Willmott Dixon Interiors has been appointed to create the first ever H2 Club, a centre specially designed for the growing number of people in London who run or cycle to work.

The first H2 Club will be in Dufours Place, Soho, and includes 230 secure bike parking spaces and 40 showers allowing members to store bikes and freshen up before going to work.

The club will also offer fitness classes and locker hire to offer 'H2 Commuters' the chance to get fit as they travel to work.

The £1.5m development is the brainchild of Piers Slater, the founder of property development company Reef Estates.

Slater is planning on developing the concept into a chain across London and believes there is a demand for 20 clubs across central London. He has already identified 10 locations for development.

Warren Troy, director of Willmott Dixon Interiors, said: "This is a completely new concept.

“The new H2 club will be the first in the world to offer services tailored for the growing number of people who decide to ride, walk or run to work instead of using public transport."

The first H2 Club will open in April 2011.