gym design + spa consultancy for premium wellness concepts
luxury gym spa consulting—planning, interior design, branding, pre-opening advisory
supporting owners, developers + design teams deliver wellness facilities with operational clarity
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working at the intersection of health, wellness & interior design
Our team includes experienced gym design consultants and design experts who specialize in planning and customizing gym spaces to meet your unique needs. Working with a gym design consultant ensures you receive professional guidance and tailored gym solutions, whether it’s designing a new gym or converting an existing space.
Our Services
As entrepreneurs ourselves, we aim to offer bespoke service proposals in line with each projects specific requirements rather than a more restrictive, standardized offer. So if you have a gym, spa or wellness club project to discuss, why not hit the button below?
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Define the right facility mix, space standards, and capacity from day one. We review plans, constraints, and targets to produce a clear planning brief—reducing redesign risk and helping teams lock in the fundamentals before architecture and MEP decisions are fixed.
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Translate commercial goals into a coherent gym or spa concept. We benchmark best-in-class references, define user journeys, zoning and adjacencies, and set experience principles that guide layout decisions and inform interior design intent—whether we lead ID or support your appointed team.
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Independent equipment planning for gyms and spas, including hydrothermal and longevity facilities. We develop equipment schedules, technical requirements, and vendor comparisons, ensuring dimensions, servicing clearances and performance criteria are coordinated early—supporting accurate budgets, procurement, and MEP integration.
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Where appointed, we deliver interiors from concept to technical design: finishes, lighting intent, FF&E, and coordination notes. The result is a premium, buildable design that aligns experience, operations, and durability—tailored to hospitality, residential, or leisure environments.
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Bridge design and operations to ensure a smooth launch. We advise on branding, operating models, staffing logic, guest journey, membership/usage scenarios, and pre-opening readiness—helping owners and operators translate design intent into deliverable service standards from day one.
WE DESIGN GYM, SPA, WELLNESS & LEISURE SPACES
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GYMS
indoor and outdoor gym design for hotels, resorts, universities, wellness clubs, residences and co-living developments
photo credit: Fusion Students Brent Cross Town main gym (design by Biofit)
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WELLNESS
Yoga studios, recharge rooms, meditation rooms, zen rooms
photo credit: Fusion Students Brent Cross Town wellness studio (design by Biofit)
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LEISURE
Basketball courts, kids play areas, sports bars, beach clubs
photo credit: Fusion Students Brent Cross Town indoor basketball court (design by Biofit)
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SPA
Spas, functional spas, recovery rooms, longevity suites
render: Fusion Students Lordship Lane, London spa room (design by Biofit)
Client List
Refad, Saudi Arabia
RINA Group, Portugal
Carnegie Mellon University, Qatar
Fusion Students, UK
Aleenta Resort, Thailand
Fritton Lake Hotel, UK
Sani Resort, Greece
Singita Safari Lodges, Tanzania and South Africa
Fish Capital, USA
Las Terrazas Resort, Belize
La Tour d’Eole, Morocco
Alpine Start Development, USA
Altamira Tennis Club, Venezuelas
Karolinska University, Sweden
IKOS Resorts, Spain, Portugal, Greece
Tearose Hotels, Italy
Natural Way, Canada
Melia Hotels International, Majorca
GYM CONSULTANTS
As a gym design consultancy, we advise on hotel gym, residential gym and university gym design. Our fitness consultant role leverages healthy building strategies and sustainable interior design to create inspiring fitness spaces with modern gym interior design that offer physical and mental health benefits.
We incorporate various gym concepts, including eco-friendly gyms, luxury villa gyms, and boutique hotel gyms. We also provide equipment recommendations tailored to each project's space, budget, and functional requirements.
Our gym design process involves our expert team working with pre-appointed architects, having creative freedom in designing gym interiors, conducting fitness business consulting, and understanding the specific goals and vision of the gym, whether it’s for a home gym installation, a resort gym, coliving gym, university gym, or personal trainer gym.
We specialise in advising real estate developers, residential development projects, universities and hotel brands on the optimal gym floor plan and interiors based on user demographics, industry trends and available budget.
