01 / Custom gate
Reclaimed brick was all over the place. Special hinges, careful layout, and custom anchoring made the gate fit the real opening.
Design development · Special hardware · Layout and anchoring · Shop drawings
Architectural metalwork · Spokane, Washington
Designed first. Built right.
Modern Steel Design is the design-department partner behind the metal package, supporting estimating, engineering, detailing, fabrication, finishing, delivery, and installation.
01 / Why MSD
The whole process matters
CAD is only useful when the shop can build from it.
Modern Steel Design was founded by Dayton Maynard after a working life around the full metalwork process. That experience goes beyond modeling parts to understanding how work gets priced, engineered, approved, cut, welded, finished, delivered, and installed. MSD brings that fabrication judgment into the project before expensive problems reach the shop or field.
01Find the gapsScope holes, conflicting dimensions, missing connections, unclear finishes, and field conditions that need answers.
02Design around realityAvailable material, shop equipment, weld access, hardware, coatings, shipping, erection sequence, and installer access.
03Release useful informationClear approvals, shop drawings, part information, cut files, quantities, RFIs, and installation intent.
02 / Selected Work
Not just renderings
Field conditions. Coordinated models. Information people can build from.
02 / Stone stair rail
Start with the condition that actually exists. Build around that.
Field condition · Scan-to-fit modeling · Railing development
03 / Architectural canopies
The metal package includes every interface, not just the aluminum.
Approval package · Engineering · Fabrication and installation details
04 / Stairs + railings
Complex geometry becomes manageable when the steel, guards, fascia, landings, and support conditions are coordinated together.
3D development · Design for manufacture · Detailing support
03 / How MSD Helps
A design department partner for the shop
Keep the work moving from estimate to installation.
Preconstruction
Scope review, takeoffs, bid support, preliminary layouts, constructability input, and early questions before the number is locked in.
Design + Coordination
Concept development, field-driven modeling, client review packages, and coordination with architects, engineers, permitting, and other trades.
Shop + Fabrication Information
Approval drawings, shop drawings, part details, bills of material, DXFs, vendor-ready files, hardware, welds, finishes, and assembly intent.
Project Support
RFIs, revisions, procurement and outside-processing coordination, fabrication questions, field changes, and installation support through closeout.
04 / The Metal Package
One continuous process
Decisions made early show up in the shop and field later.
- 01Scope itPlans, specifications, schedule, quantities, exclusions, and the conditions nobody has answered yet.
- 02Develop itGeometry, interfaces, structure, hardware, finishes, fabrication approach, and client decisions.
- 03Coordinate itArchitecture, engineering, field dimensions, vendors, permits, RFIs, and revisions.
- 04Release itApproval drawings, shop information, parts, material, cut data, and a clear path into fabrication.
- 05Support itQuestions, substitutions, shop changes, field fit-up, and installation realities.
Plans, sketch, model, or field problem
Send what you have. We’ll figure out what the project needs.
Get a straight answer about scope, schedule, missing information, and where MSD can take weight off the team.