Student Design Facilities

Bring your ideas to life

The following facilities are open to all students. 

Makerspace at Johns Hopkins 

Location: Pava Center, 320 W 29th St., Suite 220 
The Makerspace is available to all JHU students, faculty, and staff and provides instruction in and use of equipment, including tools for 3D printing, laser cutting, metalsmithing, and woodworking, and space for students to pursue independent projects, collaborate, and build prototypes of innovations. (This facility is operated by WSE Manufacturing.) 

Priority is given to students’ personal projects that are not related to coursework and there is no charge for using the facility. 

WSE Manufacturing  

Location: Wyman Park Building 
WSE Manufacturing provides manufacturing support to Johns Hopkins students, faculty, and affiliates.  
 Facilities available to students: 

  • Self-service Machine Shop  
  • Advanced Manufacturing Lab (3d Printing, laser cutting)  
  • Welding 

Note: These facilities are available only to students who have completed required training. Register for training here. 

Digital Media Center

Location: Hopkins Square, 3003 N. Charles St. 

Open to all JHU students, the DMC is a multimedia lab space and an equipment, printing and knowledge resource for students interested in exploring creative uses of emerging media and technology to communicate their ideas. 

Among the facilities available in the DMC are Mac and PC workstations with commercial and professional-grade software for audio, video, photography, graphics, animation, 3D modeling and design, web-based and multimedia projects. 
View a list of DMC equipment. 

Design facilities in academic departments 

Check with your department to learn which facilities are available for you to use. 

Biomedical Engineering:  
BME Design Studio  (available to BME, Multidisciplinary Design and FYS: Design Cornerstone students)
Location: Clark Hall  
The BME Design Studio supports curricular project-based work for all BME undergraduate students and students in the courses listed above.  

Facilities available to students (abbreviated list) 

  • 3D printing 
  • Laser cutting 
  • Tensile testing 
  • Sewing 
  • Hand tools/machine shop 

Check their website or complete lists of materials, events and hours of operation 

Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering 

Civil and Systems Engineering  

Computer Science 

Electrical and Computer Engineering  

Mechanical Engineering
Location: Wyman Park Building, multiple student design labs