SPA CONSULTANTS
Having begun by advising on recovery rooms and contrast bathing suites for gym clients looking to integrate a wellness component into their offer, we now offer a complete spa design consultancy service under the umbrella of wellness interiors.
We now work with hotel groups, real estate developers and HNWI private clients on spa projects from initial research and concept definition, through to space planning, interior design and pre-launch operations of spa concepts both large and small.
outdoor gym designer fitness consultancy
As a fitness consultant and interior design company working with hotels, residential developments and fitness centers, we consider not just the most suitable outdoor gym layout but also practical factors such as shade structures, storage, sound systems, suitable flooring, lighting for training after dark, and the importance of light in creating an inviting and functional outdoor gym environment.
For on-site installation, configuration, and project implementation, our local team provides dedicated support and expertise tailored to your location, ensuring a seamless process.
We are experts in outdoor gym space and facility design for beach, garden, forest, or even bush locations. If anywhere, this is where we get closest to delivering a ‘bio gym’ in the true sense of the term, creating a new training space that enhances user experience and community engagement.
Choosing the right balance of machines and accessories can seem like a daunting task but experience has shown that our equipment selection and interior design process works equally well for outdoor gyms. We also offer gym flooring options specifically designed for smaller spaces, optimizing layout and aesthetics in limited outdoor areas.
This reflects the considerable amount of time we spend on research, stress testing new equipment and creating opportunities to exercise on calisthenics park design around the world. Not all gym fit out companies deliver outdoor gym expertise as well…
wellness interior designers
Our leisure facility design and wellness space design services cover indoor sports courts, yoga studios, meditation rooms, biohacking recovery rooms, and gym designs for clients from the coliving industry, residential development, office, hotel, and spa sectors.
As yoga studio designers, meditation room designers, and basketball court designers, we collaborate with design studios and interior designers to create functional and aesthetically pleasing gym and wellness spaces.
We integrate concepts such as biophilic design, healthy non-toxic materials, curated playlists, wellness content apps, and more. Our team also provide guidance on integrating recovery spaces and wellness technologies within spa and fitness environments.
We also specialize in creating 3D designs for gym and spa facilities, ensuring a cohesive and relaxing environment.
equipment selection for spas, gyms, wellness clubs
When collaborating with architects or interior design studios, our fitness consultant role focuses on equipment zoning by training concept, sourcing and selecting equipment for the future gym fit out from local suppliers in line with budget allocation and market positioning.
For residential and home gym projects, we help clients choose the right home gym equipment tailored to their individual goals and available space.
We also source specialist gym equipment suppliers that offer customization of colours and finishes in order to create a unique gym floor plan aligned with the client’s branding and the surrounding aesthetics.
From functional fitness equipment, to strength and cardio equipment, mobility accessories and yoga mats.
health fitness consultants
In addition to our gym design consultancy services, we advise fitness center, coliving operators, residential developers and hotel gym owners on the latest smart tech, group fitness classes; gym music streaming services; gym virtual training software; recruiting fitness coaches; fitness brand partnerships; sourcing sustainable fitness products; fitness industry trend analysis, fitness influencers, personal trainers, strategic partnerships with complimentary wellness brands and more.
We also offer consultancy services for entrepreneurs opening their first boutique fitness studio, helping them with gym layout ideas, gym floor plans, interior design including materials and finishes, and selecting the right fitness equipment.
For home gym installations, we can transform spare rooms, garages, or garden buildings into a private gym for individual use, and clients can get tailored advice on equipment selection, layout, and overall gym design.
As an experienced gym designer and fitness business consultant, the aim here is to create the perfect gym experience for fitness business owners, it’s not just about the gym floor plan or equipment list but the customer experience itself.
leisure spaces
LEISURE SPACE DESIGN CONSULTANT
From sports bars, to e-gaming rooms, indoor basketball courts and kids play areas, there is a common thread of playfulness to the leisure spaces we design and advise on.
