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Case 04 / 06 Commercial Space · Space

Street-Dance Studio

With the fewest materials, turning a studio into a space for the body — focused, and easy on the eye.

Dance studio, main view: a full floor mirror reflecting the fair-faced concrete wall and pale wood floor, a black ceiling and an array of track lights drawing a deep perspective, movable triangular-base mirrors, industrial-minimal and focused
Type
Commercial Space
Role
Spatial Art Direction
Location
Zhongzheng, Taipei
Year
2025
Atmosphere

Industrial minimalism, fair-faced concrete, track lighting. Materials cut to the minimum so the space goes quiet, and the body and its movement become the only lead — focused, crisp, and easy on the eye.

Dance studio hall: a full mirror wall on the left reflecting the space, 'START FROM' sprayed in script on the fair-faced concrete on the right, black ceiling and track lights, pale wood floor — crisp and quiet
Dance studio logo wall: a round metal emblem on the fair-faced concrete brick wall, ringed with 'START FROM ZERO' and 'VISION · ACTION · IMPACT', a Gothic-type character at its centre
Dance studio counter wall: a backlit round emblem on the fair-faced concrete wall, a metal control switch below, a glass partition alongside — industrial and cool, yet ceremonial
01

Challenge

A dance studio's functional demands are hard — mirrors, barres, flooring, lighting, storage all essential — yet most studios end up generic and characterless. Meeting the function while still giving the space an attitude that lasts was the heart of this case.

02

Art Direction

Drawn together with an industrial-minimal vocabulary — bare fair-faced concrete as the base keeps the space quiet, track lighting gives adjustable light answering dance's need for light and shadow.

Excess decoration removed, so the body and its movement become the lead of the space.

Dance studio locker area: a wall of numbered stainless-steel lockers, 'start from' in metal 3D letters on the fair-faced concrete beside it, a beige bench — a clean, crisp changing flow
Dance studio rest corridor: fair-faced concrete wall and pale wood floor, a beige bench against the wall, a long glass window drawing in interior light — a minimal, quiet waiting space
03

Outcome

The space reads as focused and crisp — meeting the teaching function while also being a photogenic backdrop for shooting and promotion.

Dance studio counter: a backlit round emblem on the fair-faced concrete wall, a class-schedule stand and a crystal ornament on the counter, the studio visible through the glass partition — cool-toned with a sense of brand
Dance studio perimeter wall: albums, plush toys and fan items on the fair-faced concrete shelf, co-branded black-and-white tees on a black rail, a blue-green LED strip lighting up a street feel