You've been waiting for a place that takes the whole thing seriously: the training, the recovery, the ritual of it all, without making you choose between them. The Commons Health Club South Yarra is that place. Spanning more than 5,000 square metres across eight levels of architecturally designed space, this is Melbourne's largest social wellness destination and it's arriving on 28 March with a gym floor, a Bathhouse, 200-plus classes per week, and a level of finish that makes every other health club in the city look like it's still figuring things out. This isn't a gym with a spa attached. It's a fully realised vision of how movement, recovery, community and daily life are supposed to fit together, and it's got the Maison Margiela fragrance bar to prove it.
Clinic Type
Premium Health Club • Social Wellness Destination • Gym & Fitness Studios • Reformer Pilates • Hot Mat Pilates • Yoga • Spin • Functional Strength Training • Red Light Therapy • Infrared Sauna • Lymphatic Compression • Cold Plunge • Bathhouse & Hot Cold Therapy • Personal Training • Health Assessments • Coworking • Members Lounge • Café
The Vibe
Somewhere between a five star hotel and a performance lab, with the energy of a members club that actually earns it. The Commons Health Club is not trying to be a gym. It's trying to be the best part of your day. Cork, timber and concrete underfoot. Saturated colour and tactile finishes at every turn. A fragrance bar that rotates with the season. This is what happens when a B Corp certified creative coworking empire, the one that has been quietly redefining how Melburnians work since 2016, turns its full attention to how they move, recover and connect. The crowd is inner city, design conscious, wellness serious, and here for something that goes beyond the treadmill.
What They Do
The Commons Health Club is a fully integrated wellness destination built on four pillars: movement, recovery, community and work. The South Yarra location spans eight levels, with five dedicated to the Health Club and three to coworking, and offers everything from reformer Pilates and spin studios to science backed health assessments, a Bathhouse with magnesium soaks and cold plunge, red light therapy, lymphatic compression and infrared saunas. It's a place designed to hold your entire day: morning class, post workout Bathhouse ritual, collagen smoothie, afternoon work session, evening breathwork, without ever needing to leave.
Who They Help
- Inner city professionals and creatives seeking a complete daily wellness anchor
- Fitness enthusiasts wanting access to 200-plus weekly classes across a diverse range of studio formats
- Longevity focused members looking for science backed recovery and performance optimisation
- Reformer Pilates, yoga and mindfulness practitioners seeking a premium studio environment
- Anyone serious about cold and hot therapy, Bathhouse rituals and recovery protocols
- People who want their gym to also be their community, their café and their coworking space
- Athletes and active individuals managing performance, soreness and recovery
- Wellness newcomers looking for a genuinely elevated entry point with expert guidance
Key Features & Treatments
The Gym Floor
A full floor, design led gym with daylight on four sides. This is not a dark basement situation. It's a light filled, architecturally considered training environment with everything you need for strength, conditioning and functional fitness. Science backed health assessments and signature personal training programs are on offer to help members optimise their performance and track genuine progress over time.
Studios: 200+ Classes Per Week
The Commons runs a diverse class schedule across purpose built studios, with formats including:
- Reformer Pilates
- Hot Mat Pilates
- Yoga (including candlelit yin)
- Spin (South Yarra exclusive)
- Strength and functional fitness
- Breathwork and sound healing
- Yamuna body rolling
- Aerobics, dance and rebounding
- Mindfulness focused sessions
The South Yarra location also includes an outdoor landscaped terrace linked directly to the yoga studio, one of the standout spatial features of the club.
The Bathhouse
The centrepiece of the recovery offering and genuinely unlike anything else in Melbourne's inner city. The Bathhouse at South Yarra has daylight on three sides and features:
- 36°C magnesium bath
- 39°C magnesium bath
- 6°C cold plunge pool
- Traditional Finnish sauna
- Steam room
- Heated stone benches
- Signature candlelit magnesium soaks
- Community led rituals designed around connection and collective resilience
Hot and cold therapy done with intention. Not as an afterthought, but as a full ritual experience you can drop into daily.
Red Light Therapy
Infrared wavelengths that support cellular repair, reduce inflammation, improve skin tone and accelerate recovery from training. A genuine longevity tool, now accessible as part of your membership experience.
Lymphatic Compression
Compression therapy to support lymphatic drainage, reduce muscle soreness, improve circulation and speed up recovery. Ideal post training or as a standalone recovery session.
Infrared Saunas
Deep heat therapy that raises core temperature, promotes detoxification, supports cardiovascular health and helps regulate the nervous system. Built into the wellness floor as a daily use recovery option.
Science Backed Health Assessments
The Commons doesn't just hand you a towel and point you at the squat rack. Signature health assessments give members real data on their baseline and progress, paired with personalised training programs designed around individual goals.
Naturally Lit Change Rooms
South Yarra only. Naturally lit change rooms that make the post workout transition feel like part of the experience, not an afterthought.
Wellness Extras
- Styling stations by Dyson and GHD. Walk in sweaty, walk out polished.
- Seasonal fragrance bar. Currently in collaboration with Maison Margiela, featuring four unisex scents.
- Kevin Murphy haircare throughout the bathrooms.
- Cold eucalyptus towels. The small thing that makes a big difference.
- Private laundry services. For those who go straight from the gym to a meeting.
- Dedicated wellness concierge. Someone whose entire job is making your experience seamless.
