Custom task lighting and shelving illumination allow for reading and display while preserving architectural form.
Warm-dim coves and bedside accents create a serene environment, perfect for relaxing or preparing for rest.
Back in the mid-1970s, when I barely knew what a light bulb was, I picked up a copy of James A. Michener’s Centennial. The book followed the land itself—eastern Colorado, from prehistoric times through the 1970s— and how layer upon layer of human ambition, ingenuity, and plain old stubbornness shaped a place. Fifty years later, I found myself on a Zoom call with two gentlemen who are layering light, control, and intention onto a brand-new custom home just southeast of Denver in, you guessed it, Centennial, Colorado. The same ground Michener wrote about, but now the story is being written in photons instead of cattle trails. The house is roughly 7,500–8,000 square feet of Rocky Mountain contemporary, and the lighting story is a textbook example of why the role of the integrator has become indispensable. Not just in high-end residential, but in every architectural lighting conversation I’m having these days. The integrator is no longer the “AV guy who also does lights.” Increasingly, the integrator is the only one who can deliver a complete, cohesive lighting experience because they own controls, project management, and execution from day one. Tyson Rabani, founder and CEO of Quality Audio Video (GoQAV) in Centennial, Colorado, led the technology integration. He
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Proluxe linear coves and warm-dim DMF downlights create a layered, ambient glow in the main living area.