The haptic realm emphasizes touch, texture, and material presence as equal to sight in shaping how we perceive space. When the materiality of the details forming an architectural space become evident, the haptic realm is opened, intensifying sensory experience. Just as acoustics engage our ears, haptics engage our skin and muscles – the weight of a door handle, the grain of wood under fingertips, the diffuse glow of light through frosted glass. SHA’s buildings are laboratories of such detail engaging the psychological dimension of those who dwell within, stirring memory and engaging the body.