Posts Tagged ‘railing’
Philadelphia Terrace Railings
A world renown, Philadelphia based architect was designing an exceptional upscale home in the Mainline area. A small taste of the unique landscape design of this beautiful property: the incorporation of an old barn and silo as a pool and sports area. Our responsibility on this exceptional home was to provide railings for a back…
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 MorePool Railing and fence
A couple in Baltimore MD were building a custom home. The had a beautiful terrace on the back of the house. And beautiful stairs leading down to the pool level. Their desire was for a durable iron railing design that would require zero maintenance. We created all of the terrace railing, stair railing, and the…
Read MoreDecorative Security – Front Gate and Fence
A successful executive was building a new home for his family. As part of the beautiful property, they wanted a metal fence and a driveway gate, with gate openers to provide classic physical security. As part of the security protocol, they desired a pedestrian gate with a programmable code latch. With some research, the correct…
Read MoreWaterfront Terrace and Stair railings
A client was building a custom home at the shore in New Jersey and wanted a beautiful wrought iron railing design. With dialog from us, the decision was made to utilize aircraft grade aluminum and replicate a house railing design from Italy. This railing design had overlapping scrolls that created a heart and diamond pattern,…
Read MoreBay Front Property Terrace Railing
Please enjoy the short slide show at the top of the page. An architect was designing a beautiful bay front deck railing and wanted the railing design to be somewhat traditional with a rustic flavor, yet minimalist, to not obstruct the panoramic views of the bay. There was also a need for iron grates to…
Read MoreCreating Hand-Forged Tulip Bouquets
The above is a video of the craftsmanship involved with creating aluminum tulip bouquets in a custom terrace railing. The entire stair and deck railing was built from aircraft grade aluminum with the tulips being the focal point. Experience the magic of hot metal being forged into artistic ironwork as we create iron gates, stair…
Read MoreStair Railing Design Transformation
A couple in Reading, PA had an old wood stair railing that gave the entire space a very dated look. The couple wanted an iron stair railing design that wasn’t traditional or contemporary, but somewhere between. Transitional iron stair railing design is the term that was used when in dialogue for the correct iron railing…
Read MoreForged Iron Stair Railing
Please scroll through the images above to see the awesome forged iron stair railings. An interior designer was designing an exceptional space for an addition in Lancaster, PA. A focal point of the space was a curved stair, and she was searching for a special iron stair railing design to really enhance the visual impact.…
Read MoreWon NOMMA MetalFab 2020 Top Job Awards – Salt Lake City, UT Show
As shown to the left, Compass Ironworks won two National Ornamental and Miscellaneous Metals Association’s (NOMMA) Metal Fab-2020 Top Job Awards at the Salt Lake City, UT Show on March 4 – 6, 2020. We were awarded a Gold and a Bronze award in the Top Job competition. The Top Job competition is an event…
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