
Hyperbolic Fitness is a bodybuilding and powerlifting gym now based in Phillipstown, Christchurch, built for serious athletes who live and breathe the gym. The client came to us with a clear personality: bold, unapologetic, and deeply rooted in gym culture. Our role was to translate that into a physical environment that could hold all of that energy with confidence and intent.
We shaped the spatial layout, zoning, and flow across a large and varied floor plate, encompassing training, recovery, and performance spaces. The interior draws from the raw, high-performance world of competitive lifting, expressed through a dark industrial palette, considered materiality, and dramatic lighting that reinforces the atmosphere the client was after.
The client brought their own personality to the space through custom graphics, signage, and curated collections. The design was built from the start to be the right backdrop for it. The result is an environment that feels intense, immersive, and entirely their own.
Photography - Ghost & Co




