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Lighting That Moves With Your Life

Architectural lighting, tuned to the rooms, the materials and the rhythm of your day.

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Lighting brings fixtures, layout and control together, and lighting control systems gather every light in the home, inside and out, into one system, with scenes that change with the hour and the occasion. We design them with Lutron and Ketra for Los Angeles residences, and every smart lighting installation is tuned to the architecture and answers to a single, elegant keypad. 

  • Over 17 years of smart home expertise

  • 400+Los Angeles residences

  • CEDIA certified
  • HTA Certified Luxury
  • Over 17 years of smart home expertise

  • 400+Los Angeles residences

  • CEDIA certified
  • HTA Certified Luxury

Lighting control systems, fixtures and layout that honor the architecture.

A wood-ceilinged living and dining room open to the garden at dusk, lit by Ketra downlights

One System, Every Fixture

From a single room to the entire estate, every fixture is drawn into one system, so an evening is set with a single touch rather than a wall of switches.

A woman in a bright hallway beside a Basalte Lena panel and a brass Sentido keypad

Tuned to the Architecture

Scenes are tuned to the architecture and mood of every space, inside and out, from the glow across a stone wall at dusk to a hallway lit just enough at night.

A man in a wood-panelled living room in the evening, a Basalte speaker and keypads on the wall

Light That Follows the Day

Scenes follow the day as it changes. With Ketra, light moves from cool and bright in the morning to warm amber at night, and refined keypads keep every adjustment simple for family and guests.

A dark kitchen with black pendants over an island and lit shelving glowing warm along the walls

Interior Lighting Fixtures

Pendants, downlights, cove and shelf lighting are chosen with the architecture and the interior designer, so each fixture suits its room and answers to the same system as every other light in the home.

A Basalte Sentido keypad on a wall beside a softly lit seating area

Lutron Lighting Control Systems

Lutron HomeWorks and RadioRA 3 carry the scenes, with Ketra for tunable light and refined keypads in the rooms. Wired for a new build, wireless for a finished home, and joined to the rest of the home through your control platform.

Lighting Layout Design Services

We plan where light falls and where each keypad sits, room by room, in step with your architect and designer, so the layout is drawn into the plans early instead of added afterward.

Light that follows the day, from first light to last.

  1. A sunlit living room behind floor-to-ceiling glass, a woman stepping out to the terrace

    Morning

    Light rises gently with the automated window shades, and the home wakes naturally with you.

  2. A pool courtyard at dusk, lit by path lights, string lights and a fire table

    Entertaining

    One touch brings light, music and climate into balance for guests.

  3. A living room at sunset, cove lighting glowing along the ceiling

    Evening

    As the sun goes down, the light warms and softens, and the rooms settle into the night.

  4. A man on the edge of his bed at night, the room lit low

    Goodnight

    One touch at the bedside settles every light in the house, leaving a soft path where you need it.

Light that shifts with the hour, the season and the occasion.

Four considered steps, one team.

How we work
  1. Homeowners and a designer reviewing material samples at a kitchen table

    Understand

    We begin with how you live, and what should simply disappear.

  2. A white architectural model of a house in a design studio

    Design

    Planned around the architecture, in step with your architect and designer.

  3. A site lead reviewing drawings beside a pool

    Integrate

    Installed, connected and programmed with precision and minimal visual impact.

  4. A finished residence glowing at dusk at the end of a palm-lined drive

    Deliver

    Every scene commissioned, a personal walkthrough, then concierge care.

How it works with the rest of the home.

Every system in the home is designed with the others in mind. These are a few of the everyday moments where they meet.

See how every system connects
A woman touching a Basalte Ellie touch display, a brass Sentido keypad below it, with a living room and garden windows beyond

Daylight and heat

As the sun moves across the glass, shades adjust on their own to soften glare, protect art and furnishings and keep the view, easing the work of the cooling. Lighting fills in only as much as the daylight needs.

A candlelit dinner party, warm low-light scene, evening

Entertaining

One scene brings light, music and climate into balance for guests, indoors and out. As the evening drifts to the terrace, the music and the mood go with it.

Movie night

One preset transforms the room: the lights dim, the shades close, the screen descends and the sound comes alive. When the credits roll, one touch brings the room back.

Questions, answered.

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Should a smart lighting installation be wired or wireless?

It comes down to where the project stands. A wired system runs every lighting circuit to a central panel out of sight, clearing the walls of switch banks so keypads go only where they are wanted, and it is best planned from the start of a new build or major renovation. A wireless system fits existing wall boxes without opening walls, so it suits a finished home, and it can be adjusted later just as simply.

Which lighting brands do you work with?

We design lighting control with Lutron: HomeWorks and RadioRA 3 for control, Ketra for tunable light, and keypads from Lutron or Basalte. It can then join the rest of the home through Savant, Crestron or Control4, so the lights answer to the same panels and app as everything else. We recommend the platform that suits how you live, not the logo.

What is Ketra, and where does tunable light make a difference?

Ketra is Lutron’s tunable, full-spectrum light. It can follow the pattern of the sun, cool and bright in the morning and warm amber in the evening, and its Vibrancy setting tunes white light to bring out art, texture and rich materials. Living spaces and rooms built around art tend to benefit most, and because fixtures are placed and tuned room by room, it is best planned with the rest of the lighting design.

Will you work with our architect and interior designer?

Yes, and the earlier the better. Every system is planned around the architecture and interiors, in step with your architect and designer, down to each keypad and sightline. Bringing us in before fixtures and finishes are locked in lets the lighting be drawn into the plans rather than added afterward.

Who looks after the lighting once we have moved in?

The same team that designed it. We commission every scene, walk you through the home and hand over complete documentation, and our concierge team then stays on to care for it. Every Technology Support Membership includes 24/7 Basic Support.

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