Lexington Medical Center Health Directions Wellness Center

West Columbia, SC

Lexington Medical Center’s state-of-the-art fitness and health program, Health Directions, was relocated to an unoccupied 1960s machinery shop a block away from their former location. In addition to a large open fitness and weight training area, the renovation required the 12,000 SF program to include a group fitness zone, spinning room, personal training space, yoga studio, locker rooms and offices. The larger spaces are located along the existing exterior walls and take advantage of glass interior partitions, allowing plenty of borrowed daylight inside. The original suspended ceiling grid was removed, and the existing hybrid space frame structure was exposed and painted white to allow increased volume and brightness. On the exterior, a newly detailed parapet replaced the dated mansard roof, and the façade was brought back to life by refinishing the existing synthetic stucco façade and adding a contemporary entrance canopy.