Custom metal fabrication for hotels, restaurants, bars, theaters, event venues, and entertainment properties. Ornamental railings, custom stairs, decorative metalwork, lighting features, furniture, and architectural elements in steel, stainless steel, brass, bronze, copper, and aluminum.
Discuss Your ProjectHospitality metalwork is different from every other construction sector. The railing on a hotel staircase is not just a guardrail. It is part of the guest experience. The lighting grid above a restaurant bar is not just a fixture. It is the design element that defines the space in photographs, reviews, and the memory of everyone who walks in. In hospitality, the metalwork is the architecture.
Metal City Fab fabricates custom railings, ornamental stair systems, decorative partitions, lighting grids, furniture, rolling planters, screening, signage, and architectural metal features for hotels, restaurants, bars, breweries, theaters, event venues, and entertainment properties. Our work ranges from ACR4500 aluminum balcony railings on hotel exteriors to one-of-a-kind forged steel scrollwork that becomes the signature element of a restaurant interior.
What makes hospitality fabrication different is the material palette. Commercial and multifamily projects are predominantly aluminum and steel. Hospitality projects call for brass, bronze, copper, stainless steel, blackened steel, and mixed-media combinations. Our shop works in all of these materials with the welding, finishing, and detail capabilities that hospitality interiors demand.
We work directly with hospitality architects, interior designers, and general contractors to translate design intent into fabricated metal. If the designer can draw it, render it, or describe it, our team can figure out how to build it.
Hospitality scopes are less about volume and more about variety. A single restaurant or hotel project might include six different types of metalwork in four different materials with three different finishes.
Spiral staircases, floating stair handrails, ornamental balustrades, and architecturally exposed steel stair structures. These are often the centerpiece of a lobby, mezzanine, or multi-level restaurant. Fabricated in steel, stainless steel, brass, and bronze with forged, cast, and laser-cut decorative elements.
Decorative partition railings, mezzanine guardrails, bar-height dividers, and booth separators. The metalwork that defines circulation paths, separates dining zones, and creates visual boundaries within open hospitality interiors. Scrollwork, woven mesh, perforated panels, and glass infill options.
Custom hanging lighting grids, suspended metal ceiling features, decorative track systems, and architecturally exposed structural elements. These overhead features anchor the design of a restaurant, bar, or hotel lobby and are frequently the most photographed element of the space.
Hostess stands, bar foot rails, back bar shelving, custom tables, outdoor dining furniture, rolling planters, and display fixtures. Fabricated to match the interior design palette and built for the daily wear of a high-traffic hospitality environment.
ACR4500 balcony railings on hotel exteriors, entry canopies, patio fencing, courtyard gates, rooftop terrace railings, and building-mounted signage. The exterior elements that create the first impression for arriving guests.
Fabricated monument signs, building-mounted lettering, laser-cut logos, and custom wayfinding. In hospitality, signage is brand expression. Fabricated in steel, stainless steel, brass, bronze, and copper with illuminated and non-illuminated options.
Spiral, floating, curved, and ornamental stair systems. Architecturally exposed steel structures. Forged and cast elements. The statement staircase that anchors a lobby or restaurant.
Interior ornamental railings, exterior ACR4500 balcony railings, bar-height partitions, mezzanine guardrails, and ADA handrails. Steel, stainless, brass, bronze, and copper.
Custom sculptures, wall art, decorative panels, lighting grids, ceiling features, and mixed-media installations. The one-of-a-kind pieces that define a hospitality interior.
Tables, chairs, hostess stands, bar foot rails, shelving systems, rolling planters, outdoor dining sets, and custom fixtures. Built for daily commercial use, not residential weekends.
Monument signs, building-mounted lettering, laser-cut logos, illuminated signage, and interior wayfinding. Brand expression fabricated in metal.
Entry gates, courtyard fencing, patio enclosures, and pool barriers. Ornamental designs that welcome guests while providing security and access control.
Hospitality projects call for materials that commercial and multifamily construction rarely touches. Our shop works across the full range of architectural metals with the welding, forming, and finishing capabilities each one requires.
Structural steel for stair systems and canopies. Ornamental steel for railings, partitions, and decorative elements. Blackened, painted, powder coated, or clear-coated raw finishes.
Brushed, polished, mirror, and satin finishes. Bar foot rails, kitchen-adjacent fixtures, exterior railings, and elements exposed to moisture and cleaning chemicals.
Handrails, guardrails, door hardware, and decorative elements. Polished, brushed, satin, antiqued, and patina finishes. Brings warmth and richness to upscale hospitality interiors.
Railings, hardware, signage, and commemorative elements. Oil-rubbed, antiqued, and living patina finishes. The material of choice for legacy hospitality properties.
Bar tops, backsplashes, decorative panels, and accent elements. Natural patina develops over time. Clear-coated to preserve bright finish or left raw to evolve.
ACR4500 balcony railings, patio fencing, entry canopies, and site furnishings. Powder coated in any color. The workhorse for exterior hospitality metalwork.
A selection of Metal City Fab hospitality and entertainment projects. Visit our full portfolio to see more.
Custom aluminum hanging lighting grid for the celebrity chef restaurant at the Detroit Metropolitan Airport. The overhead metalwork structure defines the dining area and serves as the visual anchor of the restaurant interior. Architecturally exposed construction with precision connections visible from below.
Custom ornamental steel scrollwork partition railing for the historic theater interior. Period-appropriate decorative metalwork fabricated to complement the existing ornamental character of the building while meeting current code requirements for guardrail height and loading.
Custom steel rolling planters with laser-cut decorative medallions for the restaurant and entertainment venue in downtown Detroit. The laser-cut medallions incorporate branded design elements specific to the venue. Rolling bases allow the planters to be repositioned for events and seasonal configurations.
Custom steel rebar spiral staircase railing for the creative agency office and hospitality space. The exposed rebar construction creates an industrial, raw aesthetic consistent with the building's character. A signature architectural feature that connects the two levels of the space.
Custom steel tube handrails and guardrails for the winery and event venue. Industrial aesthetic with clean lines to complement the converted warehouse architecture. Fabricated for both the tasting room and the event space with ADA-compliant transitions throughout.
Custom steel picket fencing and double-swing pedestrian gates for the restaurant and entertainment venue in Detroit's Corktown neighborhood. Ornamental design with heavy-duty hardware engineered for a high-traffic hospitality environment where hundreds of guests pass through the gates nightly.
