Estate lighting for Hasentree
Hasentree is a gated golf community in Wake Forest, known for large custom homes on wooded lots. Properties here often have long driveways, generous front lawns, curving garden walks, pools and outdoor living areas, with mature trees around the edges and open views toward the course.
Homes at this scale need a plan. Without one, lighting gets added piece by piece, and the result is a scatter of bright spots with no connection between them. A well-designed system ties the property together: the drive leads to the entry, the walks lead around the house, and the terrace and pool open up as a series of scenes you can enjoy from the seating or from inside.
Lite Visions does one thing, landscape lighting, and we bring the same care to a single garden walk as to a full estate. The light is warm 2700K, and darkness is left between the scenes on purpose, so the property feels composed rather than installed.
How Joe designs: a sequence of scenes
Joe Yanulevich, a Raleigh native, spent more than 35 years working in the concert and stage lighting industry. He designed lighting for regional bands including the Embers, Nantucket and Glassmoon, ran lights for opening acts on national tours, and toured as a lighting technician with Alan Jackson, Tim McGraw, Whitney Houston and Trans-Siberian Orchestra. He’s credited as Second Electric on Alan Jackson’s Who I Am album.
A concert isn’t one look; it’s a sequence of them, each one built for a moment in the show. Joe would design a Hasentree property the same way. Arrival is one scene, with the drive and entry framed by uplit trees. The garden walk is another, with low path lights and shadow patterns underfoot. The pool and terrace are a third, where reflections in the water double the effect of every tree you light. Each scene stands on its own, and together they make the property feel complete.
On a property this size, Joe also thinks about what you see from the street and from the course. The lighting should look composed from every direction, never like a parking lot. Larger properties can be installed in phases, starting with the scenes you’ll enjoy most. Joe earned awards at the 2023 Sterling Lighting Summit Lighting Design Challenge.
The curving paver walkway was taken in Hasentree. The pool reflections are from another Wake Forest home.
Featured in Masters of Landscape Lighting
Joe’s work is featured in the book Masters of Landscape Lighting, alongside designers recognized for what the craft can be at its best.
See more of Joe’s work
Browse the full landscape lighting portfolio, or start at the Lite Visions home page to learn more about Joe. For a closer look at how he thinks about light, read why great lighting is composed, not installed and why the best lighting design is invisible.
Nearby, we also design lighting in Wexford, Wake Forest and Wakefield. For neighborhood pages across the Triangle, see North Raleigh and Falls Lake.
Questions we hear in Hasentree
What does landscape lighting cost?
Most Lite Visions projects start at about $4,500. The final number depends on the size of the property and how many areas you want to light. A larger design can be installed in phases: start with the scenes you’ll enjoy most, and add the rest when you’re ready.
Will my lighting be warm white, or can it change color?
Warm 2700K white is our standard. It flatters brick, stone, bark and foliage, and it gives a home a relaxed, natural glow. Color-changing lighting is available as an option if you’d like to change the look for holidays, seasons or game days, and it can return to warm white whenever you want.
How is the lighting controlled and maintained?
Your lighting can be set to come on at dusk and turn off at the time you choose, so you don’t have to think about it. As trees and plantings grow, fixtures can be adjusted to keep each scene looking right. Joe personally designs every system and is available to take care of you if anything ever comes up.
Start with a daytime design consultation
Every project begins with a daytime design consultation: a conversation and a walk around your property, with no pressure. Joe will listen to how you use your home in the evening, look at what makes your Hasentree property special, and talk you through what’s possible.
Schedule Your Daytime Design Consultation
Prefer to talk first? Call Joe at Nine one Nine-518-9950, or email litevisionsrdu@gmail.com.
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