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The Sun Rail Project

This exterior railing project was designed by landscape architect J.P. Shadley & created by hand (& "brought to life") by Maynard Studios. Installation in Louisville, Kentucky with photos by Matthew & Karine Maynard.
Project Year: 2011
Project Cost: $10,001 - $25,000
Country: United States
This exterior railing project was designed by landscape architect J.P. Shadley & created by hand (& "brought to life") by Maynard Studios. Installation and other photos by Matthew & Karine Maynard.
The Sun Rail
This exterior railing project was designed by landscape architect J.P. Shadley & created by hand (& "brought to life") by Maynard Studios. Installation and other photos by Matthew & Karine Maynard.
The Sun Rail
This exterior railing project was designed by landscape architect J.P. Shadley & created by hand (& "brought to life") by Maynard Studios. Installation and other photos by Matthew & Karine Maynard.
The Sun Rail
This exterior railing project was designed by landscape architect J.P. Shadley & created by hand (& "brought to life") by Maynard Studios. Installation and other photos by Matthew & Karine Maynard.
The Sun Rail
This exterior railing project was designed by landscape architect J.P. Shadley & created by hand (& "brought to life") by Maynard Studios. Installation and other photos by Matthew & Karine Maynard.
The Sun Rail
This exterior railing project was designed by landscape architect J.P. Shadley & created by hand (& "brought to life") by Maynard Studios. Installation and other photos by Matthew & Karine Maynard.
The Sun Rail
This exterior railing project was designed by landscape architect J.P. Shadley & created by hand (& "brought to life") by Maynard Studios. Installation and other photos by Matthew & Karine Maynard.
The Sun Rail
This exterior railing project was designed by landscape architect J.P. Shadley & created by hand (& "brought to life") by Maynard Studios. Installation and other photos by Matthew & Karine Maynard.
The Sun Rail
Before
Photo from the blacksmith's shop. (Production of the Sun Rail). Matthew Maynard bends the steel while it's red hot, after coming out of the blacksmith's forge. Photo by Karine Maynard.
The Sun Rail Project
Before
The final fitting shows every piece will fall right in place. Welds are yet undressed, but if the posts line up exactly where specified by the Landscape Architect, and the brick mason has done his job, then the blacksmith's can now proceed further. On-site installation photo.
The Sun Rail Project
Photo from the blacksmith's shop. (Production of the Sun Rail). Landscape Architect J.P. Shadley created this unique design from sample examples & photographs of the Maynard's work.
The Sun Rail Project
Before
Photo from the blacksmith's shop. (Production of the Sun Rail). Individual pickets are hammered on an anvil.
The Sun Rail Project
On-site fitting of the railing before it gets the "design elements", to secure our fit and location of the newel posts is 100% accurate.
The Sun Rail Project
Before
Photo from the blacksmith's shop. (Production of the Sun Rail). Fitting the design elements in the studio.
The Sun Rail Project
Photo from the blacksmith's shop. (Production of the Sun Rail). Heating the steel in the forge.
The Sun Rail Project
Photo from the blacksmith's shop. (Production of the Sun Rail). Heating the steel in the forge.
The Sun Rail Project
Before
Photo from the blacksmith's shop. (Production of the Sun Rail).
The Sun Rail Project
Photo from the blacksmith's shop. (Production of the Sun Rail).
The Sun Rail Project
Photo from the blacksmith's shop. (Production of the Sun Rail).
The Sun Rail Project
Landscape Designer J.P. Shadley discusses onsite how he worked with Matthew & Karine Maynard to bring his "design to life", at a garden tour sponsored by The Cultural Landscape Foundation.
The Sun Rail Project