
JD Gyms Cheltenham ‘The Roundhouse’: Designing The World’s First Octadecagon Gym
Further expanding its presence in the UK, JD Gyms Cheltenham location is the third new gym to open this year, with plans to open a handful of further sites before the year is out. As part of our ongoing relationship with the ever-growing gym chain, we helped JD Gyms to transform a wonderfully unique, albeit rundown and derelict, building into a functional gym space.
This brand-new gym comes complete with free wights, lifting platforms, Eleiko strength equipment, cable stations, treadmills, bikes, cross trainers, stair climbers, plyo boxes, a full range of resistance kit, and a menu of fitness classes, including body pump, body combat, yoga, pilates, zumba, and JD Burn.
Whilst the interior of this exceptional gym is not too dissimilar from other gyms in JD Gyms’ estate, there are a handful of evolutions to the design that we think are worth shouting about…!
With 18 sides in total, this unique building is round in appearance – hence the nickname, ‘The Roundhouse’ – requiring our design studio to quite literally develop a square-peg concept to fit into a round hole.
JD Gyms Cheltenham provides a next level brand experience, awarding gym-goers with an incredible, panoramic, viewing gallery as they step out of the changing rooms, before heading down the stairs to start their workout.




