The Institute (location)

The Institute is a location in the Commonwealth in Fallout 4. It is the secret headquarters of the organization known as the Institute, and is located deep beneath the C.I.T. ruins.

Layout
The Institute is a large cylindrical-shaped subterranean city with 3 floors. Hallways wrap the outskirts of the cylinder leaving the middle section open for a large atrium of trees and fountains, with a helix-shaped elevator going to the surface levels where the teleporter is located. The upper two stories of the cylinder are residential and meeting rooms. The majority of activity takes place on the bottom floor.

Along the outer circumference of the lower floor are the 4 labs. Bioscience is the lab to the northeast. Robotics is to the southeast. Synth Retention is to the Southwest. Advanced Systems is to the Northwest. There are also supply rooms next to each of the labs in the lower section. Some of these are locked via terminals.

Towards the hub of the bottom floor are 4 recreational/common areas. To the north is the cafeteria, to the east is supplies/outfitting, to the south is a break/lounge area, and to the west is medical.

Notable Loot

 * Top floor on the just at the top of the north spiral staircase there's a room with two balconies. Out on the left balcony on a table to the right is an Astoundingly Awesome Tales.
 * 3 Ice cold Nuka-Colas in the cafeteria on the bottom floor. These can be taken without stealing.
 * Voice recording "Implant Update Session #7" located in an area that appears to be an expansion of The Institute, as its filled with several pieces of heavy machinery. The section must be accessed via a dilapidated elevator off of the ground floor storage room on the South side of The Institute. The elevator room is the door on the left. The recording itself is on one of the shelves.
 * Voice recording "Brian Virgil Personal Log 0176" can be found in the FEV lab with the super mutants.

Appearances
The Institute only appears in Fallout 4. The Institute is mentioned several times in Fallout 3 and in Mr. House's obituary in Fallout New Vegas.