Shaping Spaces.Bringing People Together.
Architectural site furnishings and custom outdoor seating designed to become part of the landscape—not simply placed within it.
Featured Project
Howell Mill Pocket Park
Atlanta, Georgia
A custom circular planter seating system and site furnishings designed to activate a pocket park along Howell Mill Road.
Architectural Site Furnishings
Designed Around the Space
From circular tree seating to custom-radius benches, Rainwater Elements creates durable outdoor furnishings designed around the geometry, function, and character of each space.
Radius Seating
Custom curved and circular seating systems.
Tree & Planter Seating
Seating designed to integrate with trees, planting areas, and landscape features.
Integrated Seating
Furniture incorporated directly into walls, gabion structures, planters, and other site elements.
Custom Site Furnishings
Project-specific architectural elements developed around unique site requirements.
Value-Engineered Solutions
Cost-conscious alternatives that preserve the design intent of specified architectural products.
Our Specialty
Designed Around the Space
Straight lines are easy to source. The interesting spaces are rarely straight.
Rainwater Elements specializes in curved, circular, and site-integrated seating systems that follow the geometry of the landscape.
Value Engineering
When the Design Is Right—But the Budget Isn't
Architectural projects frequently encounter the same problem: the specified product achieves the desired aesthetic, but the cost doesn't fit the project budget. Rainwater Elements provides value-engineered alternatives designed to preserve the original design intent while improving project economics.
Understand the Design Intent
We study the specified product, drawings, dimensions, materials, and project requirements.
Engineer the Alternative
We develop a manufacturable solution around the project's requirements.
Review the Economics
We identify opportunities to reduce cost without compromising the intended appearance or function.
Fabricate the Solution
The final product is fabricated and finished to the project's requirements.
Support the Submittal
Provide drawings, specifications, finish information, and other documentation needed for project approval.
Materials & Finishes
Built for the Outdoors
Rainwater Elements combines steel and wood to create durable architectural furnishings engineered for long-term outdoor performance.
Material
Steel
Powder-coated steel construction. Custom powder-coat colors can be specified using RAL color standards.
Material
Wood
Treated Douglas fir for selected products, with durability designed for long-term outdoor applications.
The Space Is Unique.The Solution Should Be Too.
From a single custom bench to a complete site-furnishing package, Rainwater Elements develops architectural outdoor solutions around the way a space is meant to be experienced.