Urban Lounge at the Philharmonic House of Design
Irvine, California

The tenets of Sacred Living design were applied to an innovative modern media lounge that encourages togetherness and relaxation for the entire family. At the top of this stylish penthouse residence, Esterley immediately sets the stage for warmth and welcome in the stairwell, with a photo wall featuring casual family candids in sepia tones. Chromatherapy plays a key role with calming purple tones on the venetian plaster walls and cast via directional spotlights with colored lenses — this effect is carried through with color and lighting in the family lounge itself. In the lounge space, combined media and task spaces are intentionally designed for collaborative work and play. The healing power of crystals are introduced in dynamic ways — a Lalique crystal coffee table and sconces, and large quartz specimens used in artful ways.