EOS Fitness at Higley Plaza (including secondary retail areas).

EOS Fitness at Higley Plaza Gilbert, Arizona includes secondary retail areas.
Located in Gilbert, Arizona, a high-growth area on the Southeast side of greater Phoenix Valley, this project had multiple elements; A Health and Fitness Center the 33,500 SF. EOS Fitness Project, two small attached retail strip centers (8,330 SF. And 7,800 SF), and a third Freestanding Shops Building all on a 13.54-acre site. This location at south Higley Road and East Pecos Road is easily accessed by great numbers of people from the five vehicle entries and a network of pedestrian walkways.

The EOS Concept- inexpensive starting and monthly rates without long obligations changed the entire industry. The interior of EOS is unique and offers Swimming with a state-of-the-art Finnish Sauna, Cardio Cinema, kids club, spin class, boxing, basketball, and group exercise all connected by the open gym which includes aerobic exercise bikes, treadmills, etc., and the weight areas consisting of both free weights and machines and finally a functional exercise area with a focus on natural strength development. The project also included a reception area, a membership sales area, and a retail area for health-related sales.

All the buildings are single-story with a Tuscan character-stone entry form and a dark wainscot ground these buildings as well as provide a strong contrast to the EIFS smooth wall finish and the larger contrasting color cornice at the top of the main walls and the entry forms. EOS, the Major for this center that draws foot traffic to all the other businesses is accentuated by the use of thick stone pilasters at each corner grounding this building and generating a strong hierarchy for the center.