We source everything from ping pong tables, to giant chess, table football, games consoles, and more for real estate developments, hotels, university campuses and co-living looking to add an innovative leisure space to their offer.
sustainable gym advisory
In addition to our fitness consultant and gym planner services, via our sister company Biofilico we deliver sustainability advisory services for gyms, fitness studios and gym equipment brands. So while home gym owners can of course implement certain sustainable design, the real impact comes from doing so in commercial gyms and spas.
Our fitness business consultancy services include sustainability plans aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and benchmarks in Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) covering materials, energy, waste, water, indoor air quality, employee wellness, green building certifications and annual reports.
Two ways to engage Biofit
Choose the engagement model that best fits your project scale and delivery team.
Specialist Advisory (Sub-Consultant)
Ideal when an architect and interior design team are already appointed. We provide gym and spa expertise across planning, capacity, layouts and technical specification—plus design-integration reviews—so functional requirements are embedded early and delivered cleanly through the wider team.
Best for: large-scale hospitality, mixed-use, and developer-led projects.
Full Scope (Including Interior Design)
Ideal for smaller projects or when you want a single point of responsibility. We deliver gym and spa concept through interior design and technical documentation, including finishes, FF&E and coordination support—ensuring the experience, operations and buildability align from concept to handover.
Best for: boutique hotels, private members’ clubs, residential amenities, and compact wellness facilities.
designing green healthy buildings like a good ancestor
The gyms and wellness spaces we design and advise on at Biofit are one part of a far wider ecosystem of facilities, operations and services that make up the world of ‘green healthy buildings’. In January 2024 company founder Matt Morley gave a TEDx talk in London on how it all fits together.
Biofit’s parent company Biofilico delivers wellness interior design across a range of market segments, from hotels, to offices and residences while our strategic advisory arm, Green Healthy Places, provides green building and healthy building advisory services.
Matt Morley TEDx talk January 2024: Designing green healthy buildings like a good ancestor
trend reports
biohacking, recovery & longevity in spa design
What is a designer bath house? Does it make sense to have a float tank in your luxury home gym? What are the health benefits of ice baths? Is there more commercial value in a Cryotherapy chamber or a Hyperbaric Oxygen Chamber Therapy in a resort spa context?
Executives in the fitness industry are asking us all this, as well as personal trainers, hotel managers and residential real estate developers. We now provide guidance on how to create recovery rooms in both commercial and residential settings, expanding our role as fitness consultants to cover this component of wellness too.
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biofit gym consultant & spa wellness designer
Below is a glossary of terms related to our gym designer, gym consultant, fitness consultant and wellness designer work that we believe you may find useful as you look deeper into what we do.
Be sure to reach out via email or the Contact form if you have a specific enquiry. If the timing isn’t quite right but you’re still keen to know what we’re up to, then we invite you to follow along on Instagram, listen to our Green Healthy Places podcast or watch (and share!) Matt’s TEDx talk.
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A fitness consultancy, gym designer and wellness facility design company established by Matt Morley in 2016. Clients include Fusion Student Accommodation (UK); Sani Resort (Greece); all hotels in the IKOS group around the Mediterranean, Alpine Start Development (USA); Fish Capital (USA); Fritton Lake Hotel (UK); Tearose Hotels (Italy); Karolinska Institutet University (Sweden); Singita Safari Lodges (South Africa) and Natural Way Chiropractic (Canada).
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A biophilic design and wellness interior design firm established by Matt Morley in 2018 providing consulting services for residential, office and hotel projects.
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A specialist consultant helping gyms and fitness facilities in concept development, equipment layout, zoning, equipment selection and procurement, as well as competitor analysis and integrating the gym concept with the brand vision and target user profiles.
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Interior design services for a gym or fitness facility include flooring, wall decor, lighting, electricity plan, equipment layout, drawings , section, 2D floor plans, 3D renders and full technical design package.
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Gym designers advise on concept development, fitness trend, gym equipment selection, gym flooring, wall decor and mirror walls, lighting and design drawings.
