Lighting Changes Everything

Good lighting isn't about making everything brighter. It's about shaping how a room feels, what people notice, and how the space works when it is actually being used.

Good lighting isn't about making everything brighter. It's about shaping how a room feels, what people notice, and how the space works when it is actually being used.

A difficult bluff-side project sent us down the LiDAR rabbit hole. Starved Rock became our testing ground and helped shape the topographic mapping workflow we still use on complicated sites today.

A dated 1980s supper club became Fajitas through a focused renovation that balanced budget, schedule, existing conditions, lighting, and a completely new identity.

A historic home renovation that balanced preservation requirements with modern living, including a new attached garage, a carefully optimized site plan, and advocacy through the local design review process.

An early-stage fieldhouse concept created to turn a big idea into something stakeholders could see, understand, and get excited about before major investment or construction decisions were made.

A tightly constrained addition that transformed a modest vacation home into a full-time residence, adding bedrooms, an expanded primary suite, and a rooftop patio while making every inch of the site work harder.

A timeless Craftsman-inspired dream home designed for an older couple, with guest quarters, quilting space, optimized site views, and future improvements in mind. Built to serve the family today and endure for generations.