SPX designed The Playground, the gym at Treehouse Hotel Manchester. We planned the layout, advised on how the room would run, and specified the equipment. The gym serves hotel guests and outside members around the clock, so it works as a training floor: a turf sprint lane down the middle, Technogym cardio along one wall, and a custom green Watson strength line with Rogue plates along the other.
SPX designed The Playground, the gym at Treehouse Hotel Manchester. We planned the layout, advised on how the room would run, and specified the equipment. The gym serves hotel guests and outside members around the clock, so it works as a training floor: a turf sprint lane down the middle, Technogym cardio along one wall, and a custom green Watson strength line with Rogue plates along the other.
Client: Treehouse Hotels
Location: Manchester, United Kingdom
Size: 2,160 sq ft
Completion: 2025
Treehouse wanted a gym that matched the playful character of the hotel and could also stand on its own as a members gym, open 24 hours a day.
The space is a long, narrow room with exposed services overhead. It had to hold cardio, free weights, racks and an open area for functional training, and still work for a hotel guest on a quick session and a member who trains there every week.
We used the length of the room. A numbered turf lane runs down the center for sled pushes, sprints and conditioning, with cardio on one side and strength on the other, so the three zones never compete for the same floor. We specified the Watson strength equipment in a custom green powder coat to tie into the hotel's palette and the moss walls, and paired it with Rogue bumper plates and Technogym cardio.
The Playground includes:
Treehouse Manchester opened in March 2025 with The Playground running as both a hotel amenity and a paid members gym.