Enso Home

The enso is a circle drawn in one or two brushstrokes in Japanese calligraphy, symbolizing enlightenment, strength, and the cyclical nature of life. It represents the idea of completeness and the continuous cycle of life, death, and rebirth. After a fire claimed the original home on this property, our team was charged with designing a new living space for the client living there. The home’s original foundation is as resilient as the client and provided a structure - literally and figuratively - on which to rebuild. To keep the design and construction as simple as possible, the team came up with the idea of simply covering the majority of the foundation with a “lid” while preserving the remainder as a courtyard. The scars of the site’s past are still there but, by embracing them, we’ve made room for this site to carve a new identity while honoring the past.