Design Guide 2024

Introducing the Compass Design Guide 2024! Your one stop shop that provides over 250 pages of exceptional ironwork for architects, designers, and clients to pull inspiration from. This guide helps assist in the design selection process. It also provides thought leadership in Iron gates, balcony railings, property fences, and custom stairs for the design community.…

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Classical Ironwork Staircase

A client in VA was renovating a home from the basement to the attic. Part of the renovation was for a custom stair to provide an egress point from the basement to the grade level. The client chose the stair design to be a beautiful classical ironwork staircase design. However, the client debated between a…

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Spiral Staircase and Railing

A couple in Maryland were renovating their outdoor living space. They desired to create a modern railing design in addition to a spiral staircase. This would provide ease of access from an outside elevated deck to their basement area. To maximize the deck space and add a unique aesthetic, we designed the deck railing  to…

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Stunning Pool Fence

A client was building an exceptional New Jersey shore home in a cutting edge, modern design. This modern home had a pool. Not just any pool, but one designed to protrude out into the Bay itself. Per code, if you have a pool, then you need a pool fence for safety reasons. So, we created…

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Terrace Railing Replication

A couple in New Jersey had a beautiful back terrace and pool area tucked nicely behind their home to relax. They, and their teenage children, loved to entertain friends there…. but there were a few issues with it. They had an original Iron railing that had some magnificent posts, but the original Iron railing finish…

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Luxury Railings

A developer in New York City (Naftali Group) was building a high-rise apartment building in the classical architectural style in beautiful Manhattan. As part of the architectural design there were some outdoor terraces that needed luxury railings. The architect had created some very interesting balcony railing designs. These designs featured an interweave and a greek…

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Breathtaking Waterfront Iron Railing

A Philadelphian couple was building their dream home on the New Jersey Shore. As part of the build they incorporated breathtaking iron railings to add to the beautiful waterfront view. It also added very classical design elements to the architecture of this exceptional home. See for yourself! Without compromising beauty for practicality, and to provide…

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Modern 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…

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Seagull Resistant Pool Fence

A couple was building a shore getaway for their family in the Loveladies, NJ. They were building a beautiful pool area for the entire family to hangout , relax, and enjoy each other’s company. As part of the code requirements, a pool fence was needed. They wanted a maintenance free sturdy pool fence. Another part…

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Pool 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…

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