Low voltage and colour changing LED built into the hardscape as it goes in, not bolted on afterward.
Architectural lighting in Vernon is what turns a finished property into one people use after dark. Stair treads that light themselves, walls washed in warm light, water features that change colour on command. Done well, you see the effect and never the fixture.
The difference is when it goes in. Most outdoor lighting is added after the landscape is finished, which means trenching through lawn, drilling into caps and running wire where it shows. We wire lighting as we build: conduit laid before the base, fixtures set into the wall caps and stair risers as they go up, transformers and controls planned from the start.
It is why the lit stairs and water features in our gallery look the way they do. The lighting was part of the build, not an afterthought.
Almost always built together with our custom hardscapes and landscape construction, so the wiring is in before the surface is.
Fixtures set into risers, treads and wall caps as the stairs are built, for safe footing and a clean look at night.
RGB lighting built into water feature walls and basins, with colour and scene control.
Warm light grazed across retaining walls, stone and planting to show the texture of the build.
Low voltage systems on timers or app based control, sized for the property with room to add more later.
Tell us what you want lit and how you use the property at night.
Fixture locations, conduit routes and transformer positions set out before the walls and hardscape go in.
Conduit laid under the base, fixtures set into caps, risers and features as each one goes up.
Everything tested, aimed and set up after dark, with timers and colours programmed before we hand it over.
A single warm colour across stairs, walls and paths. Timeless and easy on the eye.
Full colour control for water features and feature walls, from a quiet blue to a full show.
Warm white for safety and structure, RGB on one or two features. The approach on most of our lit builds.
We do not publish prices, because no two properties are the same. These are the things that decide the scope, and we walk you through each one on the site visit.
Every step light, cap light and wall washer adds up. We place them where they do work, not everywhere.
Lighting planned into the build avoids the trenching and cutting a retrofit needs.
RGB fixtures and controllers cost more than warm white.
Long wire runs and spread out features need more transformer capacity and careful sizing.
Lighting inside a water feature has to be rated and sealed for it.
In Vernon, lighting earns its keep on hillside properties. Stairs that link terraces need to be safe after dark, and the walls that make those terraces possible are worth showing off. On lakeview lots above Okanagan Lake and Kalamalka Lake, the lighting is also about how the property looks from below.
Kelowna’s newer hillside homes are built for long summer evenings outside. We design lighting for pool decks, outdoor living areas and stair systems there as part of larger builds, planned in with the hardscape rather than added once it is finished.
On larger Armstrong properties, lighting is more about pathways, driveways and outdoor living areas spread across a bigger yard. Longer wire runs and more distance between features mean the system has to be sized properly from the start.
We also build across the wider North Okanagan. If your property is outside these three, call and ask.
Sometimes. The best results come when lighting is built in with the hardscape, and on our own builds it always is. On an existing property, we look at what can be added cleanly and what would mean cutting into finished work.
Low voltage systems are the standard for landscape and water feature lighting. Fixtures in or near water have to be rated for it, and the system is installed to code.
Yes, with RGB fixtures. Colours and scenes are set from a controller or an app, like the water feature wall in our gallery shown in blue, green and red.
Very little. LED fixtures last a long time and use little power. An occasional clean and a check of the timer settings each season is usually all it takes.
Before the walls and hardscape are built. That is when conduit can go under the base and fixtures can be set into caps and risers, rather than cut in afterward.
Call and tell us what you are building. The best time to plan the lighting is before the first wall goes up.
