114 Valley

This Tae Kwon Do practice studio was created out of an old auto parts warehouse. Because the original auto parts retail area at the front of the building was to remain and was the primary way into the warehouse, the new studio is now accessed by the conversion of the original vehicle loading area into a Lobby.

In order to maximize the practice area, the space needed for an office was accommodated by placing it in a mezzanine over the new bathrooms and changing rooms. Because the overall feel of the studio is defined by the roof vault and its lattice trusses it was critical to keep this original structure as uncluttered as possible. This was done by defining a light plane below the trusses and moving the insulation to the outside of the structure while re-roofing the vault.