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

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

Anchor Flats Apartments

This new apartment building for Bellwether Housing provides 71 units of affordable housing on the north end of Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood. The six-story building contains a combination o… read more →

Anchor Flats Apartments

Seattle University Redhawk Center

Seattle University’s new entrance pavilion, athletic court, locker rooms, and amenities aim to enhance the gameday experience of the women’s basketball and volleyball programs to match those of their men… read more →

Seattle University Redhawk Center

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