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Supplier showcase: Safe Space: Star Treatment
Liftd Design has created a new gym for Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden, the home of Harry Potter
When interior design house, Liftd Design, was appointed as the principle contractor for a new, state-of-the-art gym at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden, the team chose suppliers it knew could deliver against the premium specification sought by the client.
Following a number of recommendations, Liftd Design engaged Safe Space Lockers to install the premium changing facilities at Zone 10, the film studios’ on-site fitness and wellbeing facility.
Premium feel
The 7,000sq ft (650sq m) space comprises a multipurpose gym floor area, mezzanine studio, private gym and treatment room, as well as large changing facilities. “The whole facility had to feel premium and the quality of the changing room space was central to achieving that outcome,” says James Potter, founder of Liftd Design.
With 350,000sq ft of sound stages, a 100-acre back lot, extensive workshops and office space, Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden has hosted a wide range of world-class productions since opening in 2012.
“It’s an extremely busy site that accommodates many people, from Warner Bros. staff to production crews, casts, and contractors and so the gym and changing facilities had to cater for a wide range of users, while also providing somewhere to escape the day-to-day and benefit from a serene, tranquil space,” explains Potter.
Locker systems
The changing rooms were designed in neutral tones, with soft lighting and backlit mirrors. Leather bench seating was installed, and the lockers were equipped with an electronic locking system accessed via an app.
“Projects like this are complex and having good suppliers you can trust and know will always be at the end of the phone makes a big difference. Our experience with Safe Space has been nothing but positive,” says Potter.
“People buy people; of course, the product needs to be right, the install needs to go well and the client needs to be happy, but a great customer experience where you can build a rapport and you feel valued and supported is something we look for in all our suppliers, and we’ve found that with the team at Safe Space.”
"Our experience with Safe Space has been nothing but positive," – James Potter, Liftd
