Step inside Enso Village for a guided tour exploring how architecture, landscape, and community come together to support a more intentional way of living.
- Susan O’Connell – Visionary Founder & Resident, Enso Village
- Antonio Pares – Principal at Mithun an award-winning, interdisciplinary design firm that provides integrated architecture, landscape architecture, interior design, and urban design.
- Nick Flores – Director of Marketing & Communications, Enso Village
We’ll tour the grounds and buildings, meeting residents along the way and taking a closer look at the thoughtful design choices that shape daily life at Enso Village. At the heart of the community are two distinct courtyards, each designed with a different purpose. The Zendo courtyard invites contemplation and is intentionally designed to slow us down, while the vegetable garden courtyard encourages activity, connection, and movement with purpose.
Through the tour, we’ll explore how the physical environment can influence the way people move, gather, reflect, and connect—and get an inside look at what it takes to design a successful intentional community.
A place like no place else.
As a collaboration of the San Francisco Zen Center, a landmark of American Zen practice, and Kendal, a visionary provider of senior communities, programs and services founded on Quaker principles, Enso Village offers a radical departure from the conventions of senior living as you know them. The residences are contemporary. The culture is inclusive and socially aware. The food is incomparably fresh. The care and wellness offerings are unsurpassed. And here, life is active and joyful as well as mindful.