid to cement
“There’s no other fitness space
the facility as “the city’s go-to spot
like Trainyard Gym in Beijing and
for fitness, recreation and nutrition.”
we are proud to be bringing this
Designed by Stickman Tribe,
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swimming pool with skylight; a
world-class health club experience
the club’s look is inspired by
to the city,” said Clifford Weiner,
street art and the area’s industrial
general manager of Hotel Jen
buildings. Graffiti artwork is
Beijing. “It will be a place for local
spread across two floors, while
residents and foreign guests to
several floor-to-ceiling windows
connect, work out, push limits,
offer panoramic views of Beijing.
and break boundaries together.”
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