Wood & Metal
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Materials The Wood & Metal Program offers artists access to bespoke production services spanning carpentry, welding, machining, and digital fabrication. We specialize in solutions to hybrid production needs, crossing the boundaries of traditional carpentry and metal-centered production.
Services

We offer a variety of services ranging from large-scale, multi-process installations to small objects and interactive electronics. Artists receive support at every stage of the production process from concept renderings and planning, through fabrication and installation.

Our capabilities include:

PROJECT PLANNING & ENGINEERING
Powerhouse can develop sketches and concepts into engineering plans and technical drawings. We work with a wide range of software and engineering tools and can generate concept renderings and 3D models, as well as source materials and processes that fit the needs of a project.

CNC ROUTING AND DIGITAL FABRICATION
Among our list of equipment is a specialized industrial CNC router capable of processing 5’ x 10’ sheets of material, including plywood, aluminum, steel, textiles, foams, and rubbers, as well as complex 3D forms using its 4th rotational axis.

FINE CARPENTRY AND FABRICATION
Joinery, lamination, bending, woodturning are all possible in our fully equipped woodshop, and our staff has years of experience in projects from complex wooden sculptures to small projects like plinths and painting panels.

PRECISION MACHINING AND METAL FABRICATION
Welding and metal forming, alongside lathe turning and milling of most metals, allows us to produce structural steel and aluminum components, custom tooling, and precise mechanical components.

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING AND INTERACTIVE SCULPTURE
With the ability to produce precise mechanical components and our experience in kinetic and robotic sculpture, Powerhouse can develop projects in need of electronic, motorized, and computational based solutions.

NOVEL FABRICATION METHODS
We are especially excited to find new production methods combining tools and talents across all of our shops and talented staff, and to collaborate with artists to produce new techniques across our range of materials.

Our shops are currently preparing to move into our future facility. In preparation for the move, production will be paused from January 1st to July 1st. We understand that this hiatus may disrupt existing project timelines, so we encourage you to get in any project inquiries as soon as possible if you’d like to have work fabricated before the end of the year. Complete the Project Inquiry form here.
Location

We are located at 60 Seabring Street in Red Hook, Brooklyn.

Our hours of operation are 9am - 5pm, by appointment only.

Accessibility

There are no stairs required to access our ground-floor (all shops & offices) and there is one accessible bathroom without handrails.

There are 2 studios on a second-floor that are only accessible by a steep flight of stairs with 17 steps (8" high and 9" deep), and one handrail on the right side when ascending.

For more details on directions click here.

Featured Project Sydney Shen collaborated with Powerhouse Arts’s Wood, Metal, and Digital Fabrication team to fabricate a series of large sculptures for her newly commissioned solo exhibition Strange But True at the Queens Museum.
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Installation view(s), Sydney Shen: Strange But True, Queens Museum (April 28 - August 22, 2021). Courtesy of Queens Museum: photo credit Hai Zhang.
Featured Project Sydney Shen collaborated with Powerhouse Arts’s Wood, Metal, and Digital Fabrication team to fabricate a series of large sculptures for her newly commissioned solo exhibition Strange But True at the Queens Museum.
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Featured Project Artist Michael Joo approached Powerhouse Arts for fabrication of QR codes that involved milling carbon, wood, and iron for his exhibition On the Passage… at CLEA_RSKY, in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institute. The QR code is a functional sculpture: when scanned, it leads to an archive of images, artifacts, and information that add layers of contemplation to the installation.
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On the Passage… installation at CLEA _RSKY. Image by Ben Cohen.
Featured Project Artist Michael Joo approached Powerhouse Arts for fabrication of QR codes that involved milling carbon, wood, and iron for his exhibition On the Passage… at CLEA_RSKY, in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institute. The QR code is a functional sculpture: when scanned, it leads to an archive of images, artifacts, and information that add layers of contemplation to the installation.
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Join Powerhouse Arts expert staff and fabricators for a one-on-one shop talks. In these 30-minute sessions, our team is available to advise on projects you’re currently working on, to troubleshoot technical challenges, to explore innovative applications of materials, and to offer thought-partnership in your creative endeavors.
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