Caliper Studio

The studio has grown into a team of over 30 highly skilled designers, detailers, fabricators, and installers delivering feature elements for high-profile construction projects across New York City.

Caliper Studio is based at 75 Scott Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11237, with a fabrication facility and design office in Bushwick, Brooklyn.

Approach and values

• Brings architectural design thinking to custom fabrication.
• Emphasises close collaboration with architects, contractors, and other trades to maintain design intent and ensure constructability.
• Uses intensive design-assist and detailing to resolve details for structural performance, budget, and buildability.
• Develops a 3D parametric model for each fabrication project to clearly communicate scope and design intent.
• Uses technology such as 3D scanning of job sites to capture existing conditions and reduce on-site adjustments.
• Specialises in complex and challenging projects, often involving bespoke metalwork and integrated materials.

Typical project types

Caliper Studio commonly works on:

• Feature stairs and guardrails.
• Canopies and shade structures.
• Custom façade and exterior elements.
• Interior metal work, such as window wall systems and architectural metal details.
• Custom elements for commercial, institutional, and high-end residential projects.

• Design Assist – Collaborative support to architects, designers, and contractors to develop buildable solutions that maintain design intent.
• Parametric Modeling – Development of detailed 3D parametric models used to study design intent, coordinate with other trades, and generate shop drawings and CNC part files.
• Custom Fabrication – Fabrication of bespoke architectural elements, with a specialty in metal work.
• Waterjet Cutting – Precision cutting of parts using waterjet equipment.
• CNC Milling – CNC machining of components as part of the fabrication process.
• Patina and Spray Finishes – Application of patina and sprayed finishes to metal work.

Architectural design services

In addition to fabrication, Caliper offers architectural design services to residential, commercial, and institutional clients through its architecture practice.

For more information about architectural design services, clients are directed to the Caliper Architecture website.

Project delivery approach

For many projects, Caliper Studio:

• Performs a 3D scan of the job site as part of the site survey to capture actual site conditions.
• Uses the 3D site scan together with the parametric model to virtually fit components during design, reducing on-site modifications.
• Coordinates closely with adjacent trades so that interfaces and details are resolved prior to fabrication and installation.

These capabilities make Caliper Studio well-suited to projects that require complex geometry, tight tolerances, and close integration with surrounding construction.

Phone

• Main phone: 718 302 2427

Email contacts

• General information: info (at) caliperstudio.com
• Project inquiries / estimating: estimating (at) caliperstudio.com
• Employment inquiries: jobs (at) caliperstudio.com

Online presence

• Caliper Instagram – linked from the Caliper Studio website.
• Caliper Flickr photo stream – linked from the Caliper Studio website.

For the most up-to-date contact details, project inquiries, and portfolio, visitors should refer to the Caliper Studio website.

Lists Harvey, Taylor, Brooklyn, Bushwick, Long Island City, Manhattan, New York City, and Mitchell as a location. Names California, United States, and New York City as a service area. Areas beyond these are not published.

• The website notes that Caliper Studio does not have any specific job openings at this time.

Who they invite to apply

Caliper Studio welcomes applications from:

• Qualified fabricators.
• Installers.
• SolidWorks modelers.

How to apply

• Employment inquiries and resumes should be sent to: jobs (at) caliperstudio.com

The studio is based at:

Caliper Studio 75 Scott Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11237

Candidates should refer to the Caliper Studio website and the jobs email address above for the most current information about opportunities.

1 Penn Plaza Curved Stair

• Feature stair for a Manhattan healthcare company.
• Includes wood treads and a guardrail of formed steel plate painted a rich metallic blue.
• Architect: A+I.
• Contractor: JRM Construction Management.
• Fabrication by Caliper Studio.

Sven Pool Deck – Shade Canopy

• Shade canopy for a rooftop pool deck at a Long Island City development.
• Solar shading optimisation performed in-house using Grasshopper.
• Architect: Caliper Studio.
• Contractor: Caliper Studio.
• Structural engineer: Craft Studio.

Brooklyn Academy of Music – BAM Strong Canopy

• 140-foot-long exterior canopy for the renovated BAM Harvey Theater in Brooklyn.
• Caliper Studio provided fabrication and installation as well as design-assist services to help ensure constructability prior to bid.
• Architect: Mitchell Giurgola Architects, LLP.
• Contractor: Hunter Roberts Construction Group.

Caliper Studio Office and Shop

• Conversion of an existing single-story warehouse in Bushwick, Brooklyn into Caliper's fabrication shop and Passive House design office.
• Fabrication shop area: approximately 14,500 square feet.
• Design office area: approximately 2,600 square feet built to Passive House standards.
• Construction managed by Caliper Architecture in collaboration with Bluestone.
• Entrance, windows, and skylights fabricated by Caliper Studio.

News highlights

From the Caliper Studio website news section:

• December 2025 – Caliper Studio ramped up production, completing 15 flights of feature stairs in 2025.
• June 2022 – Completed a design-build shade canopy for a rooftop pool deck in Long Island City.
• June 2021 – Wrapped up four new commercial stair projects and fabrication for a memorial honoring Hurricane Maria victims.
• December 2019 – BAM's Harvey Theater reopened as BAM Strong after renovation, featuring a new awning detailed, fabricated, and installed by Caliper Studio.

These examples illustrate Caliper Studio's experience with complex, high-visibility architectural work, particularly in New York City.

• Approximately 14,000–14,500 square feet of fabrication space.
• Located at 75 Scott Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11237.
• Equipped with CNC capabilities to support digital fabrication workflows.
• Supports processes including custom metal fabrication, waterjet cutting, CNC milling, and finishing.

Design office

• Approximately 2,600 square foot design office built to Passive House energy-efficiency standards within the existing warehouse shell.
• Office construction managed by Caliper Architecture in collaboration with Bluestone.
• Includes new entrance, windows, and skylights fabricated by Caliper Studio.

Digital tools

• 3D parametric modeling is used to develop detailed fabrication models.
• 3D scanning of job sites is used on many projects to capture existing conditions and allow virtual fit-up of assemblies prior to fabrication.

These facilities and tools support Caliper Studio's ability to deliver complex, high-precision architectural elements.

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