Garden studios · Wellness retreats · Outdoor living

Beautiful Spaces. Better Living.

From peaceful garden offices to inspiring wellness retreats, we create beautifully designed spaces that bring new possibilities to your home and garden.

Founded in Devon. Crafted with care.

Pitched-roof garden studio with a pale architectural render finish, full-height glazed gable and timber soffit, lit at dusk
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The Zen Studio Collection

Three ranges. Four styles. One that's yours.

Choose a range for the size and scope of your project, then a style for its character. Every style can be built in every range, so a compact Zen One can be as open as a Shikantaza or as bold as a Kōan.

Studio ranges

Compact black-clad Zazen studio with a single oak feature panel and sliding door
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Compact Garden Studios

Zen One

A beautifully finished room of your own, sized for smaller gardens. Designed for offices, compact gyms, treatment spaces and quiet retreats.

Roughly 7 to 12 m²
Provisional guide £20,000–£27,000

including VAT

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Black-clad Shikantaza studio with a wide glazed front and a calm lounge interior
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Signature Garden Studios

Zen Flow

Our most versatile studios. Generous, well-insulated spaces for working, training, entertaining or creating, with room to divide the plan.

Roughly 13 to 24 m²
Provisional guide £30,000–£42,000

including VAT

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Wellness studio at dusk with an internal sauna, relaxation area, outdoor shower and fire pit
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Premium Outdoor Living

Zen Sanctuary

Design-led retreats that bring the studio and garden together, with options such as a sauna room, decking, an outdoor shower and bespoke features.

From roughly 24 m², plus outdoor space
Provisional guide £45,000–£75,000+

including VAT

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Provisional indicative guide prices, including VAT. Final pricing depends on specification, site access, foundations and installation requirements, and is confirmed in a written quotation after a site survey.

The four Zen styles, each named after a practice of stillness or movement.

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  • Compact black-clad Zazen studio with a single oak feature panel and sliding door

    Zazen

    Focused

    Seated meditation

    Quiet and contained.

  • Black-clad Shikantaza studio with a wide glazed front and a calm lounge interior

    Shikantaza

    Open

    Just sitting

    The whole front opens to the garden.

  • Kōan studio with a deep black frame, an oak-lined alcove and two hanging chairs

    Kōan

    Expressive

    A question without an easy answer

    Bold contrast and a strong frame.

  • Kinhin studio with a wraparound roof canopy, corner glazing and a bar opening onto a terrace

    Kinhin

    Flowing

    Walking meditation

    Made for moving between inside and out.

Style images are concept visuals.

Beautiful design.Solid construction.Built properly.

Architectural finishes

Beyond the ordinary garden room.

Architectural finishes. Exceptional craftsmanship.

A garden studio should feel like a natural extension of your home, not simply another building in your garden.

Alongside our carefully selected contemporary timber finishes, Zen Garden Studios offers the option of beautifully rendered exteriors, creating a seamless, sophisticated architectural appearance.

Drawing upon our experience in residential construction, we combine advanced timber-frame building techniques with carefully considered insulation systems to create exceptionally comfortable spaces designed for year-round use.

The result is something rather special. A beautifully crafted space that feels as permanent and considered as the home it complements.

  • Finish oneNatural timber
  • Bespoke upgradeArchitectural render

Architectural render is available as a bespoke finish across selected Zen Garden Studios designs. Specification, approvals and suitability are confirmed individually for each project.

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Rendered garden studio seen front-on, with glazed gable, wall lights and a timber deck
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Side of a rendered garden studio with a slim glazed door, wall light and planting
Close detail of crisp render meeting a timber soffit and slim dark roof edge

Why choose Zen?

Built the way we'd build our own.

We aren't the cheapest garden room company, and we don't try to be. We focus on design, honest workmanship and a calm, well-run project from first sketch to handover.

  • Beautiful by Design

    Thoughtful proportions, carefully selected materials and spaces that complement their surroundings.

  • Crafted with Care

    Practical construction expertise combined with meticulous workmanship and attention to detail.

  • Comfort All Year Round

    High-quality insulation, glazing and building specifications designed for comfortable year-round use.

  • Made for Your Lifestyle

    Flexible interior layouts, beautiful finishes and carefully considered options that make the space your own.

Wellness studio at dusk with an internal sauna, relaxation area, outdoor shower and fire pit
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Design inspiration · Concept studio

The Evening Retreat

A Zen Sanctuary concept that turns the end of the garden into a place to unwind. A sauna and relaxation room sit behind full-height glazing, opening onto a warm deck with an outdoor shower and a sunken fire pit. Low lighting traces the steps and the planting, so the space feels as good at nine at night as it does at noon.

Footprint
6.0 × 4.0 m, about 24 m²
Intended use
Wellness retreat and relaxation room
Main materials
Charred-look timber cladding, oak-lined interior, dark aluminium glazing
Key features
Sauna room, relaxation bench, outdoor shower, fire pit terrace
Location
Design concept, not a completed client project
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Timber-clad garden studio with vertical slatted cladding glowing at sunset above planted borders
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Carpentry · Sculpture · Architecture

Our story

Craftsmanship with Character.

Zen Garden Studios was founded on a belief that outdoor buildings should offer more than extra square footage.

They should feel inspiring, beautifully considered and genuinely connected to the people who use them.

Combining practical carpentry experience, a passion for architecture and a creative background in sculptural woodwork, Zen brings a distinctive approach to garden design.

Our aim is simple: to create spaces that look beautiful, function brilliantly and become a natural extension of everyday life.

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A simple journey

From first idea to first morning in your studio.

You'll always know what happens next, who you're speaking to and what it will cost before work begins.

Our four-stage process

  1. 01

    Discover

    Share your ideas, how you'd like to use the space and what your garden is like. We'll explore the possibilities together.

  2. 02

    Design

    We develop a studio layout and specification suited to your space, your budget and the way you live.

  3. 03

    Build

    Our installation team prepares the ground and brings your studio to life, keeping you informed at every stage.

  4. 04

    Enjoy

    Step into a beautiful new space designed around you, with clear guidance on caring for it for years to come.

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The Sculptural Collection

Where Architecture Meets Art.

For something truly individual, our sculptural studios bring the character of handcrafted timber art into contemporary outdoor architecture.

Distinctive carved features, carefully selected natural materials and imaginative detailing create buildings with an identity entirely their own.

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Garden studio entrance framed by two hand-carved twisting timber columns lit from below
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Hand-carved columns, designed and engineered with the structure.

Client experiences

In their own words.

Our first client stories will appear here, in their own words and with their permission.

We're a young studio, so we'd rather show you nothing than show you something we made up. Until then, we're always happy to talk you through our work, our methods and the people behind them.

What you can expect

  • A clear, itemised proposal before any commitment
  • One point of contact from design to handover
  • Regular updates and a tidy, respectful site
Timber-clad garden studio with vertical slatted cladding glowing at sunset above planted borders

Begin here

Your Garden. Reimagined.

Tell us what you'd love to create. We'll help you explore the possibilities.

We design and install across Devon, Cornwall, Somerset and Dorset, subject to site access and scheduling. Further afield? Ask us. Larger projects are considered case by case.