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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Custom lakefront Driveway Gates

A client wanted to have custom lakefront driveway gates created for both entrances to his home. The goal was to add both security and beauty to his home. The driveway gates were to be 8ft tall at the sides and arch to 9’6” high at the center. Each gate was 8ft wide and then there…

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Beachfront Double Helical Stair

A builder at the New Jersey shore was renovating a client’s house. As part of the renovation he was tasked to create access to the second-floor terrace. In order to remedy this problem the builder designed a beachfront double helical stair. We loved working on this project, but it did not come without its challenges.…

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Unique Yacht Inspired Railing

A builder was building an exceptional home on the New Jersey Shore. An architect and designer were involved in the railing design to enhance peace and harmony throughout the entire space. The vision was to emulate a yacht theme throughout the railing design and property. The design team came up with a unique yacht inspired…

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Stacked Double Helical Staircase

A  builder on the New Jersey shore was building an exceptional home for a client. To provide access to the 2nd and 3rd floor deck on the back of the house, the architect had designed two flights of double helical stairs This gave the visual impression of a stacked double helical staircase. We created the…

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Double Helical Stair

A client on the New Jersey shore was building an exceptional home. This build featured a second story deck. In order to access the second floor deck, they needed a staircase. They went with an exceptional double helical stair design. The initial idea was to have the double helical stair start from the first-floor deck…

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Yacht Inspired Railing

A client at the New Jersey shore was building an exceptional house on a beachfront property. An architect and interior designer were involved to coordinate the modern home design. The desired theme was a yacht inspired railing design. The main stair was a switchback stair. At the top was a large overlook area requiring railing.…

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Living Finish Bronze Pool Fence

A client on the New Jersey shore was building an exceptional home and began searching for an extraordinary pool fence. The architect specified a bronze pool fence to enhance the spectacular landscape and meet code. So, we got to work on their living finish bronze pool fence! The swimming pool fence design was for 1”…

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Beautiful Beachfront Pergola

An architect had designed a modern New Jersey shore home located right on the beach. There is a third floor terrace providing an exceptional view of the area. The client wanted to be able to enjoy this area to the max, so he asked his architect to make the space more user friendly. So, we…

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Custom Modern Railing

And client was building an exceptional home in a modern architectural style on the New Jersey shore. There was need for terrace railings, exterior stair railings, and balcony railings for the master bedroom and safety railings for the bulkhead area. So we created them custom modern railings for each of these areas. The client evaluated…

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