This project acts as a proposal for a gym to replace the existing Jesse Owens North gym located on Ohio State’s campus. In my project, I wanted to explore how mental health could be incorporated into the program of the gym instead of it focusing purely on physical health. With this in mind, I developed a system of pods on the ground floor which act as a supplement to the university. They provide places for people to exercise or even sleep between classes, eat and study independently, meditate, etc. The gym is organized around the large pool room with workout spaces and a volleyball court looking out into it. The gym also incorporates a processional system of saunas and baths which take the form of pods leading from the locker rooms to the large, central pool room.
