Atelier · Bespoke Fabrication

Balustrades

Complete natural stone balustrade systems — balusters, handrails, base rails, and newel posts — fabricated to project drawings for grand staircases, terraces, and architectural facades.

A balustrade is more than a safety barrier — it is the rhythm that defines a staircase, terrace, or colonnade and signals the quality of the architecture it serves.

Metamar's Atelier produces complete stone balustrade systems for interior and exterior applications. From the grand double-return staircase of a palace to the pool terrace of a luxury resort, each system is fabricated to your project drawings with consistent stone selection, matched profiles, and precise fit tolerances. Balusters, handrails, base rails, newel posts, and plinths are all produced as coordinated sets.

Stone balustrades are among the most visible and tactile expressions of quality in a building. Metamar's manufacturing capability — three factories, CNC turning, and hand-finishing — means we can deliver balustrade systems at the scale demanded by Saudi mega-projects, maintaining consistency across hundreds or thousands of individual balusters while meeting the precision that luxury architecture requires.

Capabilities & Options

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Classical Turned Balusters

CNC-turned baluster shafts in the classical vocabulary — urn, vase, dumbbell, and column profiles. Fully customisable silhouette to match your project's design language, produced to exact diameter and height as specified.

02
Square & Rectangular Balusters

Prismatic baluster forms for contemporary and transitional architecture. Smooth faces, chamfered edges, or with applied moulding profiles. Stronger structurally than turned forms for exterior exposed conditions.

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Carved Balusters

Relief-carved baluster panels or individual carved shafts — incorporating geometric lattice, arabesque, or floral motifs. Produced by CNC and hand-carved finish. Ideal for mosque screens, palace interiors, and decorative garden walls.

04
Handrails & Copings

Stone handrails in standard bull-nose, OG, and moulded profiles, or fully custom sections routed by CNC. Curved handrails for circular and elliptical staircases produced from stone or with steel substrate to client's engineer's specification.

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Newel Posts & Plinths

Base and top newel posts to anchor each balustrade run — square or turned, with or without cap and base mouldings. Coordinated in stone and finish with the baluster series for a complete architectural language.

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Complete System Packages

Full balustrade systems designed, engineered, and supplied as a single package: balusters + rails + newels + fixing details + installation sequence drawings. Reduces coordination risk and ensures dimensional compatibility across all elements.

Balustrades in Executed Projects

Materials & Capabilities

Available StonesMarble · Limestone · Travertine · Onyx — Please consult for other stone formations
Available FinishesHoned · Polished — Please consult for other finishes and details
Baluster Diameter60 mm – 200 mm turned · Custom square sections on request
Baluster Height700 mm – 1,200 mm standard · Custom heights to drawings
Handrail SectionsStandard and custom profiles · CNC-routed to specification
Fixing MethodDowel and resin · Mechanical clamp systems · Advised per application
ApplicationsGrand Staircases · Balconies · Terraces · Pool Surrounds · Bridges · Facades
Production BasisClient CAD drawings · or developed with our Atelier design team

From Drawing to Delivery

01
Measurement & Drawing Review

We review your balustrade layout drawings in full, confirm baluster spacing, fixing centres, and rail junction details before issuing fabrication confirmation.

02
Prototype Baluster

For major projects, a single prototype baluster is produced and approved before full production. Ensures profile, finish, and scale are correct before commitment.

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Set Production

Balusters, rails, newels, and plinths are produced together to ensure consistent stone colour and finish. CNC turning is followed by hand-finishing and quality inspection.

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Delivery & Installation Support

Elements are delivered numbered and in installation sequence. Fixing guidance and installation drawings provided. Site visits available for complex staircase installations.

Atelier — Balustrades

Discuss Your Project

Tell us about your balustrade requirement — staircase, terrace, facade, or a complete architectural sequence. Our team will provide a detailed proposal and indicative programme.