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To enter this category, driveway gates must have less than 5 percent custom hand forgings.
Gold Winner:
Finelli Architectural Iron & Stairs
Solon, Ohio
The design of the driveway gate was collaboratively done by both the Fabricator and the Architect. Finelli Architectural Iron & Stairs' client came to them (the Finelli team) wanting a unique driveway gate that matched the rest of his eclectic home. With a background in sharpening and maintaining surgical equipment, the client had quite the eye for detail, to say the least. Everything needed to be just right. This gate includes 2" x 2" tubing, which was rolled to make up the outer frame and set the tone for the design. With some help from the homeowner, who insisted on being part of the fabrication process, the team of Finelli Architectural fabricators forged scroll work to fill in the space between the tubing and channel. Simple ⅝" vertical bars were used to fill in the rest of the gate, in order to not overwhelm the overall design of the gate. Collars were also welded every third bar.
Total Hours: 100
