• Sustainability
    A practical, value oriented, big picture approach
    to being responsible for our impact on the greater
    Puget Sound environment.
  • Serious About Safety
    Priority Number One / Well Trained / Alert &
    Proactive
  • Integrated Building Performance
    Capital Needs Assessment / Envelope Assessment /
    Energy Modeling / Energy Auditing / Life-Cycle
    Cost Analysis / MEP Systems Analysis / Financial
    Management
  • Quality
    Clear and Simple Standards of Execution /
    Accountability Through-Out / Reputation for
    Performance
  • Pre-Construction
    Balance of design, program, schedule, and cost.

Featured Projects

First and Vine Apartments

The First and Vine Apartments renovation project included both a new envelope and a complete interior renovation of the building while it was fully occupied. The 10 story, 82 unit apartment building… read more →

First and Vine Apartments

Mercy Magnuson Place

This project was a complete renovation of a 1930’s era former barracks building on the old Naval station in the Sand Point neighborhood of Seattle. It contains 148 units of affordable housing, the D… read more →

Mercy Magnuson Place

The Sedges at Piper Village Apartments

Piper Village is a mixed-use retail and residential redevelopment located in the heart of the Greenwood commercial district in north Seattle. This 5 ½ acre urban village will take shape over the next … read more →

The Sedges at Piper Village Apartments

Client Testimonials

The start of this project coincided with an extremely tight labor market in Seattle and Rafn was faced with the difficult task of getting and keeping a skilled labor force working on the project. Not only did the Rafn team work tirelessly to alleviate the labor shortage, they employed extraordinary and creative measures to deliver our building in the shortest possible timeframe.

Scott Koppelman
AMLI Residential

As the structural engineer, it is so helpful having the contractor proactively bringing ideas to the table so we can work with them to solve the problem as quickly as possible while minimizing cost impact.

Robyn Mah
IL Gross Structural Engineers