{"id":7548,"date":"2026-09-21T08:17:36","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T08:17:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/houstonlightscapes.com\/resources\/projects\/oak-uplighting-circular-drive\/"},"modified":"2026-10-06T18:44:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T18:44:17","slug":"oak-uplighting-circular-drive","status":"publish","type":"projects","link":"https:\/\/houstonlightscapes.com\/resources\/projects\/oak-uplighting-circular-drive\/","title":{"rendered":"Oak Uplighting &amp; Circular Drive"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-group has-color-2-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns big-gap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<p class=\"eyebrow wp-block-paragraph\">On this property<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What the photograph <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-color-5-color\">shows<\/mark><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When a property has one specimen tree in front of the house, the design usually decides itself: the tree is the subject and the house is the backdrop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Holding the elevation slightly darker than the canopy is what makes that work. Light both at the same level and the two flatten into one bright wall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list check-list\">\n<li>Uplighting into the canopy from several angles<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Facade uplighting held below the tree level<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Drive and turning circle read from the road<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Planting beds lit as the middle layer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"more wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/houstonlightscapes.com\/resources\/residential-lighting-projects\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"7355\">Residential Lighting Projects<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-89fd3f4c wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"eyebrow wp-block-paragraph\">Services<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What went into <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-color-5-color\">it<\/mark><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group linkcard-grid is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-cda6dc4f wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-h-4-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/houstonlightscapes.com\/tree-lighting-moonlighting\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/houstonlightscapes.com\/tree-lighting-moonlighting\/\">Tree Lighting &amp; Moonlighting<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-sm-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Uplighting into a canopy, or moonlighting down through it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-h-4-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/houstonlightscapes.com\/pathway-driveway-entry-lighting\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/houstonlightscapes.com\/pathway-driveway-entry-lighting\/\">Pathway, Driveway &amp; Entry Lighting<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-sm-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Routes and arrival, without a runway of identical fixtures.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-h-4-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/houstonlightscapes.com\/architectural-accent-lighting\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/houstonlightscapes.com\/architectural-accent-lighting\/\">Architectural &amp; Accent Lighting<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-sm-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Stone, brick, columns, rooflines and entries.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group has-color-2-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-89fd3f4c wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"eyebrow wp-block-paragraph\">More work<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-color-5-color\">projects<\/mark><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"row related-projects-row\">\r\n                    <div class=\"col blocks-4\">\r\n                <div class=\"item-project anim\">\r\n                        <div class=\"top-wrapper\">\r\n                                                                <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonlightscapes.com\/resources\/projects\/entry-walkway-tree-lighting\/\"\r\n                                    class=\"thumbnail-link\"\r\n                                    title=\"Entry, Walkway &amp; Tree Lighting\">\r\n                                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\r\n                                            src=\"https:\/\/houstonlightscapes.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Humble1-scaled-1.jpg\"\r\n                                            width=\"768\"\r\n                                            height=\"549\"\r\n                                            alt=\"Entry, Walkway &amp; Tree Lighting\"\r\n                                        >\r\n                                    <\/a>\r\n                                                        <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"content-wrapper\">\r\n                                                                <div class=\"location\">League City<\/div>\r\n                                                            <h3 class=\"entry-title\">\r\n                                <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonlightscapes.com\/resources\/projects\/entry-walkway-tree-lighting\/\" title=\"Entry, Walkway &amp; Tree Lighting\">Entry, Walkway &amp; Tree Lighting<\/a>\r\n                            <\/h3>\r\n                            <div class=\"post-excerpt\">\r\n                                <p>Architectural &#038; Accent \u00b7 Pathway<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"col blocks-4\">\r\n                <div class=\"item-project anim\">\r\n                        <div class=\"top-wrapper\">\r\n                                                                <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonlightscapes.com\/resources\/projects\/entrance-drive-facade\/\"\r\n                                    class=\"thumbnail-link\"\r\n                                    title=\"Entrance, Drive &amp; Facade\">\r\n                                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\r\n                                            src=\"https:\/\/houstonlightscapes.