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  • A cluttered workshop filled with various tools and materials on tables.

    Building Tech Lab

  • A cluttered workshop filled with various tools and materials on tables.

    Building Tech Lab

  • A cluttered workshop filled with various tools and materials on tables.

    Building Tech Lab

About the Building Tech Lab

The Building Tech Lab is a hands-on space focused on construction technologies, full-scale prototyping, and material experimentation based in Segovia. Combining areas such as structures, woodworking, fabrication, installations, and bio-based materials, it enables students to test building systems, develop innovative design solutions, and understand construction processes at a real scale. By integrating technology, materials, and sustainability, the lab supports the transition from concept to built reality.

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Location

Segovia

Within the Building Tech Lab

A 3D printer is creating a sculpture using clay material.

Construction and Wet Area

Exploring building processes through fullscale making and material testing.

Machines:

  • Ceramic zone: Clay 3D printers, pottery wheel, extruder, dough mixer, kiln, etc. 
  • Concrete mixer, wheelbarrow, concrete vibrator, pressure washer, molds, scales, sieves, tampers, digital caliper, thickness gauge, plumb line, trowels, samples, etc. 
  • 12T hydraulic press
  • Protection equipment
The image shows a modern workspace with various machinery and tools for technical work.

Structures Area

Testing and understanding structural behavior and performance

Machines:

  • Woodworking zone: Band saw, table saw, chop saw, router, drill press, belt sander, drills, jigsaws, nail gun, hand tools, etc.
  • Metalworking zone: bending bench, profile and rod cutter, welding kit, shearing machine, etc. 
  • 5T testing machine
  • 200 TF testing machine
  • 30T testing machine and flexion devices
  • Protection equipment


A person is showing a textured object while various materials are displayed on the table.

Biomaterials Lab

Developing sustainable materials through bio-based research and experimentation

Machines:

  • Centrifuges, digital water baths, autoclaves, sterilizers, distiller, electric hot plates, incubators, refrigerators, oven, drying cabinets, dehydrators, etc.
  • Petri dishes, test tubes, chemistry tool kits, electronic balances, brushes, lab burners, racks, funnels, mortars, pipettes, syringes, bowls, pots, spatulas, trays, etc.
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Installation & Physics Area

Integrating technical systems within architectural design

Machines:

  • Reading: sound level meters, lux meters, thermohydrometers, CO2 concentration meters, humidifiers, thermal cameras, electrical multimeters, laser measuring instruments, anemometers, etc. 
  • Testing: elastic modulus, water flow visualization, Casagrande test, Abrams cone, etc. 
  • Desktop and large format 3D printers. 
  • Demonstration setups