What is it about a gym that is so appealing? And when I say "gym" I mean actual "gymnasium." I think it might be the versatility of open space. Though well equipped for basketball, there are a thousand variations of game that can be played in this dedicated space. Dodgeball, baseball, soccer, capture the flag, hockey... Although there are perfectly good areas designed specifically for each game, nothing works as well as a gym for all games, in all weather. I love that I spend the majority of my workweek in a sprawling gymnasium. I don' t know what I might do without it.