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Made 4

A former commercial unit reimagined as an architectural fitness destination — where industrial materiality meets precision-engineered spatial design.

Location
Scotland
Category
Commercial Renovation
Scope
Full Interior Build
Status
Completed

Main training floorCompleted interior · Made 4

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Introducing Dhalmia: building the future of fitness at Made 4. This project represented a complete spatial transformation — converting raw commercial shell into a high-performance training environment that respects the intelligence of its architecture.

Every material choice, every sight-line, every lighting decision was engineered to create an atmosphere where form serves function without compromise.

Made 4 interior detail — architectural joinery and spatial composition
Joinery and lighting channel

02 — Transformation

From stripped shell to finished floor

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Build phase — the stripped commercial shell before works The completed main training floor
Before — the stripped shellAfter — the main training floorMade 4 · Scotland

The same volume, read twice: bare slab and exposed structure first, then the finished floor — timber, steel and polished concrete under a single continuous lighting line.

Made 4 reception area — bespoke timber counter with integrated lighting

From custom timber cladding to integrated lighting channels, every element was designed to unify the spatial experience. The interplay between raw industrial texture and refined joinery creates a dialogue between strength and sophistication — bespoke reception counters, branded environmental graphics and carefully calibrated ambient lighting complete the curated atmosphere.

03 — Craftsmanship
Precision in every detail

04 — Design Principles

Three ideas the space is built on

01

Spatial Architecture

Open-plan zones engineered for flow, performance and visual clarity across the full training environment.

02

Integrated Lighting

Custom LED channels and ambient layers create atmosphere that shifts from energising daylight to focused training intensity.

03

Material Integrity

Timber, steel and polished concrete combined with the discipline of an architectural practice — not a fit-out contractor.

06 — The Film

Made 4 — the complete transformation

A short walkthrough of the finished space: the entrance sequence, the main floor under its lighting line, and the joinery up close.

Made 4 video — poster

Made 4 — The Complete TransformationFilm · Dhalmia

07 — Behind the Build

The renovation phase

From stripped-back shell to sculpted interior — documenting the precision and process behind Made 4's architectural transformation.

Build phase — structural preparation
01Structural preparation
Build phase — framing and infrastructure
02Framing and infrastructure
Build phase — first-fix services
03First-fix services
Build phase — joinery installation
04Joinery installation
Build phase — lighting and ceiling
05Lighting and ceiling
Build phase — second-fix detailing
06Second-fix detailing
Build phase — finishing and graphics
07Finishing and graphics
Build phase — equipment placement
08Equipment placement
Build phase — final walkthrough
09Final walkthrough

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