White-painted brick home at night beneath large uplit oaks, a brick walk lined with path lights leading to a lit entry
The Otium Group  /  Colleyville

Under the old oaks.

Colleyville’s best streets are lined with oaks older than the houses. We design homes that light those trees well and live quietly beneath them.

Where we work

Oak Alley Estates, The Reserve at Colleyville and the Lakes of Somerset. More than a hundred custom homes across Westlake, Southlake and Colleyville.

The Bluffs

One of Colleyville’s newest addresses is The Bluffs: nine gated homesites, each an acre or more, on wooded hills off Pool Road, inside a perimeter stone wall, with homes of 5,000 square feet and up. On a lot like that, the technology is part of the architecture — landscape lighting that carries through the trees, a network that reaches the far edge of the acre, and the gate, the shades and the security on one system. Designed at plan review, while the walls are still open.

The new estates

Colleyville’s new enclaves — Park Hill, Eastpointe Terrace, The Bluffs and Oak Creek — sit on homesites from half an acre to several acres, and older homes on big lots are giving way to new estates. More land means more to light and connect: long drives, old trees, pools and outdoor rooms, all answering to one system.

The Dream Street

On Fort Worth Magazine’s 2023 Dream Street in Oak Alley, we designed the home automation for the English Arts and Crafts residence.

We have been Fort Worth Magazine’s technology partner on its showcase homes since 2013 — including the 2013 Dream Home, the 2018 Home of Dreams, the 2019 Showcase Home, the 2020 Dream Street and the 2025 Dream Home.

On recordFort Worth Magazine — 2019 Showcase Home, Colleyville (opens in a new tab)

What it takes

Light beneath the oaks.

Uplighting on the trunks and moonlighting from high in the canopy, so the light falls through the branches the way the moon does.

A network for the whole lot.

On half-acre and acre homesites, coverage to the pool, the patio and the far corner, managed as one secure network.

Light and shade inside.

Lutron lighting and motorized shades on the west glass, where the Texas sun is hardest.

Security.

The Otium Group, Inc — Security Division, monitored around the clock by a UL-Listed central station.

One system.

Control4 ties it together. Goodnight lowers the shades, arms the house and walks the landscape down to accent light.

For builders

If you have built with us before, you know how we work. If it has been a while, call. Bring us in at plan review.

What we do here

Every home we design in Colleyville draws on the same disciplines, planned together from the first drawings.

For homeowners

Most of our work begins with a homeowner who tells their builder they want us. Tell yours.

Planning a home in Colleyville?

Tell us about it — we reply within one business day.

Phone or email — whichever you prefer we use.

Prefer to talk? Call (817) 300-1518. How we handle what you send

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Common questions

Do you work in Oak Alley, The Reserve and the Lakes of Somerset?

Yes, along with homes across the rest of Colleyville.

Did you work on the 2023 Dream Street?

Yes. We designed the home automation for the English Arts and Crafts residence in Oak Alley.

Can you light the mature oaks on our lot?

Yes. We uplight the trunks and moonlight from the canopy, so the light falls through the branches the way the moon does.

Can you take over an existing system?

Yes. We take over existing Control4 and Lutron systems, keep the wiring and hardware that is sound, and re-document everything.

Who answers when something needs service?

Service calls go straight to our dedicated service coordinator.