Old walls, new systems.
Highland Park and University Park — two towns, one school district, and some of the most carefully kept streets in Texas. We have been working inside them for years.
Where we design
Highland Park, from Beverly Drive and Armstrong Parkway to Lakeside Drive along Turtle Creek. Highland Park West. University Park, from Caruth Boulevard to the streets around SMU.
The old house
A 1920s Tudor on Beverly Drive was built for lamps and radiators, not a network. We bring it up to date from the inside — wireless lighting control and shades, wiring routed through attics and basements, keypads finished to match the original hardware — so the plaster, the leaded glass and the character stay exactly as they are.
The new house
A new build in University Park often stands three stories tall on a 60-foot lot, with neighbors a few feet away. That means a network that reaches every floor, sound that stays inside the walls, landscape lighting scaled to a narrow lot, and shades that give privacy without giving up the light.
What it takes
Light and shade.
Lutron lighting and shading, designed with the architecture rather than added to it.
Sound and image.
Media rooms and whole-home audio that disappear when they are not in use.
Security.
The Otium Group, Inc — Security Division, monitored around the clock by a UL-Listed central station.
Away for the summer.
Arm the house, set the shades, watch the cameras and adjust the climate from wherever you are — and know someone local will answer if anything needs attention.
One system.
Control4 ties it together, so the whole house answers to one keypad.
The Village
Highland Park Village opened in 1931 as one of the first planned shopping centers in America, and it is still the neighborhood’s living room. We know it well — more than one conversation about a house has started over lunch at Bistro 31.
The Dream Home
We have designed the home automation and shading for every Fort Worth Magazine Dream Home since 2013, and a home on each of its Dream Streets.
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.
For homeowners
Most of our work begins with a homeowner who tells their builder they want us. Tell yours.
Common questions
Do you work in Highland Park and University Park?
Yes. We have been working in the Park Cities for years, in historic homes and new construction alike, from Beverly Drive to the streets around SMU.
Can you modernize a historic home without damaging it?
Yes. We use wireless lighting control and shades, route new wiring through attics and basements, and finish keypads to match the original hardware, so the walls and details stay intact.
We’re building on a tight lot. What should we plan for?
Bring us in at plan review. On a narrow three-story house, the network, speaker locations, shade pockets and landscape circuits are cheapest to get right before the framing goes up.
Can we manage the house while we’re away?
Yes. Security, shades, cameras and climate all run from your phone, and the house is monitored around the clock by a UL-Listed central station.
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.