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A fitness consultant does not take responsibility for the gym interior design but is typically hired by the developer or hotel owner to advise on how to create a unique, differentiated fitness concept that adds real value to the project. This involves collaboration with the interior design team, MEP consultant and in-house operations teams. A lot of time is focused on the intricacies of gym equipment selection, customization and procurement according to location, budget and vision for the facility.
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In addition to designing gyms and fitness centres, we also design leisure facilities such as indoor basketball courts, yoga studios, meditation rooms and egaming rooms.
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Similar to leisure facilities, leisure spaces include meditation rooms, fitness aras, outdoor gyms, functional training areas, cardio zones, strength training areas, egaming rooms, basketball courts, skateboard ramps and more. We now design all of the above.
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Founder of Biofit, Matt is a health and wellness expert with over 20 years experience in the real estate and hotel development industry. He leads each Biofit project supported by an interior designer and a project manager / technical designer.
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Post-Covid, the outdoor gym ha gone from an optional extra to a must-have for residential developments, hotels and resorts who have available space. We are experts in designing outdoor gym facilities that are low maintenance, durable, and enhance the total gym user capacity for a relatively modest outlay when compared to the cost of indoor only equipment such as smart treadmills, or ellipticals.
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Yoga rooms, meditation spaces, quiet rooms and restorative spaces all fall under this category. They can be applicable in a student accommodation building for example, or an office / workplace project. Hotels and resorts then need them nowadays to complete their offering, a gym is no longer enough for a premium, boutique or luxury hotel guest.
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This might include an outdoor jogging track, ice baths, infrared sauna, yoga studio, meditation room or restorative space. Additionally, we have the gym facility itself, also falling under the banner of physical and mental wellness nowadays.
frequently asked questions
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Biofit supports developers, hotel owners and operators with gym and spa planning, concept development, equipment and technical specification, and pre-opening advisory—either as a specialist consultant alongside an appointed design team, or as a full-service designer on smaller projects.
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Yes. Our spa scope typically includes spa programming, hydrothermal zoning, wet/dry circulation, privacy planning, and hydrothermal equipment specification (e.g., sauna, steam, plunge, heated loungers). We also deal in wellness recovery rooms with biohacking longevity equipment.
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Yes. On larger projects, we often support the architect / lead consultant / interior designer with functional planning, equipment layouts, capacity analysis, and design-integration review—without delivering the interior design package.
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Yes—on smaller-scale projects, or where the client prefers a single point of responsibility, we can deliver equipment specification and interior design services through concept and technical design, including drawings, finishes, FF&E schedules and coordination.
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Ideally during pre-design / early concept, before layouts and MEP decisions are fixed—so the program, zoning, capacity, and equipment requirements are embedded from the start.
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Depending on scope, deliverables can include: concept & benchmarking, capacity/utilisation study, functional zoning + equipment layouts, equipment lists and specifications (including vendor shortlists), design review / coordination comments, and preliminary operational guidelines.
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Yes. We specify gym equipment and provide full spa specifications (sauna, steam, plunge pools, heated loungers, red light beds, infrared saunas, ice baths, etc.), including technical comparisons and vendor/manufacturer recommendations where appropriate.
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Yes. We support the definition of the end-to-end spa experience, including treatment room typologies, relaxation spaces, hydrothermal sequence, circulation, wet/dry transitions and privacy.
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We work collaboratively to ensure functional requirements are reflected in material and MEP choices, and that equipment dimensions/tolerances plus acoustic, humidity and HVAC implications are addressed—particularly critical for spa and wet areas.
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Yes. We can advise on operating models (in-house vs third party), preliminary staffing/service levels, guest journey, and can support operator selection where required.
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Typically: General Arrangement (GA) plans (and any early interior layouts if available), target market/positioning, intended operating model, area schedules, any existing MEP constraints, and budget/programme parameters.
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We typically support hospitality, university campus, residential and mixed-use developments, as well as independent wellness clubs.
CONTACT US:
Creative Studio: Montoya, Carrer d’Avila 32, Barcelona 08005, España
Registered address: 86-90 Paul Street, London EC2A 4NE, United Kingdom