SHOP

Academic Building

The F.I.T. - ALABS project is a design opportunity to reveal to the campus community the variety of different creative processes taking place at FIT’s. The project is composed of 14 labs ranging from fragrance, fabric and dye testing to jewelry, shoe, toy, and print design. Utilizing a green palette of materials the lab spaces were designed to maximize natural daylight and open views to the exhibition and circulation galleries connecting the lab spaces to the rest of the FIT campus. Because of the specialized nature of the lab spaces, the design team maintained a direct interface with the students, faculty, and facilities management staff to provide information and feedback during the design process. SHoP’s has created an iRoom, a jobsite workspace that utilizes 3, 4 & 5D digital technology to improve information management during the construction process and provide the user groups with a virtual model to track progress.