Posts Tagged ‘ironwork’
Pool Fence
A client was building an exceptional home in Delaware. Behind the house featured a sensational pool and outdoor living area. Code requires a fence around a pool for safety. They decided on a custom aluminum pool fence to match the exterior railing design. The design had ¾” sq. solid aircraft grade aluminum pickets, with a…
Read MoreLiving 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”…
Read MoreDriveway Gate
A visionary was building an exceptional wedding venue at gate 3 to the Red Rocks Amphitheater. He wanted a pair of beautiful estate gates. He wanted them to enhance the prestige and beauty of the property, but also to provide privacy and security. Being right next to the park, the client wanted this property to…
Read MoreRed Rocks Fence
A visionary invested in a property at the entrance to red rocks park, a public natural amphitheatre that has incredible acoustics due to the natural rock formations. The visionary wanted to provide a wedding venue for at this exceptional location. Part of the dilemma was how to create a distinction between public park and private…
Read MoreLiving Finish Bronze Railing
A client on the New Jersey shore was building an exceptional home. Both the client and his architect were looking for an extraordinary railing design. They wanted a railing created from solid bronze in a horizontal design. The railing design was for ½ “solid round bars to be spaced 4” on center, and for the…
Read MoreIntricate Juliet Balcony and Iron Gate
A homeowner in Lancaster, PA was doing a home renovation. As part of that renovation, he was doing an upgrade to a bedroom balcony. So they wanted to do a new iron balcony railing design. They also had a beautiful courtyard on the side of the house that had a need for an iron gate.…
Read MoreAwe-Inspiring Stair Railing
An entrepreneur had acquired a property at the entrance to Red Rocks Amphitheatre and saw the opportunity of turning it into an awe-inspiring wedding venue. The preexisting stair railings on the building were old and did not enhance the building’s aesthetics. It was not up to par with the vision the client had. He wanted…
Read MoreClassical Ironwork along the Skyline
We are seeing a resurgence of affluent residential high rises being designed and constructed in classical architecture. Here at Compass Ironworks we had the privilege of being involved firsthand by designing and creating exceptional ironwork railings for one of these affluent residences. VERANDA ARTICLE: To support this obvious resurgence, the Sept-Oct issue of Veranda wrote…
Read MoreAuthentic Iron Railing
A world-renowned architect was designing a home renovation in the greater Philadelphia area. As part of the renovation, the original builder-grade wood picket railing needed to go. To enhance the ambience of the entrance space, we installed a custom crafted iron railing . There was over 50 feet of interior railing, including an extensive overlook…
Read MoreTerrace 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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