PROJECTS

Furniture, lighting, and sculptural forms in dialogue with architecture and landscape.

Zen Shack Studios collaborates with architects, designers, and homeowners on custom furniture, lighting, and site-specific work. Each project is approached as part of a larger environment, with pieces tailored to the architecture, material palette, and setting.

Project: Bergren Residence, Hollywood Hills

Architect: John Lautner, 1953

Pieces Featured: Lunar Rock Chairs w/ Site-Specific Motif + Custom Firepit

Custom, site specific pieces designed for hardscaping under new stewardship.

Project: Private Residence; Hollywood Hills, CA

Pieces Featured: Lava Rock Chairs, Stone Lanterns, Bird Bath, Custom Firepit + Circular Conversation Pit, Fountains, Custom Hardscaping

Updates to a previous residential installation, including hardscaping in direct dialogue of preexisting furniture and material palette natural to the surroundings.

Project: Private Residence; Briones, CA

Pieces Featured: Torii gate, outdoor living room, outdoor kitchen, bath + shower, carport, garden elements, custom furniture and site-specific installations

An evolving residential landscape organized around outdoor living. Zen Shack developed a series of custom architectural and garden elements—including a torii-inspired entry, outdoor living and dining spaces, kitchen, bath and shower, carport, and site-specific installations—using a consistent material language to connect architecture, furniture, and landscape.

Project: Private Residence; Berkeley Hills, CA

Pieces Featured: Lava Rock Chairs built into a sunken patio surrounded by steel-reinforced, board-form concrete retaining walls, as well as hillside meditation platforms.

A residential project in the Berkeley Hills exploring the relationship between architecture, material, and landscape. A sunken hillside patio framed by steel-reinforced, board-formed concrete retaining walls, with custom Lava Rock Chairs integrated into the space and meditation platforms stepping into the landscape.