Where the work began.
We were founded in Fort Worth in 2004, and most of our work still lives here — in the homes of west Fort Worth and in the restaurants people cross town for.
The homes
Montrachet, Montserrat, Mira Vista, River Hills, La Cantera, Westover Hills, and the older neighborhoods closer to downtown. More than two hundred homes in Fort Worth.
A new build and a forty-year-old house need different things. One needs its wiring planned before the walls close. The other needs a modern system hidden inside walls that already exist. We do both.
On the ridges of Montserrat and Montrachet, the view runs east to downtown. A terrace like that should come alive at dusk without anyone touching a switch.
Evenings outside
In Fort Worth, the backyard is where the evening goes. Landscape lighting that brings the old oaks forward, a pool that glows, sound that reaches the far end of the lawn without reaching the neighbors — all on one scene, from one keypad or your phone.
Fort Worth is building
The world-famous Fort Worth Stockyards draw millions of visitors a year, and the hotels are following.
- December 2025
The convention center’s first expansion phase opens.
- August 2026
Plans are announced for a $160 million pair of luxury hotels in the Stockyards, on Marine Creek.
- Late 2026
Work begins on the convention center’s next phase: new exhibit halls and a second ballroom.
The dining rooms we have designed in Fort Worth — from Quince to Don Artemio — were the first of this wave. Our Hospitality Division is ready for the next one.
What it takes
New construction.
Conduit, shade pockets, speaker locations and landscape circuits decided at plan review, when they cost the least.
Older homes.
Wireless lighting control and motorized shades, with wiring routed through attics and crawlspaces, so a house gains a modern system without losing its character.
Light and shade.
Lutron lighting and shading, designed with the architecture rather than added to it.
Sound and image.
Whole-home audio and media rooms that disappear when they are not in use.
One system.
Control4 ties it together, and The Otium Group, Inc — Security Division watches over it.
The rooms you already know
Our work runs rooms across the city — Quince, Dos Mares and Don Artemio. Hear an Otium room tonight.
The Dream Home
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 in Montrachet.
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For builders
We have worked alongside most of the custom builders on the west side. If you have built with us before, you know how we work. If it has been a while, call.
What we do here
Every home we design in Fort Worth 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 Fort Worth?
Tell us about it — we reply within one business day.
Nearby
Common questions
Do you work on older homes, or only new construction?
Both. In an existing home we use wireless lighting control and shades and route new wiring through attics and crawlspaces, so the walls stay intact.
Which parts of Fort Worth do you work in?
All of it. Most of our homes are on the west side — Montrachet, Montserrat, Mira Vista, River Hills, La Cantera and Westover Hills — and our office is in Fort Worth.
Do you design systems for restaurants too?
Yes. Quince, Dos Mares and Don Artemio all run our systems. Our Hospitality Division handles restaurants, bars and clubs.
How early should we involve you in a build?
At plan review, before the walls close. That is when every wire, conduit and shade pocket is cheapest to get right.
Who answers when something needs service?
Service calls go straight to our dedicated service coordinator.