Hand-finished cement floors pay tribute to the site’s industrial origins.

Melbourne-based studio Harrison Interiors has transformed a voluminous space into a light and airy experiential yoga studio. Brimming with diffuse natural light, it’s designed as a space for visitors to slow down and connect.

Breathing new life into an old factory space in Melbourne’s south east, The Light Practice capitalizes on the relics of its industrial origins, while injecting brightness and tranquillity into the historic site. The original steel truss ceilings have been retained and exposed while the hand-finished cement floors pay homage to its factory roots, creating a robust materiality.

The discrete sections of the studio have been defined and distinguished by their unique material palette and form. The practice opens into a capacious entry space, leading into a refreshments area anchored in leathered granite and shou sugi ban cladding.

The cafe area is anchored with leathered granite and shou sugi ban cladding.

A timber reception plinth is set against a sculptural peacock wall, inbuilt with custom arched frames that serve as functional display cabinets with a pleasing symmetry. This curvature is repeated throughout the studio in the interlacing steel arches of the sliding doors.

These bespoke fluted glass sliding doors act as partitions and articulate a point of transition between the communal spaces and the yoga studio. These sliding doors partially obscure the activity beyond, balancing interest and privacy.

Inside the studio, stained plywood and textured lime wash create a lightness to the industrial space. Sheer curtains act to soften the expansive studio with gentle movement and diffuse natural glow, which illuminates the ceiling trusses.

Beyond the studio, bathrooms, treatment rooms and other amenity contrast the light studio space, integrating dark stone tiles and blackbutt timber. Harrison Interiors said the dark, sensual finishes are designed to create an oppositional moment for quieter reflection, inciting the senses and encouraging introspection.

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Hand-finished cement floors pay tribute to the site’s industrial origins.

Sliding doors act as partitions and articulate a point of transition between the communal spaces and the yoga studio.

The cafe area is anchored with leathered granite and shou sugi ban cladding.

Glow and flow: The Light Practice

A sculpted reception desk is set against a sweeping emerald wall.

The bathroom is finished in dark stone tiles and blackbutt timber.

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