Posts Tagged ‘modern design’
Modern Driveway Gate
A couple in the mainline Philadelphia area had a property that had two driveway gate entrances, plus a manual gate opening. The mainline property had a masonry wall along the entire front edge of the property; except for these primary openings. So, by closing off those areas with front gates, they would be able to…
Read MoreGo With the Flow!
A Pennsylvania interior designer took on a renovation to upgrade the clients house to a more contemporary theme. When you first walk in there was a huge staircase that needed renovations. The goal was to design an iron stair railing to set the tone for the entire space. So we decided to go with the…
Read MoreInnovative Metal Stair Rail
A contractor was building a Center for art & design at a private school in New Jersey. The architect had designed a unique stair to provide access between the basement and the first floor. As part of the design innovation, he had integrated bleachers alongside this staircase. These bleachers were situated so that lectures could…
Read MoreBeautiful Exterior Safety Railings
Imagine walking down the streets of New Jersey, looking up and seeing balconies, terraces and steps on one exceptional home. They were breathtaking, but just one problem, they were not safe…yet! To meet safety requirements, the areas needed railings. We were here to help! We custom built beautiful exterior safety railings to fix this problem!…
Read MoreModern Glass Wall and Door
An architect was performing a significant redesign for a spectacular home in New Jersey. In addition to the monumental stair (See for yourself) and a metal fireplace cover we created, he designed a glass wall and door that displayed a modern industrial theme. We, at Compass Ironworks, were able to pull from our extensive knowledge…
Read MoreModern Estate Gate
A couple in New Jersey were collaborating with a local architect to design a family estate. They took an undeveloped piece of property and created a masterpiece. The “cornerstone” piece of this private haven was the front gate. The driveway gate design was inspired by the Iron Railing design in the main home. Click here…
Read MoreModern Exterior Floating Stairs
A New Jersey architect was designing a spectacular home that trended toward a modern design. He wanted an exterior modern staircase that had limestone cantilevered treads with hidden lighting fixtures within them. Initially, a solid stainless steel structural bar was cast in place in the concrete wall. Then we took precise measurements and designed the…
Read MoreModern Curved Stair Railing
A couple in New Jersey were building their dream home and collaborating with an architect to have it created in the modern farmhouse design. The design of the home incorporated a set of double floating curved staircases. With the floating stairs, railing was needed for both sides of stairs to meet code requirements for safety…
Read MoreModern Railing at the Beach
A builder was constructing a spectacular home that overlooked a New Jersey beach. The homeowners wanted a very minimalistic modern railing design created for their shore front terrace. Due to the harsh environment at the shore, the material of choice for this terrace railing was stainless steel with a powder-coated finish. The terrace railing design…
Read MoreModern Industrial Commercial Stair
A private school in NJ had an alumni that was providing funds for a new center for art and design. To meet current code requirements, a stair tower was needed to go from the basement level to the first floor, and first floor to the second floor. This stair design was to wrap around the…
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