In the world of custom home design, the integration of architectural lighting design with the architect and interior designer plays a pivotal role in enhancing spatial aesthetics.
Thoughtfully implemented lighting not only highlights architectural features but also elevates both functionality and sophistication, ensuring that every corner of your home reflects your unique vision.
Deer Valley Ski Home Media Room
At Adaptive Design Group, we understand that exceptional lighting is not just about illumination; it’s about enhancing your lifestyle and showcasing your custom home’s true beauty.
Please enjoy our latest project features neutral earth tones and an artfully lit, temperature-controlled wine room.
Adaptive Design Group’s latest project – Deer Valley Ski Home
“Glenn and his firm designed the most amazing lighting system on earth for this home.” Douglas G. Bergeron
Blending Artistry, Technology, and Precision
“Lighting Design is an intense focus on successfully blending artistry, technology, application, and professional documentation.” — Glenn Merlin Johnson
At Adaptive Design Group, this philosophy guides everything we do. Architectural lighting design is far more than simply installing fixtures; it’s about crafting a harmonious balance where beauty meets function and innovation supports vision. Every light must be thoughtfully selected, precisely placed, and expertly controlled to enhance space, mood, and usability.
Our approach integrates the latest technologies with timeless artistry, ensuring each lighting plan is not only visually stunning but also technically flawless. From meticulous schematics to seamless collaboration with architects, builders, and interior designers, we deliver professional documentation that makes the complex simple and buildable.
This intense focus is why we lead the industry in luxury residential lighting, creating environments that inspire and elevate everyday living.
Contact us to experience architectural lighting design where artistry meets exacting expertise — and your home’s full potential shines.
It was an honor to speak alongside David Weinstein at CEDIA 2024 in Denver, where we explored one of the most overlooked—but most powerful—aspects of residential lighting: the EMOTION of LIGHT.
Today’s convergence of lighting and technology presents more than convenience or efficiency. It offers the ability to shape how a home feels. With architectural lighting design, we don’t just illuminate walls—we evoke calm, drama, focus, warmth. Every room becomes a story told through layered light.
Smart lighting control systems allow for this storytelling to be dynamic and personal. From subtle transitions throughout the day to immersive scenes for evenings and events, automatic lighting systems are finally matching the emotional range of the spaces they inhabit.
In this remarkable time—where design, emotion, and innovation intersect—we’re proud to be leading the charge. We continue to partner with luxury architects and builders nationally to deliver lighting that’s not just functional, but deeply felt.
Contact us to begin your residential lighting design journey.
Lighting Design That Looks Up, Down, and Through
When architectural lighting is thoughtfully designed, it doesn’t just illuminate a space—it redefines how it’s experienced. In this exceptional multi-level wine room, light serves as both guide and storyteller, revealing the space’s complexity one layer at a time.
From the ground level, your eyes are drawn upward through a sculptural tower of bottles and brushed metal. Step lighting and display illumination invite you closer, casting gentle glows across each shelf and accentuating the labels like artwork in a private gallery. But it doesn’t stop there—look higher, and you’ll notice a glass ceiling that opens the view to another room above, also filled with curated bottles, thoughtfully lit behind crystal-clear panels.
What might otherwise feel overwhelming becomes inviting, almost cinematic. Every element has a place. Every bottle has its moment. The lighting is calibrated to give warmth without glare, intention without distraction. Even the ladder—an elegant and practical detail—is lit in a way that feels like part of the display, blending form and function with grace.
This is the power of professional Architectural Lighting Design: the ability to shape a space not just by what it contains, but by how it’s perceived.
No two rooms are the same. But every room has a story. Let’s make sure yours is seen in the right light.
Partner with Adaptive Design Group—and let’s change your perspective.
Bringing Every Detail Into Focus
The true power of architectural lighting lies in its ability to elevate the character of a space, highlighting the intricate details that make a home unique. From custom wrought iron shutters to medieval-inspired lamps and fixtures, every element deserves careful attention so it can be seen and appreciated in the best light—literally.
At Adaptive Design Group, we approach lighting as a comprehensive experience. Every surface, corner, and design feature is considered, both inside and out. From recessed ceiling lights to decorative fixtures, task lighting, and accent layers, we carefully coordinate each source to complement the architecture, interior design, and the natural light that enters through windows.
This meticulous approach ensures that the mood of the space is enhanced, textures are accentuated, and the eye is drawn to what matters most. For a wine space or intimate lounge area, lighting becomes an artistic tool, emphasizing both functionality and beauty. Even subtle elements like shadows, reflections, or glow from a handling lamp can create depth, intimacy, and a sense of warmth throughout the room.
Professional lighting doesn’t just illuminate—it tells a story. Elements Are Brought to Life. By understanding the interplay between architecture, design, and technology, we ensure each space comes alive, every detail respected, every surface enhanced.
Elevate your home with lighting that captures the essence of its design. Contact us to discuss a custom Architectural Lighting Design plan for your residence.
Sweet dreams are made of this—a masterful blend of architectural materials, natural warmth, and sophisticated lighting design. In this luxury bedroom, every detail is intentional. Dark wood floors ground the space, while matching walls create a cocoon-like atmosphere of elegance and serenity. But it’s the lighting—layered, nuanced, and artfully integrated—that truly elevates the room into a work of art.
The glow begins beneath the bed itself, where soft recessed lighting lifts the platform in a subtle yet powerful way. Lamps add functional beauty at the bedside, while diffused natural light plays gently across the surfaces. But at the heart of this space is a spectacular feature wall: an illuminated panel that resembles marbled glass, glowing with amber, gold, and honey tones that harmonize perfectly with the surrounding finishes. It’s the soul of the room—radiating warmth, balancing mood, and connecting all the design elements into one cohesive, immersive experience.
This is lighting as storytelling. As emotion. As a design discipline that turns a bedroom into a sanctuary.
At Adaptive, we use precision engineering and intuitive control systems to ensure that every light in your home serves a purpose—visually, emotionally, and experientially.
Bring your next luxury project to life with Adaptive’s Lighting Design and Engineering expertise.
Our Founder, Glenn Merlin Johnson, has over 5 Trademarks regarding Architectural Lighting Design and processes. He leads an exceptional team of designers and engineers with over 80 years of combined experience.
“There are only two kinds of light; the glow that illuminates and the glare that obscures”
-Glenn Merlin Johnson
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Your style brought to life with Architectural Lighting Design.
Your home reflects your personal aesthetic—but thoughtful lighting brings it fully into the realm of experience. Beautiful finishes, clean lines, curated décor, or bold textures—all deserve illumination designed to honor their distinct character. At Adaptive Design Group, we craft architectural lighting plans that breathe life into your style, enhancing not just what you see, but what you feel.
We work intimately with homeowners, architects, and interior designers to ensure lighting is integrated from the earliest design phase. Layers of ambient, accent, task, and decorative lighting are chosen with care, matching material tones and spatial intent. When our team specifies lighting—from recessed cove lighting to precision-dimming fixtures and art-focused illumination—we’re crafting ambiance and emotion, not just visibility.
Our designs reveal the richness of wood grains, the artistry of metalwork, the textures of stone, and the vibrancy of art pieces. They create inviting pathways, comfortable layering between rooms, and subtle transitions between indoor elegance and outdoor tranquility. Each lighting element is intentionally aligned with your vision and your lifestyle.
Lighting exceptional interiors requires expertise—and an eye for detail. When done with design and intent, lighting becomes the art form that unifies a space.
Contact us to begin your lighting design journey and bring your style to life through masterful residential architectural lighting.
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