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03.2012 Taproot Featured on Green Home Tour Our clients have graciously opened their "Muiny Bay Modern" home for this year's green home tour. The tour, hosted by the Whidbey Watershed Stewards promotes awareness of green living and ecological design. If you are able to attend on March 31st, you're in for a treat. This home features a super efficient envelope, wood fired boiler system, solar thermal panels, living roofs, high efficiency glazing, thoughtful minimalism and a host of artistic touches. |
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10.2011 Taproot Goes Solar This fall we transformed our south roof into a solar dynamo. Our new photovoltaic array provides up to 2.3 Kilowatts of electricity or about 40-50% of our annual energy use. It features some remarkable breakthroughs in technology - including live tracking and statistics on the web. |
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12.2010 Earth Sanctuary Stupa How do you build a stupa?! The sacred geometry of this Tibetan Buddhist monument is encoded with instructions on the Buddha's path to enlightenment. Design and construction of this Victory Stupa - one of the few in North America - has certainly been an enriching experience. |
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10.2010 Mr. South Whidbey Matthew was one of the finalists for this year's Mr. South Whidbey pageant (a benefit for Friends of Friends Medical Fund). If you want a good laugh, check out his campaign message here. |
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02.2010 Preparing for Global Climate Change Take a compelling look at the science, impacts and solutions regarding global warming and associated climate change. Our February presentation was adapted from information prepared by the National Wildlife Federation. For more information, check out The Gardener's Guide To Global Warming. If you're interested in having us present this talk to your organization, please contact us for availability. |
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11.2009 The ToolBox - Reworking a Shipping Container Molding five tons of scrap steel into a building can really make you thirsty! Watch a used shipping container transform into a micro-shop at the "in The Works" section of our Portfolio. |
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09.2009 Stormwater Management: One Backyard at a Time View our philosophy and projects in this new documentary about Low Impact Development strategies. Our interview begins at 46:40 in the two hour video stream featured at this site. |
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08.2009 Mutiny Bay House Completed With three generations of stewardship, several years of planning and two years of construction, the house on Mutiny Bay is finally complete. It's a sculptural testament to modernism - made up of strong features composed with restraint. The house is both light and grounded, simple yet artistic. |
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03.2009 New Playground Completed at the South Whidbey Sports Complex Taproot developed the master plan and a number of design details for this new playground on Langley Road. |
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02.2009 Garden Project Grows at the Good Cheer Food Bank As neighbors and professionals, we were delighted to help design this innovative garden. Through volunteer efforts, nutritious locally grown foods are put into the hands (and mouths) of those who need them. |
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10.2008 Green Roofs Thrive The Seattle Times pays a visit to Clinton Beach (our civic gateway to South Whidbey) and picnics under the cover of sedums overhead. |
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09.2008 Rain Garden at The Highlands featured on Building Tour The rain gardens are just part of the remarkable landscape Taproot designed for a cluster of cottages in Langley. |
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08.2008 Green Verifier Training Completed Matthew completed the NAHB (National Association of Home Builders) verifier training thereby qualifying him to become a profesional verifier for the National Green Building Program. More information on the program can be found here. |
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04.2008 Unity Church Gets Underway Thirty years in the making and many years of planning ... Unity Church, with the help of the Seattle Central Community College carpentry students is finally ready to break ground. The design is a series of modules which are to be built remotely and then transported to Whidbey Island for assembly. More... |
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06.2007 Getting Smart They're compact, thoughtfully designed, get 50 miles per gallon and run on biodiesel! They're also a lot of fun to drive. We quickly integrated it into our lifestyle and were delighted to discover how well it met our needs. |
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12.2006 Taproot Honored by the AIA Taproot received two awards for the design of Clinton Beach: The Glen Hunt Award for the best integration of architecture and landscaped design and an AIA Honor Award. Photos of the project can be viewed on the AIA website. |
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06.2006 Clinton Beach - Opening Ceremony What began as a long shot and a dream, has finally become a reality. We are grateful to everyone who contributed to the effort. Thank you Gray Eagle for leading the blessing. |
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05.2006 Clinton Beach - Roof Planting The best way to learn is to get your hands dirty. Taproot hosted a roof planting workshop with community members to teach the ins and outs of green roof design. |
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02.2006 Studio Provides Strong Roots for Design Firm Affectionately referred to as the "Generation Y-Knot" building, this structure is loaded with green features, simplicity, and a few surprises. Our aim was to push the edge as much as possible while still building conventionally. Partnerships with the Eco-Building guild, family and friends allowed us to deepen our relationships over the course of construction. |
