You’ve Never Seen a Concrete House Designed Like This
Zenhouse from Studio Nirvana, is a minimalist retreat built around raw concrete, natural light, and open space. Polished concrete floors run throughout the home, reflecting light and creating a calm, grounded atmosphere. The concrete walls and ceilings add texture without noise, letting the architecture feel quiet and deliberate.
Large openings frame the surrounding mango and jackfruit trees, which were carefully preserved. The house bends and shifts around them, creating natural voids and soft transitions between indoors and outdoors. Light filters through the branches and plays across the concrete surfaces, giving the interiors a slow, meditative rhythm.
Every room is simple, uncluttered, and intentional. Spaces flow into one another with ease, allowing air, movement, and silence to shape the experience. Zenhouse isn’t just a place to stay — it’s a sanctuary designed to clear the mind and slow life to a peaceful pace.
Photography: Ishita Sitwala