Posts Tagged ‘Custom Ironwork’
Shorefront Railing
A contractor was building a custom home for a client with a beachfront property on the Delaware shore. The custom shore home had a basement that required an egress staircase. The basement stair also required a code compliant handrail for people to traverse the steps as well as a 36” high railing at grade level…
Read MoreModern and Minimalistic Railing
A builder in the Washington DC area was creating a custom contemporary home. It had 2 flights of stairs that required custom stair railings. When the initial budget design conversation was initiated the custom railing design was very minimalistic. It included ½” round vertical pickets, 2 ¼” caprail, 1 ½” X ½” bar channel and…
Read MoreBronze Railing
A client in Pennsylvania wanted custom railings for the double set of steps to their front door. The custom railing design required a continuous dialogue between the client and our design team so we could all zero in on the exact desired design and budget. The clients wanted functional safety, but with some railing design…
Read MoreOrnate Tree Railing
Clients in the greater Philadelphia area had several stairs without any railings that they contacted us to remedy. They were really attracted to our company by our artistic railing of the Japanese Maple tree design style. The clients project entailed a long, curved stair that they wanted a stair handrail for. They also had steps…
Read MoreCustom Cable Rail
A custom home builder was working on a project in a secluded area of northern New Jersey. On the back of the house project was a large outdoor living area. It also had a stair to go down to grade level. This project also included a second-floor terrace over part of the first floor living…
Read MoreStunning Iron Stair Railing
A local builder had renovated a home in the mainline Philadelphia area. The style was in the current best- selling trend, rustic modern farmhouse design. As part of the renovation, the interior iron stair railing design had a mix of traditional and minimalist design aspects. The stunning iron stair railing design had a standard molded…
Read MoreTop Job 2024
Compass Ironworks was presented a silver award from the 2024 NOMMA Top Job Competition for a complete residential stair entitled “Invisible Rigidity.” The Top Job 2024 competition is held annually. It is hosted by National Ornamental and Miscellaneous Metals Association (NOMMA). It is a competition where metal fabricators from across the country enter their best,…
Read MoreWrought Iron look alike Balcony Railing
A homeowner in the Mainline Philadelphia area was doing a home renovation. As part of the project, they wanted a Juliet balcony to add architectural interest, as well as functionality to an exterior space they wanted to utilize. The client wanted a wrought iron look alike balcony railing. So, at the initial design meeting we…
Read MoreDesign 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.…
Read MoreJuliet Balcony
A previous client in southeastern PA had built a structure to house his automotive collection. In the top story of this structure he desired to build a “man cave” or area to hang out, host parties, relax and unwind. The design vision was to have double doors open out to a Juliet balcony. That is…
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