Attention Wellness Lovers: The Commons Is Opening Two Huge Health Clubs in Melbourne Later This Year
The Commons Health Club is bringing cold plunges, longevity therapies, mineral baths, and 200+ classes to Richmond and South Yarra later this year.
Everyone tackles 'wellness' in their own way. You might find calm after a chaotic day at work with a cathartic candlelit yin yoga class, while your best mate prefers an endorphin rush in a spin class before dawn. Or, perhaps you like to indulge in a little red light therapy, while your colleague reboots their nervous system with a regular cold plunge. However you bolster your wellbeing, there hasn't been a place that brings it all together under one roof—until now.
Meet Melbourne's future of wellness: The Commons Health Club. A fitness, community and recovery mecca dedicated to holistic wellbeing, redefining the intersection of work and wellness.
If you're familiar with The Commons, you know it has a knack for nailing the concept of urban work utopias across Melbourne and Sydney. From basketball games between client calls and movies before meetings to bowling alley brainstorms and indoor golf simulators to settle pre-pitch nerves, it's easy to see how The Commons collective has become one of Australia's leading coworking providers.
Now, The Commons is branching out into wellness—a seemingly natural extension of the holistic and progressive approach to the Melburnian work week. Here, we break down what to expect when The Commons launches its first-ever Commons Health Club in Richmond this September, followed by a second Health Club in South Yarra in January—all with community at the core.
The Space
Staying true to The Commons' minimalist yet warm aesthetic, both Health Clubs are architecturally designed by DesignOffice, evoking a sense of calmness and clarity. Combining muted tones and a material palette of cork, timber, and concrete—balanced with pops of considered colour and intentional colour blocking—both spaces invite you to tune work out and welcome wellness in. Seamlessly blending style and space, both health clubs and workspaces span over 5,000 square metres and offer state-of-the-art, purpose-built, design-led equipment.
The Treatments
Tapping into the rise of longevity treatments, The Commons Health Club delivers an array of advanced therapies that focus on (seemingly) everyone's pursuit of healthy ageing, mental wellbeing, and feeling good. From red light therapy and lymphatic compression to private infrared saunas and body rolling, each treatment is integrated into the space, offering you an overall sense of peace amidst the work week. There's even a Theragun station to loosen up those muscles after a big workout before returning to your desk.
The Bathhouse
The luxurious bathhouse is one of the most harmonious additions to each Health Club, which truly sets them apart. Drawing inspiration from some of the best bathhouses around the globe—and Victoria—The Commons Health Club features 37°C and 39°C magnesium-infused baths, alongside a 8°C cold plunge for the brave. Leaning into Melbourne's growing shift toward holistic health, the bathhouse also boasts a traditional sauna, steam room, and heated stone benches, plus signature experiences like candlelit magnesium bath sessions, immersive sound baths, and community-led sauna and ice plunge rituals for euphoric, collective release.
Keep an eye out for the exciting pre-launch activity The Commons Health Club has planned by following @thecommonshealthclub, and secure your Founding Membership early.
There are a limited number of Founding Memberships available. Membership pricing will increase once the allocation of the Founding Memberships has been purchased. Members lucky enough to secure a Founding Membership will be able to access both the Richmond and South Yarra Health Clubs. Become a Founding Member.
By Elise Cullen
