House in the Ravine
A house that enters the slope instead of occupying it.
- Place
- Almaty · Kazakhstan
- Year
- 2026
- Type
- Private residence
Architecture for slower attention
KORA is an independent architecture studio shaping tactile buildings around climate, context and everyday rituals.
01 · POSITION
We design buildings that do not compete with their surroundings. They hold light, frame weather and make ordinary life feel more precise.
Less object.
More atmosphere.
02 · DRAWING INTO SPACE
Drag across the study to move from plan to atmosphere.
03 · SELECTED WORK
Projects imagined as a portfolio concept. Each one explores a different relationship between shelter, landscape and time.
DRAG / SCROLL →A house that enters the slope instead of occupying it.
Old stone, new shade and a courtyard that changes through the day.
A pale monolith cut by wind, distance and a single line of light.
Four rooms placed between trees without asking the forest to move.
04 · PRINCIPLES
05 · PROCESS
We keep the process close, legible and materially grounded from beginning to end.
Site, climate, rituals, restrictions and the invisible character of the place.
A clear spatial system before surface, styling or spectacle.
Full-scale fragments, tactile tests and honest construction logic.
Close coordination from first drawing to the final shadow on the wall.
06 · STUDIO
KORA works across architecture, interiors and spatial identity. We stay involved from early strategy to construction, keeping one clear idea intact through every scale.
07 · NEW COMMISSIONS
We are available for selected residential, hospitality and cultural projects beginning in 2026–2027.
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