Ugh, we have been going back and forth about vanity lighting with our architect, who specified low-voltage puck lights over our bathroom vanity, on a wood soffit in the ceiling over the mirror that's mostly hollow but hides some A/C ductwork. The problem is that she is specifying that they be recessed, when the manufacturer specs clearly say they cannot be recessed in a soffit; they can be recessed only if the top of the cabinet is not enclosed. And these things are uuuugly.

Are there any options for low-voltage lighting that CAN be recessed in an application like this? Or maybe a puck or other fixture that can be surface mounted but looks a bit nicer?