Experienced
We will challenge you to think creatively about environmental strategy, development, and operations. Our intellectual rigor and depth of knowledge provide transformative solutions for our clients and the built environment.
Passionate
Terrapin’s passion and diverse knowledge are focused in the following areas:
- Environmental Strategies
- Biophilic Design
- Ecological Design “Phoebe”
- Bioinspired Innovation
Insightful
We push the boundaries of sustainable design practices by collaborating with leaders in diverse fields ranging from physiology to materials science. We make this pioneering research freely available to promote innovation in the built environment.
News
Find the latest thoughts and updates from the Terrapin team in the blog.
The Shareable Bathroom Experience
Instagramability wasn’t a term the Port or the design team tossed around when developing a concept for the all-user bathrooms at the new PDX airport terminal. But here we are, 10 years later and there are several threads on Instagram and TikTok showcasing and commenting on the airport’s newest ‘destination’. What should we think when […]
Looking Back to Go Forward
Terrapin had a whirlwind 2025 and we are looking at building upon those experiences in 2026. Some highlights for Terrapin from 2025 included speaking events like Designing Wellbeing in High Point NC, Living Future in Portland, Greenbuild LA, and the Furniture Today Leadership Conference. At Greenbuild LA, the Occupant Experience session tapped into new perspectives […]
Leveling Up in Design at The Mind-Body-Space Global Symposium
Mind Body Space is no entry level exhibit of biophilic and regenerative design—it’s an intimate gathering of minds. Niels Hofstee and Michaël Vrijhof, the principals of Office for the New Earth (ONE), along with Nuria Muñoz Arce of Habitarmonia Academy & Ecosystem and others, were the co-organizers of the Mind Body Space Global Symposium in […]
Rediscovering a Legacy through the Lens of Biophilia
British Columbia (BC), Canada’s westernmost province, has a centuries-old tradition of wood construction by the First Nations of the region. Their round houses and planked long houses made great use of the giant western red cedar and the fine-grained yellow cedar. For BC’s largest city, Vancouver, timber exports were the basis of its original economy. […]