The Structure 

Taiga Ventures was designed and built to fulfill the needs of those with compromised immune systems, specifically environmental illness, and to provide a meeting space which is a haven from toxins for everyone.

The critical challenges were to ensure a constant replenishment of clean, fresh air, an abundance of natural light, regulation of humidity and temperature, minimal disturbance of the environment, the use of non-toxic materials in the construction and maintenance, minimal electrical fields and sustainability of the indoor and outdoor environment. Ron Venor, the designer and builder, has achieved these functional goals with such efficiency that the property exudes a natural aesthetic, beauty and ambience breeding an atmosphere that simultaneously relaxes and inspires creative thinking. 

The elegantly simple structure is of internal timber frame that is triangular in shape with the apex pointing north. In many ways the design mimics nature. The building is comprised of three levels with the main level utilized by The Grotto which is the meeting space. The facility is heated primarily by passive solar and regulated by a pool under The Grotto serving as a heat sink for the entire structure. Trees rising from the pool and through The Grotto floor support the building. The upper levels are office space and owners' residence.

The entire facility is self-powered electrically from solar arrays and a small wind generator. The structure uses incandescent and LED lighting only and requires very little of either. Wiring throughout is designed for extremely low exposure to  electro magnetic fields, EMFs. 

PLEASE NOTE: TAIGA VENTURES IS A  FRAGRANCE FREE FACILITY FOR THE COMFORT OF ALL!