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December 4, 2024
Rice Fergus Miller opens Spokane office
Employee-owned architectural, interior design, and planning firm Rice Fergus Miller (RFM) has opened a new office in downtown Spokane.
The office is in a historic brick property at 1011 W. First St. It is RFM’s second location and joins the firm’s Bremerton office which was founded in 1987.
The Spokane office opened Nov. 13.
RFM said the launch of the second location is the result of a growing team of talented Inland Northwest-based designers, coupled with the firm’s vision to reach more communities.
The firm currently has six employees in the region who have been working remotely. They all have extensive experience working for healthcare, commercial, residential, tribal and government clients. The new office location came to fruition thanks to the requests and input of the Spokane-based team.
RFM designed the tenant improvements for its new office, which includes a mezzanine level and features original exposed brick and wood floors.
“We are excited to expand our firm’s footprint to Spokane,” Jennifer Fleming, a senior principal leading the Hospitality Studio at RFM, shared in a press release. “It’s ironic, in a sense, because we are fully supportive of remote work. But our employees here feel strongly about having a physical place to connect, so we listened.”
“We love to collaborate, and this new space will support the culture of our team here in Spokane, which really thrives on in-person connection,” Michaela Weaver, one of the firm’s interior designers, confirmed.
The second office will serve as a satellite to the Bremerton headquarters, which is a LEED v3 Platinum certified adaptive reuse of a 1940s Sears automotive service center.
RFM has over 60 team members living and working throughout Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana. Team members can choose to work from home, the office nearest them, or a combination.