BPM Lifting Club by BY SEOG BE SEOG

In Seoul’s Seocho-gu, BY SEOG BE SEOG shapes BPM Lifting Club as a space where rhythm becomes material.

Conceived around the notion of “Beats Per Minute,” the project channels cadence into architecture, offering a premium, small-group fitness environment that communicates brand ethos as much as it enables performance.

On the third floor, expansive glazing frames the city and floods the interior with light. Rather than accept this as a single-note condition, the design tempers brightness through a language of repetition: pixel-like modules, glass, and mirrors are orchestrated to distribute light, tune glare, and create a calm, legible atmosphere for movement. The palette is deliberately restrained, allowing subtle shifts in reflectivity and transparency to guide perception and pace.

Below, the basement extends the narrative. Repetitive elements and reflective surfaces open the room beyond its physical limits, creating a sense of cinematic continuity—distinct scenes held together by a coherent rhythm. The experience moves like an omnibus film: each zone maintains its own expression while contributing to a unified storyline.

Program drives detailing throughout. A tightly structured workout demands spatial clarity, so every junction, surface, and storage decision supports flow and focus. Equipment lands where it is needed. Circulation is intuitive. Mirrors and modular grids double as tools for alignment and timing. In this way, brand and body meet: visual identity becomes muscle memory.

Materially, the project is spare yet tactile. Pixel-shaped modules introduce order and variation across walls and fixtures. Glass partitions balance openness with concentration. Mirrors build depth and align posture, while lighting—carefully tuned rather than simply abundant—replaces unilateral daylight with nuanced, task-appropriate illumination for each space.

BPM Lifting Club situates itself within a broader conversation about contemporary fitness environments that value longevity, clarity, and experiential integrity over spectacle. By translating rhythm into structure and atmosphere, the studio crafts a place where members feel the brand through motion—leaving with a distinct, embodied impression and a renewed sense of energy.

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