The Brief
The family at Alhashimi Villa wanted their basement to do three jobs: a proper strength and cardio gym, a boxing station, and a martial arts area, all in one room that still felt open and looked like part of the house. Basements are usually the darkest room in a villa, so the finishes mattered as much as the kit.
What We Did
We laid wood effect vinyl flooring, which lifted the whole basement and brought the colour out of the room in a way rubber never does. The gym is full Technogym with a Concept2 rower for cardio. For boxing we designed and built a custom rig: the heavy bag swings out of the way when the floor is needed, and the rig carries a wall ball target and mounting points for a pair of drop bags for later. A dedicated martial arts zone sits alongside, and we built storage shelves into the staircase that runs from the basement up into the house, so bands, gloves and accessories live on the stairs rather than the floor.
The Equipment
- Full Technogym strength and cardio
- Concept2 rower
- Custom boxing rig with swing away heavy bag, wall ball target and drop bag mounts
- Martial arts zone
- Storage shelving built into the basement staircase
- Wood effect vinyl flooring
The Result
A basement that is now the most used room in the villa: lifting, rowing, bag work and mat work in one space, with nothing permanently in the way of anything else. The swing away boxing rig is the piece other clients ask us to copy.
Planning a basement gym or a boxing and martial arts space? See our home gym page and our martial arts flooring and wall padding page.
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