Our Space
A space built for big ideas
STEAM is a space for radical collaboration and the manifestation of big visions. Our 12,000 sq ft facility is located a short distance from campus at the River Arts Makers Place (RAMP), 821 Riverside Dr. Suite 140. The Studio is comprised of a state-of-the-art wood shop, machine shop, welding fabrication bay, 3,800 sq ft configurable workspace, and a mezzanine-level computer lab/classroom. We have water jet cutting, CNC machining, CNC routers, laser cutting, and 3D printing in addition to a myriad of hand tools and standard shop machines.
Configurable Space
3,800 square feet of STEAM studio are designated as configurable space, where all the furniture and work benches are on wheels to easily reconfigure it as a classroom, a project space, or completely clear it out for events for up to 120 people. If you would like to inquire about using STEAM’s configurable space for an event, send an email to steamstudio@unca.edu with details about your event.
Machine/Fabrication Shop
Our Machine shop consists of both manual machines and CNC Machines for processing metals, plastics, and other materials.
Wood Shop
Our wood shop is filled with traditional woodworking tools with the addition of some industrial workhorses like a 24″ bandsaw, 25″ planer and 36″ wide belt sander. We also have digital tools including an 8’x5′ CNC router and a smaller desktop model from ShopBot.
