Posts Tagged ‘modern design’
Stunning 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 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 MoreSpiral Loft Stair
A prominent architect was designing a house and horse barn attachment for a property in the Philadelphia region. The house had its separate area, as well as the horse barn, but the connector area had a mancave on its 2nd floor. The client wanted a custom spiral stair to be able to gain access from…
Read MoreRectangular Railings
A client in Delaware was building a magnificent home and needed railings on different areas of this new home. There was a nice loggia on the side of the house that needed a custom balcony railing. There were many other areas including: basement steps, front entry steps, side entry steps and a pool railing. The…
Read MoreUnique 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…
Read MoreStacked 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…
Read MoreDouble 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…
Read MoreYacht 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.…
Read MoreCustom Property Fence
A client had us previously build a magnificent pair of driveway gates for his Pennsylvania property, but he wanted to add more security. So, he asked us to come back and add a custom property fence on both sides of the driveway gates. He had added masonry columns to flank the beautiful driveway, which was…
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