Opening your own gym is a big call. After years of building a client base and a reputation, it takes real confidence to back yourself and go out on your own. That’s exactly what Scott did when he opened Scotts Gym in Osborne Park.
Scott had spent years coaching clients across Scarborough, Innaloo and Osborne Park — out of commercial gyms and his own home setup — and built a genuine community around the way he trains. The gym was the next step: a space that actually reflected that culture, not just somewhere to put equipment.
When he locked in a tenancy in a brand-new Osborne Park building, he called us with only a few weeks until opening day. The brief was simple but tight — a fully operational functional fitness facility, fast, with no corners cut on layout, quality or how it felt to train in.
Built Around the Community, Not Just the Gear
Scott didn’t want a room crammed with machines. He wanted space to coach. The fit-out had to handle functional group classes, serious strength work, open movement, and the social side that happens before and after a session — the stuff that keeps members coming back.
The priority was a big, open floor where members could move freely during classes, with high-quality strength equipment kept around the perimeter. The result is a layout that feels open and easy to move through, while still running a full commercial strength training setup.
The Layout
To free up the floor, we ran a full wall of squat racks along the back of the facility. Multiple members can lift at once while the centre of the room stays clear for conditioning and class work.
Opposite the racks sits a large dumbbell area, pin-loaded and plate-loaded machines, and proper storage to keep everything tidy and out of the way.
Running straight through the middle is a green sled track that cuts hard against the black rubber flooring — a serious conditioning and athletic-training tool that also happens to be the standout visual feature of the space. Pair that with the natural light pouring through the building and you’ve got a clean, modern room that feels like somewhere you actually want to train.
Why Open Space Wins in a Functional Gym
The most common mistake in gym design is jamming too much gear onto the floor. For functional and group-training facilities, space is the whole point. Members need room to move, run circuits, warm up and stretch — and an open floor makes the place far less intimidating to walk into.
At Scotts Gym we weighed that balance carefully, so the room handles structured group classes and individual strength sessions equally well.
Commercial Gym Fit-Outs in Perth
We deliver commercial gym fit-outs for gyms, trainers and fitness businesses across Perth, built around how you actually train, your business model and the space you’ve got to work with.
Functional gyms, strength and conditioning facilities, PT studios, 24/7 sites, corporate and hotel gyms, mining camp setups or home training studios — the job’s the same every time: design a layout that improves flow, makes the most of the space, and gives members a better place to train.
Helping Fitness Businesses Grow
Scotts Gym is what happens when a coach builds the community first and then builds the facility around it. We were proud to help bring Scott’s vision to life, and we’re looking forward to watching the gym grow in Osborne Park.
Planning a commercial gym fit-out in Perth? If you want a hand with design, equipment, flooring, sled tracks, squat racks or full installation, get in touch with the KINTA team today.
on June 02, 2026
