
TurF
Brand and digital platform for a hybrid studio space
Date
2017-08-15
Company
TurF
Role
Founder, Assembly Digital
Read time
1 min
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- 01Built a brand system that stretched across studio, retail, and hospitality
- 02Delivered a digital platform that made schedules and offers easy to find and update
- 03Made the core conversion paths legible: understand the offer, book, show up

Ownership and scope
TurF is a workout studio, shop, kitchen, and coffee bar in one space. We partnered with the team through Assembly to build the brand and a digital platform that could carry the business, not just look good.
Operating problem: explaining a hybrid space
Hybrid spaces can be hard to explain. If the story isn’t clear, everything downstream breaks: discovery, booking, and repeat visits.
Operating loop: promise and conversion moments
In this case, the loop drove focus (a clear promise), conversion moments (classes, food, and products), and compounding (a platform that made updates and promotions easy).
What we built: brand system and platform
- A brand system that could stretch across studio, retail, and hospitality without feeling like three businesses.
- A digital platform that made schedules, offers, and core information easy to find and easy to update.
What changed: TurF went from “a lot of things at once” to a clearer story and a system the team could run week to week.






Results: legible conversion paths
These outcomes come from delivery artifacts and client review notes from this period. This page is the primary published record of this work.
- Delivered a cohesive brand and digital platform for a multi-use space.
- Made the core conversion paths legible: understand the offer, book a class, show up.
- Created a foundation the team could iterate on without redesigning every season.
Decision support
FAQ: Fast answers, no filler
The objective, outcomes, and next best path in under a minute.
01What is TurF?
A case study on building a brand system and digital platform for a hybrid studio space that combines classes, retail, and hospitality.
02What did Michael Preuss do in this work?
Built a unified brand system and a utility-first site that made schedules, offers, and core conversion paths easy to understand and update.
03What changed?
TurF went from a lot of things at once to a clearer story and a system the team could run week to week.
04What results are documented?
A cohesive brand and platform that made the core conversion paths legible and created a foundation the team could iterate on without redesigning every season.
05Where can I go deeper next?
Next, read Earnest Ice Cream.