- Commons Coffee café. Street fronted and stocked with collagen and creatine boosting smoothies, ceremonial grade matcha, Moroccan couscous salads made fresh daily, deli sandwiches and 18 hour slow cooked bone broth.
- Members lounge and dedicated workspaces. Coworking infrastructure that means you can actually stay all day.
- Circular lounge and interconnected social spaces. Designed specifically for spontaneous community connection.
The Space
Designed in collaboration with DesignOffice, the South Yarra location spans eight levels, with five floors of Health Club and three of coworking workspace, on Toorak Road. The material palette runs through cork, timber and concrete, layered with tactile finishes and punctuated by rich, saturated colour. There's a sense of playfulness throughout that never tips into try hard. Interconnected social spaces, an outdoor terrace, a street facing café and a Bathhouse with daylight on three sides all add up to somewhere you genuinely want to spend time, not somewhere you feel obligated to be.
"We're incredibly proud of this next chapter for The Commons. The Health Club is an extension of our belief that people thrive when they feel connected, supported and energised. This space brings together movement, recovery and community in a way that supports every part of daily life and it's been inspiring to see so many members already embracing it." — Cliff Ho, Co-Founder and CEO, The Commons
Memberships & Inclusions
Fitness Membership
Unlimited access to all fitness classes, the full gym floor, the members lounge and community events.
- Annual: $79 per week
- Flexible (cancel anytime): $89 per week
Fitness + Bathhouse Membership
Everything in the Fitness Membership, plus unlimited access to the Bathhouse, including the magnesium baths, cold plunge, sauna, steam room and all signature rituals.
- Annual: $129 per week
- Flexible (cancel anytime): $139 per week
Both membership types include 200-plus weekly classes, the full gym floor, the members lounge and community programming. If the hot and cold ritual is going to be part of your practice, and it should be, the Fitness + Bathhouse tier is the one.
Contact & Location
South Yarra:Â 189 Toorak Rd, South Yarra VIC 3141
Richmond:Â 33 Cremorne Street, Cremorne VIC 3121
Website:Â thecommonshealthclub.com.au
Opening Date (South Yarra):Â Saturday 28 March 2026
Hours:Â Check website for current class schedule and opening hours
The Team
Cliff Ho, Co-Founder and CEO, The Commons
The architect of the vision. Cliff has led The Commons from its founding in 2016 to 19 locations across Melbourne and Sydney, and is now directing its expansion into wellness and hospitality.
DesignOffice, Architecture and Interior Design Collaborators
The studio behind the spatial design of both Richmond and South Yarra, bringing a warm material language of cork, timber and concrete to a space that was designed, from the ground up, to feel as good as it looks.
Awards & Recognition
- B Corp Certified: ongoing recognition of The Commons' commitment to social and environmental responsibility
- Certified Great Place to Work: formally recognised for workplace culture and team wellbeing
- 19 locations across Melbourne and Sydney since founding in 2016
- Recognised as a pioneer of the integrated work, wellness and community model in Australian real estate and hospitality
Frequently Asked Questions
What is The Commons Health Club?
The Commons Health Club is an integrated wellness destination that combines a design led gym, purpose built fitness studios, a Bathhouse with hot and cold therapy, recovery treatments, coworking, a café and a members lounge, all under one roof. The South Yarra location is the second to open, following the successful Richmond launch.
Where is The Commons Health Club South Yarra located?
189 Toorak Rd, South Yarra VIC 3141. The Richmond location is at 33 Cremorne Street, Cremorne VIC 3121.
When does South Yarra open?
Saturday 28 March 2026.
How much does a membership cost?
Fitness Memberships start from $79 per week on an annual term ($89 per week on a flexible term). Fitness + Bathhouse Memberships start from $129 per week on an annual term ($139 per week on a flexible term).
Can I cancel my membership?
Yes. Flexible memberships can be ended at any time. Annual memberships are fixed term but offer a lower weekly rate.
What's the difference between the Fitness and Fitness + Bathhouse memberships?
The Fitness Membership covers unlimited classes, the gym floor, members lounge and community events. The Fitness + Bathhouse Membership adds unlimited access to the Bathhouse, including the magnesium baths, cold plunge, sauna, steam room and signature ritual experiences.
What classes are available?
More than 200 classes per week across reformer Pilates, hot mat Pilates, yoga, spin (South Yarra only), strength and functional fitness, candlelit yin, breathwork, sound healing, Yamuna body rolling, aerobics, dance and rebounding.
Is the spin studio available at both locations?
No. The spin studio is exclusive to the South Yarra location.
What recovery treatments are available?
The Commons offers red light therapy, lymphatic compression and infrared saunas alongside the Bathhouse, which features 36°C and 39°C magnesium baths, a 6°C cold plunge, traditional sauna, steam room and heated stone benches.
What is the Bathhouse experience like?
The Bathhouse at South Yarra has daylight on three sides and is designed as a full ritual experience. Signature experiences include candlelit magnesium soaks and community led rituals designed to foster connection and resilience. It's the hot and cold therapy concept done with genuine intention.
Does The Commons have a café?
Yes. Commons Coffee is a street fronted café serving recovery focused food and drinks including collagen and creatine boosting smoothies, ceremonial grade matcha, Moroccan couscous salads made fresh daily, deli sandwiches and 18 hour slow cooked bone broth.
Can I work from The Commons Health Club?
Absolutely. Three of the eight South Yarra levels are dedicated to coworking workspace, and all members have access to the raised members lounge and dedicated work areas.
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