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Commercial Fitness · 2025

Times Square Gym | Manhattan

A premium Times Square gym finished in hand-applied limewash, designed to stay calm under heavy use while carrying the quiet depth of mineral plaster.

Times Square Gym | Manhattan — Limewash

The brief called for a finish that could handle daily wear without looking institutional. Limewash gave us a mineral surface that breathes, ages gracefully, and softens the hard geometry of a fitness floor.

We applied multiple thin coats across the main training walls and recovery areas, building subtle cloud-like movement that shifts under the linear LED lighting.

The result reads as refined rather than rugged — a backdrop that lets the equipment and branding stand out while adding warmth to an otherwise industrial shell.

Finish
Hand-applied limewash
Scope
Training walls & recovery area
Area
Approx. 2,400 sq ft
Duration
Two weeks

Additional views

Peloton bikes against a soft limewash feature wall.
Peloton bikes against a soft limewash feature wall.
Detail of mineral movement under linear cove lighting.
Detail of mineral movement under linear cove lighting.
Wide training floor with limewash wrapping the equipment bay.
Wide training floor with limewash wrapping the equipment bay.
Strength area with Cybex stations against the finished walls.
Strength area with Cybex stations against the finished walls.
Curved recovery nook with pendant lights over hand-troweled limewash.
Curved recovery nook with pendant lights over hand-troweled limewash.