Facilities | UNSW Making

The Design Futures Lab has ten different spaces, each of which houses a unique group of machines, materials and making possibilities.

Because of the diversity of each space, different badge training is required for certain rooms and machines. Below is an overview of each space.

Wood Workshop

The DFL Wood Workshop is a comprehensively outfitted workshop to allow staff students to perform all the tasks required for the making of models and prototypes for their courses.

Robotic Fabrication Lab

The Robotic Fabrication Lab allows for milling of various materials using numerically controlled routing.

Digital Fabrication Lab (Laser Cutting)

The Laser Cutting section of the Digital Fabrication Lab houses 6 laser cutters, a Zund vinyl cutter and the Design Futures Lab shop.

Metal Workshop

The Metal Workshop is a space equipped with a large range of equipment for work with sheet metal, wire and metal tube.

Robotic Collab

The Robotic Collab is a lab that allow staff and students to access the latest in Kuka Collaborative Robots.

Wet Lab

The Wet Room is a facility for staff and students to work with clay or other wet materials.

Light Activity Space (24/7 Space)

Equipped with large work benches, foam cutters and desktop computers, the 24/7 space is an area for students work on projects.

Polymers Workshop

The polymers workshop is set up with equipment to recycle plastic and re purpose with injection moulding, sheet bending and vac forming. thermo forming machines

Digital Fabrication Lab (3D Printing)

The 3D Printing section of the Digital Fabrication Lab houses a wide range of 3D printing options.

Spray Booth

The new renovated Spray Booth is an enclosed area used for the spray painting of fabricated items in both water base and solvent base paints