Aside from the uplights facing the palms, all the lighting is purposefully meant to enhance the structure and not take away from the natural evening sky.

Inside Anna created sophisticated lighting statements in task areas and focal areas in which art is displayed. Up-lighting was installed to feature the beautiful exposed beams and ceiling throughout the house. With sophisticated lighting comes sophisticated controls; a centrally located switching system provides the homeowner a way to adjust an entire room or rooms at once, as well as turning off lights with one switch.

This one-story, 3,000-square-foot house is a sanctuary inside and out. The architectural design is a style not of the past, but “of this time.” Jim Bruner, a UC alumnus and local advocate for preserving environmental resources, is a steward of the land in his personal and professional life. He is living out the ideals the Whitcombes had originally envisioned for this North Davis subdivision, as well as his own, in a town he’s called home for more than 30 years.