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The Fitness Connection is a tenant upfit that converts two tenant spaces into one 20,000SF multi-purpose gym. The facility contains open floor cardio and weight training, an aerobics studio, a spin cycling studio, private tanning rooms, a sauna, a health food café and bar. In dealing with an open floor such as this, it is important to consider visual delineations between work floor space and circulation floor space. Through aesthetic transitions and material selection, Context was able to provide strict visual divisions by function. Because this facility is located in an existing shopping center, special code considerations were necessary. In particular, the combination of two tenant spaces into one resulted in a liberal understanding and mastery of fire partitions. Also, with such a large volume of space, egress requirements were carefully analyzed to maintain safety while achieving usefulness including limited access in some areas. Context’s experience coupled with their desire to exceed every client’s expectations resulted in modification wherever possible as opposed to complete demolition and construction. This manifested in a immediate and compelling cost benefit to the owner.