Project Profiles

Client: Technology Access Foundation (TAF)

Architect: The Miller Hull Partnership

Owner Representative: Point32

Location: Seattle, WA

Description: A 24,000 sq. ft. administration and technology learning center to be located in White Center near Seattle, Washington. Technology Access Foundation (TAF) is a non-profit foundation with a mission “to prepare underserved students of color for success in a technology-driven world by providing technology and life skills training.” The site, with easy access on foot and by bicycle or bus, is in the northeast corner of Lakewood Park, a King County park bordered by multi-family and single family residences. The facility will provide education outreach and act as a community center for the surrounding neighborhood. The building design and form responds to this community aspect as well as environmental conditions. Both the client and the design team are striving to create an efficient and sustainable building, taking cues from technology as well as the local climate and environment. The project is targeting LEED Gold Certification.