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hl-project-courtyard-entry-900.webp\"\r\n                                            width=\"768\"\r\n                                            height=\"512\"\r\n                                            alt=\"Entrance, Drive &amp; Facade\"\r\n                                        >\r\n                                    <\/a>\r\n                                                        <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"content-wrapper\">\r\n                                                                <div class=\"location\">Mixed-use property<\/div>\r\n                                                            <h3 class=\"entry-title\">\r\n                                <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonlightscapes.com\/resources\/projects\/entrance-drive-facade\/\" title=\"Entrance, Drive &amp; Facade\">Entrance, Drive &amp; Facade<\/a>\r\n                            <\/h3>\r\n                            <div class=\"post-excerpt\">\r\n                                <p>Facade \u00b7 Drive approach<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"col blocks-4\">\r\n                <div class=\"item-project anim\">\r\n                        <div class=\"top-wrapper\">\r\n                                                                <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonlightscapes.com\/resources\/projects\/rooftop-terrace-lighting\/\"\r\n                                    class=\"thumbnail-link\"\r\n                                    title=\"Rooftop Terrace Lighting\">\r\n                                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\r\n                                            src=\"https:\/\/houstonlightscapes.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hl-project-rooftop-bar-900.webp\"\r\n                                            width=\"768\"\r\n                                            height=\"512\"\r\n                                            alt=\"Rooftop Terrace Lighting\"\r\n                                        >\r\n                                    <\/a>\r\n                                                        <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"content-wrapper\">\r\n                                                                <div class=\"location\">Hospitality<\/div>\r\n                                                            <h3 class=\"entry-title\">\r\n                                <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonlightscapes.com\/resources\/projects\/rooftop-terrace-lighting\/\" title=\"Rooftop Terrace Lighting\">Rooftop Terrace Lighting<\/a>\r\n                            <\/h3>\r\n                            <div class=\"post-excerpt\">\r\n                                <p>Outdoor gathering space<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"col blocks-4\">\r\n                <div class=\"item-project anim\">\r\n                        <div class=\"top-wrapper\">\r\n                                                                <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonlightscapes.com\/resources\/projects\/entry-walkway-oaks\/\"\r\n                                    class=\"thumbnail-link\"\r\n                                    title=\"Entry, Walkway &amp; Oaks\">\r\n                                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\r\n                                            src=\"https:\/\/houstonlightscapes.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hl-project-jersey-village-oak-900.webp\"\r\n                                            width=\"768\"\r\n                                            height=\"512\"\r\n                                            alt=\"Entry, Walkway &amp; Oaks\"\r\n                                        >\r\n                                    <\/a>\r\n                                                        <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"content-wrapper\">\r\n                                                                <div class=\"location\">Jersey Village<\/div>\r\n                                                            <h3 class=\"entry-title\">\r\n                                <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonlightscapes.com\/resources\/projects\/entry-walkway-oaks\/\" title=\"Entry, Walkway &amp; Oaks\">Entry, Walkway &amp; Oaks<\/a>\r\n                            <\/h3>\r\n                            <div class=\"post-excerpt\">\r\n                                <p>Tree Lighting \u00b7 Pathway<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n\r\n        \r\n    <\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group bottom-light has-color-2-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-bbbdc522 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center eyebrow wp-block-paragraph\">Free consultation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Your property, after&nbsp;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-color-5-color\">dark<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-lead-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Every project here started the same way: a walk of the site and a conversation about what the owner wanted to see at night.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-3e41869c wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/houstonlightscapes.com\/resources\/free-consultation\/\">Schedule a Free Lighting Consultation<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"tel:713-461-3600\">713-461-3600<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tree Lighting \u00b7 Driveway<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":7547,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","projects-category":[94],"class_list":["post-7548","projects","type-projects","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/houstonlightscapes.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/projects\/7548","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/houstonlightscapes.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/projects"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/houstonlightscapes.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/projects"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/houstonlightscapes.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7547"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/houstonlightscapes.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7548"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"projects-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/houstonlightscapes.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/projects-category?post=7548"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}