About Us
Design-Forward, By Trade
OGI Architectural Metal Solutions is the design-focused metal solutions division of Ohio Gratings — five decades of fabrication expertise, aimed squarely at architecture.
Our Story
Less Is More
OGI Architectural Metal Solutions grew out of Ohio Gratings' decades of metal fabrication expertise, formed to answer a question architects kept asking: could the same precision that goes into industrial grating be turned toward the visible, expressive parts of a building?
We work exclusively on the design side of metal — facade screens, shading systems, railing, and one-of-a-kind fabrication — where the fabricator's judgment matters as much as the drawing. Our approach is spare and confident: solve the problem cleanly, let the material speak, and disappear into the design rather than compete with it.
Our Philosophy
How We Work
01
Material Honesty
We treat metal for what it is — never dressing it up to imitate another material. Every finish, joint, and reveal is designed to read as exactly what it is.
02
Design-First Fabrication
Our shop works from your drawings, not a catalog. We engineer around the design intent rather than asking the design to adapt to our tooling.
03
Precision at Scale
A pattern that looks perfect on a rendering has to hold its geometry across a hundred-foot facade. We shop-draw, prototype, and field-verify to make sure it does.
Partnership Approach
From Concept to Installation
We embed early, reviewing concept sketches and BIM models alongside your team to flag fabrication constraints before they become budget surprises. Shop drawings come back with our engineering notes, not just a rubber stamp.
On site, our installation crews coordinate directly with the general contractor to protect tolerances and finish quality through the last panel. The result is a product that matches the rendering — not an approximation of it.
Who We Work With
Markets We Serve
Commercial Architecture
Institutional (Healthcare, Education, Government)
Hospitality
High-End Residential
Landscape Architecture
Transit / Infrastructure
The Team
Fabricators Who Speak Architecture
Our project engineers, detailers, and shop fabricators work daily with architectural drawing sets and specification language. It means fewer translation errors between your design and our production floor — and a partner who can suggest a better detail, not just execute the one you sent.