Parking:
Street Parking is available on Highland Ave and Medford street. The driveway up to the Medford entrance has limited parking available.
A map of the area directly surrounding Somerville High. Purple boxes denote parking availability and Red arrows point to the entrances to fabville. A dotted line shows the route from Gilman Square to Fabville’s read entrance.
CONTACT
FabVille Design Lab
at Somerville High School
81 Highland Ave B032 Somerville, MA 02143
On-hours email:
contact@fabville.org
Project Manager email:
Fabville@artisansAsylum.com
(617) 702 2299 - Text Only
facebook.com/FabvilleFabLab
OPEN SHOP HOURS
Free! Visit our MACHINES page to see what is available for use.
FabVille Open Shop Schedule:
Tuesday: 5 PM to 9 PM
Wednesday: 4 PM to 9 PM
Thursday: 4 PM to 9 PM
Open Shop is an unstructured time where anyone in the community can come and work on their projects independently. The Lab Manager is available to help you run machines and answer questions during this time.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at contact@fabville.org or reach out directly to our Project Manager at Fabville@artisansasylum.com
LET US KNOW YOU’RE COMING
Though we are open during Open Shop hours for anyone to drop in, we’d love to know if you plan to stop by! You’re welcome to give us a heads up by emailing contact@fabville.org. If you’d like to bring a large group please notify our Project Manager at Fabville@artisansasylum.com
How to get here
MEDFORD ST. ENTRANCE
Our Medford St. entrance is between the corner of Medford St. and Walnut St, and the Somerville High Parkour Park behind the High School and the Somerville Central Library. Walk up into the loading dock with the large pillars, and you should see a set of doors to the left with a FabVille sign. Ring the white doorbell mounted on the red sign, or text our number, and we will let you into Fabville.
This is our Preferred method of entry to the lab.
HIGHLAND AVE ENTRANCE
Enter the main Somerville High School entrance on Highland Ave near the Somerville Central Library. You should see our sign in the window on the right side of the doors. Text our number, and you will be let inside. Once you enter, take the stairs on the right into the basement. FabVille is at the bottom of the staircase on the left.
Accessibility
The rear entrance is accessed by a wheel chair ramp to the right of the loading dock area. In the front of the school there is an elevator from the ground floor to FabVille’s basement, notify FabVille staff or the on duty security guard for assistance.
A wheelchair accessible bathroom is across the hall from FabvVille, to the left of the gendered bathrooms.
CLASSES & EVENTS
Visit our page CLASSES & EVENTS page for updates on our programs. Contact our Project Manager directly at Fabville@artisansasylum.com if you’re interested in hosting a class or workshop!
Want to learn more about Fabville events, hours, partnerships, and volunteer OPPORTUNITIES?
Chris Ryerson
Project Manager
FabVille, Artisans Asylum
FabVille@artisansasylum.com
Ray, Sage, and Gabe
Lab Assistants
FabVille
Contact@fabville.org
Mike Maloney
Physics/Engineering Teacher
Somerville High School
mmaloney@k12.somerville.ma.us
William Blackmer
Economic Development Division
City of Somerville
wfd@somervillema.gov