Collage of architectural elements featuring balusters, a grand building façade, classical columns, and decorative capitals.

Columns &

Balustrades

Redefine the majesty of your home, with BAC’s customized architectural elements.

  • BAC’s columns are the epitome of architectural elegance, offering strength and style for any project. Crafted to perfection, our columns bring a sense of majesty to entrances, interiors, and outdoor spaces.

  • BAC balustrades bring a sense of grandeur to indoor and outdoor spaces. From ornate to minimalist, our balustrades are custom-designed to match your architectural vision.

Luxurious mansion exterior with columns and decorative balconies.

We take pride in crafting columns that reflect centuries of architectural tradition while embracing modern innovation. Our columns are designed to enhance homes and commercial spaces, offering a seamless sense of beauty and strength. From ornate Corinthian styles to minimalist modern designs, our columns are built to make a lasting impression.

Columns

  • Materials: Limestone, Travertine

Exterior of a large brick building with columns and arched entrance
Entrance of the Joan D. Fogel Atrium with glass doors and large windows, surrounded by brick walls and white columns, with landscaping plants in front.
Elegant house with classical columns and ornate iron balconies
Modern hotel lobby with a curved staircase, large pillar, and natural light.
Large white mansion with neoclassical architecture, featuring columns, large arched windows, and a balcony. Surrounded by trees and greenery under a blue sky.

Our balustrades are more than just design elements; they’re a testament to timeless style. Designed to enhance any space, these pieces bring the perfect balance of classical beauty and modern versatility. Each piece is customized to reflect your architectural vision with a commitment to artistry and quality, ensuring a stunning finish for your project.

Balustrades

  • Materials: Limestone, Travertine

Luxury mansion with a swimming pool and a lawn, featuring a statue of a panther in the foreground.
Luxurious mansion with classical architecture featuring columns, large arched windows, and a tiled roof. There is a curved bridge over an outdoor swimming pool, with lounge chairs and potted plants surrounding the area.
Ornate architectural detail with decorative urns and carving
  • Interior staircase with beige stone balusters and a brown textured wall.
  • Ornate wrought iron gate with gold accents set in stone pillars along a sidewalk, lined with decorative urns and bare trees in the background.
  • Decorative balcony with urn planters and balusters against blue sky
  • Elegant mansion exterior with white columns and decorative railings.
  • Elegant two-story house with classical architecture, featuring a dark slate roof, white exterior walls, decorative balconies, and ornate cornices against a clear blue sky.
  • Elegant mansion with a swimming pool, outdoor staircase, decorative statues, and landscaped lawn under a clear blue sky.

Material Introduction

At Buffalo Architectural Casting, we celebrate the inherent beauty and unique character found in natural variations within our cast products. Each piece we create tells its own story, distinguished by subtle differences in texture, shade, and pattern that are the hallmark of genuine craftsmanship. These variations are not imperfections; they are the essence of authenticity and individuality, ensuring that every product is a one-of-a-kind work of art. By embracing these natural distinctions, we deliver architectural elements that add depth, personality, and timeless elegance to any space, reflecting the true artistry of nature and the skill of our artisans.

  • Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete (GFRC) is a lightweight cast material typically used to create replacement units for sculptural terracotta and limestone.

    BAC differs from other cast mantel fabricators in that we cast in lightweight GFRC rather than in solid cast stone. Our finished product is less than an inch thick, and weighs only about 15lbs per square foot. With the feel and appearance of natural stone. GFRC offers superlative durability and longevity.

    GFRC can be fabricated to achieve a wide variety of finishes. Buffalo Architectural Casting does not maintain stock finish colors/textures for GFRC (Restoration), as each restoration project necessitates a custom color and texture match. Mix designs can be developed to achieve a finish which replicates terracotta, natural stone, cast stone, and other historic materials.

  • Limestone is one of the oldest building materials in the world. GFRC was originally conceived as a higher preforming replacement for limestone on historic buildings.

    Smooth, with minimal variation in color. Rough to the touch. Sleek.

  • The Ancient Romans mined Travertine for building temples, monuments, and aqueducts.

    BAC uses as semi-dry GFRC mix to create natural Travertine texture.

    Pitted to the touch, with variation in color. Warm. Dramatic.

Close-up of a beige, textured sand surface.
Close-up of a textured white plaster wall surface.
Close-up of fine beach sand texture.
close-up of textured white sand

1a. Crema Limestone

2a. Bianco Limestone

3a. Grigio Limestone

4a. Natural Limestone

Close-up of a rough, beige stone surface with small holes and textured patterns
Close-up of a white textured wall surface with speckled patterns and small cracks.
Textured concrete wall surface with small pits and rough areas
Close-up view of beige stucco wall texture with rough, uneven surface and scattered small indentations.

1b. Crema Travertine

2b. Bianco Travertine

3b. Grigio Travertine

4b. Natural Travertine

Indoor plant in a decorative pot on a mantel next to a black modern lamp.

Schedule a Design Consultation Today!

To get started on your hand crafted piece, schedule a consultation with one of our designers.  Here’s the process:

  • Send us inspiration and precedent. This can be in the form of a photo, sketch, or even rough dimensions. To give us an idea of what we can do to bring your ideas to life.

  • We’ll draft a concept, a few shop drawings, along with pricing.  You will select your finish, and we will provide samples curated to your vision while making tweaks until you are satisfied.

  • You approve the final design, sign a proposal and submit a deposit.  We get to work.

  • Our team of experienced craftspeople sculpt models, make molds, and cast your pieces with warmth in every detail.

    We will keep you up to date with photos of our progress. Once complete we will ask for final payment.

  • We ship your finished product to your door, and provide an installation guide to your contractor.  We’re available weekdays 8:00am - 4:00pm to answer any questions or concerns you may have.