This article is about that difference: what a ‘designer gym’ really means and why it matters beyond aesthetics.
The difference between fitting out and designing
Fitting out a space means adding elements to a structure that is already defined: putting in machines, hanging mirrors, laying a rubber floor. Designing a space starts from a different question: what does this place need to be like so that training in it is not only effective, but an experience to enjoy?
A designer gym answers that second question. The proportion of the windows, the relationship between the built volume and the garden around it, the materials chosen: everything answers to an intention, not to the chance of a catalogue.
What ‘architecture for wellbeing’ means
It is the idea behind Supercubo Home: a space is not just the container for an activity, it is part of the experience. Training in a place conceived with care — with good light, good materials, good proportions — changes how you live that part of the day.
It is not about adding luxury for its own sake. It is about design decisions answering to real use: the timber regulates temperature and sound, the arrangement of the windows sets how the light comes in during the day, and the silence of the garden replaces the usual noise of a conventional gym.
Materials that make a functional space beautiful too
Cross-laminated timber (CLT) is at once a technical solution and an aesthetic decision. Technical, because it insulates against cold, heat and noise better than other materials. Aesthetic, because its texture and visual warmth cannot be achieved with metal or PVC.
This double role — technical and aesthetic at once — is what sets a designer gym apart from a merely functional one: beauty is not something added afterwards, it is the result of choosing well from the start.
The garden as context, not backdrop
A designer gym is not placed in the garden the way you might park a container: it is conceived in relation to the garden that already exists. How it looks from the house, how it speaks to the planting, what proportion it has to the rest of the plot.
This way of looking is what separates any prefabricated module from a piece of architecture conceived for a particular garden.
Frequently asked questions
What sets a ‘designer gym’ apart from an ordinary garden gym?
It is designed from the outset with the whole experience in mind — light, materials, proportion, relationship with the garden — not only the function of training.
Is a designer gym more expensive for being one?
Not for the fact of being ‘designer’. Supercubo Home, with this approach, is priced at €19,710 + VAT (€23,849.10 incl. VAT) for the Essential model, with delivery and placement included in mainland Spain — and quoted to port if you live outside it: the materials and finishes chosen answer to a real function (insulation, durability, experience of use), not to an aesthetic whim that adds cost.
Can the design be adapted to my particular garden?
Yes, the relationship between the module and the garden — orientation, proportion, materials — is assessed in each project according to the space available.
What materials are used in a designer garden gym?
In the case of Supercubo Home, Galician pine cross-laminated timber (CLT), chosen as much for its technical performance as for its aesthetic result.