In terms of adhering to her client's wishes, DeLeon mentioned
that although her client's professional background influences
him to constantly look for upgrades, "the house was actually
built brand-new, so we wanted to keep up the integrity of what
the builder built." She split up the design process into two parts:
before the designing could occur, she and her team had to
understand and install all of the appliances that would need to
be involved. She and her team found themselves "focusing on
all the Smarthome and the open and close of the buttons, and all
these crazy lights and installs, and adding all these metal
doors...", making the process an extensive, but rewarding one.
DeLeon's favorite room in the house was less challenging
from a technological aspect, but more from a logistical
standpoint. She said "The space was sort of long, narrow,
and sideways. The challenge was 'How do we split up the
space and make it look cool?', so I did a series of really
funky chairs on one side, and the Philippe Starck shotgun
lamp as a cool novelty piece in the corner, and then I did
the living room."
After the laborious process, DeLeon said "It took a lot of time
to come up with that, and when we did it, it came out great."
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