As the main property feature we envisioned something that would be a wow factor that very few other homes, if any, would have the same concept. Welcome to the 10 foot high by 5 foot wide full size Quartz slab with backlit lighting that during the day shines through the veins, and by night the whole slab lights up leaving everyone astounded. The idea came whilst touring the slab company and a sample of the Quartz was on display. After inquiring about the slab and learning about its translucent capabilities we knew this would be the perfect feature wall. The challenge was how to incorporate the idea into the home. We worked together with our various crews to brainstorm how to best transport and install a 10 foot high slab, as well as making sure the lighting is evenly spread throughout the piece. Unlike Onyx that is very translucent and any light easily shines through, Quartz is not as translucent and requires many hours of research to see what light setup would work best to see it lit up clearly during the day and have the light evenly spread out. Once we had the lighting strategy resolved the next obstacle was how to include heat vents within the structure that was going to hold the lights and slab. Light creates heat, and over time the heat could degrade the light fixtures which would reduce their service life. To address this we added heat circulation to ensure maximum life of the lighting fixtures. Unlike other builders in the Greater Vancouver area, at Plus Living we go above and beyond and are willing to exhaust every resource to make ideas come to life.