Lighting
Fixture specification, lighting control, and scenes shaped around architecture, materials, and the changing rhythm of a home.
Discuss a project New York · South Florida
The art of
light and sound.
Lighting, shading, and audio—quietly engineered around the way you live.
Discuss a projectThoughtful technology for exceptional residential spaces.
01 / Approach
Technology should recede. The experience should remain.
We begin with the lived experience of light and sound—not a list of equipment. Working alongside architects, designers, builders, and homeowners, we resolve aesthetics, engineering, and budget early enough for the result to feel inevitable.
Shading
Detailed window treatments designed as part of the room—from tailored drapery to specialty motorized shades.
Audio
Music with presence, detail, and restraint. Speakers and wiring disappear into the architecture wherever the design calls for it.
02 / Selected work
Rooms shaped by light, sound, and material.
Residential lighting · New YorkLight as architecture
A sculptural fixture, concealed shading, and warm architectural lighting brought into balance.
03 / Window treatments
Every window is an architectural detail.
We design the complete treatment—not simply the motor. That can include tailored drapery, concealed pockets, skylight shades, bottom-up shades, and outdoor insect screens, all coordinated with the architecture, fabric, daylight, and control system.
- Tailored drapery
- Skylight and bottom-up shades
- Outdoor insect and solar screens
04 / Philosophy
Quiet controls. Boring processors. Beautiful rooms.
The best system is the one nobody has to think about. We put the complexity in equipment rooms and behind walls, leaving homeowners with tactile, intuitive controls that behave the same way every time.
- Reliable by design
- Simple at the point of use
- Serviceable for the long term
05 / Complex integration
For the difficult things other teams cannot quite solve.
Our residential sensibility is backed by deep controls and integration experience in demanding corporate environments. We connect lighting, automated shades, sensors, and building systems across platforms such as Lutron Athena and Mecho SolarTrac.
This work represents a focused part of our practice: diagnostics, specialty integration, and the last mile between systems that were never designed to speak to one another.
Bring us a difficult problem06 / Process
Listen
Understand how the home should feel, function, and age.
Coordinate
Align the design team around details, constraints, and budget.
Engineer
Build a documented system with the complexity kept out of sight.
Deliver
Install, commission, train, and remain available after move-in.
07 / Our markets
One practice, grounded in two design communities.
With offices in New York and Miami, Cole Audio Video works with architects, designers, builders, and homeowners to integrate lighting, shading, and audio into thoughtfully designed spaces. Our Miami office brings the same design-led approach, detailed engineering, and emphasis on reliability to South Florida.
New York City
Serving New York City, Northern New Jersey, Westchester, and the Hamptons.
269 Bowery, Unit 2New York, NY 10002
Miami
Serving Miami and select projects throughout South Florida.
3000 NE 2nd AvenueMiami, Florida
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