Lighting Styles
The best visual effects are achieved through a variety of lighting techniques. Each technique showcases unique aspects of your home and landscape design. The best lighting design not only showcases your home and landscape but helps to keep it safe and secure for you and your family. We only use the finest lighting fixtures in the industry including CAST Lighting and SPJ Lighting.
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Area Lighting: Placement of fixtures to illuminate a large area without accentuating any particular object. Cross Lighting: Intentional intersection of light beams at pre-determined angles to create depth from the interplay of light and shadows. Down Lighting: Placement of lighting to illuminate an area or architectural element below the fixture. Mirror Lighting: Placement of fixtures to illuminate an object which is reflected on the surface of a nearby pool, pond or other water feature. This technique creates a calm and relaxing atmosphere. Moon Lighting: Placement of fixtures in tree branches to create a moonlit effect. Lights create shadows that produce a variety of patterns on ground surfaces. Pathway Lighting: Placement of fixtures to project light onto a walkway to help illuminate the walking surface. Security Lighting: Strategic placement of fixtures to create no-glare illumination for optimal security. Shadowing: Placement of fixtures behind landscape and structural features to create dramatic contrast with light and shadow. |
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Silhouetting: Backlighting of an area to enhance and display an architectural detail or landscaping object.
Spot Lighting: Placement of fixtures to illuminate a specific feature or object.
Step Lighting: Placement of fixtures to illuminate a step or group of steps to increase visibility and safety.
Up Lighting: Placement of fixtures at ground level to illuminate upwards. This technique dramatically highlights architectural and landscape elements by accentuating texture, size, color and other features.
Wall-Washer Lighting: Placement of fixtures that create a soft illumination which accent the textures of the wall surfaces.
Water/Pond Lighting: Placement of underwater fixtures that add general illumination of the area or light specific underwater objects
