Part of a listed industrial complex built around 1890 and now home to a mix of commercial and workspace uses, the building SHA-LA has taken over originally served as a grain storehouse. Rather than rewrite its industrial past, Roßhirt has embraced it, striking a fine balance between roughness and polish. The building's concrete structure and weathered brick walls remain the anchor, offset by a sleek, futuristic vocabulary of chrome accents and organic forms, and softened by sheer cream curtains that filter the light and temper the scale of the space. Polished dark floors amplify the effect, lending the room an almost liquid depth. The connection to the river is more than symbolic: in one of the smaller studios, views over the water become part of the experience, allowing the surroundings to enter the rhythm of practice.