Designed new landscape lighting for ultra high-end condominiums' public spaces and gardens, where a patch work of "cool white" LED fixtures installed by a slew of different electricians had resulted in a cacophony of colors & fixture types. We first surveyed the gardens & prepared As-Built lighting plans & Fixture Schedules to see what lighting could be re-used, & then conducted a mock-up showing that well-placed, warmer-colored lighting could be more relaxing, flattering & interesting. On existing fixtures where we would change the lamps for this in the future, we added both neutral density gels to dim the brightness, & specific amber gels to adjust the color for the mock-up (both strategies borrowed from our television & theatrical lighting design experience - part of our unique skill set for solving lighting problems!). Finally we added baffles to recessed tree uplights along walkways to demonstrate the calming effect of removing glare from the garden's beauty. 

landscape architect: Patrick Bilton, Wirtz International, New York, New York & Schoten,  Belgium