A contemporary stone residence at dusk, lit from within.

Space,
Considered.

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A residence is more than its form.
It is how light moves through it.

About

We create residences where architecture, light, and material come together to shape a quieter way of living.

ZARA is a contemporary residential experience shaped around considered spaces, natural light, honest materials, and the feeling of living within them.

Our approach

Est. 2014 · Goa

A quieter way to live

Aerial view at sunset of a flat-roofed stone villa on a hilltop, its deep terrace set with sofas, olive trees below and a wide valley and mountains beyond.

Hilltop villa — Aerial at sunset

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02 — Full view

Architecture · Interiors · Land

Villa front elevation with a concrete colonnade and olive tree at golden hour — Residence 01 — Front elevation01 / 14

Fourteen frames, one afternoon. Photographed between four and six, when the light is at its most honest.

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03 — Architecture

Residence 03 · Assagao

A study in form, light and proportion.

The house is arranged around a shaded court. Rooms open one into the next, but never all at once; a low wall, a change in floor level, a doorway held slightly off-axis.

Materials were chosen for how they age rather than how they photograph: lime plaster that softens, teak that darkens, terrazzo ground and re-ground until it reads as one surface.

Ceilings: 3.2 m
Glazing: Full height
Materials: Lime, teak, terrazzo
Orientation: North–south
Completion: 2025

Drawings, material samples and the full specification are shared privately, before a first visit.

Close view of a stone colonnade with warm wall lights and layered planting.

Aerial view of a stone residence beside a planted courtyard and open valley.

The colonnade, looking west.

04 — Interiors

Residence 01 · Moira

Not every space needs to be grand.

A smaller room, a deeper sill, a window that opens the whole way. Comfort is mostly a matter of proportions — and the confidence to leave a wall alone.

Dining and sitting room with a long timber table, leather chairs and afternoon sun across a stone floor. — The quiet roomDining · west light · 5.8 m

Light

North light for the rooms we use in the morning; a low western sun for the ones we use at night.

Material

A short palette, repeated until it disappears: lime, teak, stone, linen. Nothing that asks to be noticed.

Proportion

Ceilings held at 3.2 metres. Sills deep enough to sit on. Doors a little wider than they need to be.

05 — Stays & stewardship

By the month or season

Lime-plaster house with a shaded terrace, lounge chairs and a garden of grasses. — The garden terrace
Breakfast outside, most of the year.
Sleeps sixThree bedroomsPrivate pool

A different way to stay.

Some houses are better lived in than sold. We look after a small group of residences for owners who are away — and open them to guests who would rather stay in a home than a hotel.

Furnished stays: A month or a season, with linen, garden and housekeeping included.
Property care: A fixed monthly fee for homes left empty part of the year.
Resident support: One number for the garden, the pool, the paperwork and the keys.

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Minimum one month

06 — Explore the model

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