When we started the project, we knew only one thing: The building should not be alien to its surroundings.
A parcel of land among olive trees at the foothills of Kaz Mountains. The wind hits from the north, the sun from the south. The soil is sandy, the slope is gentle. The first step was to listen to that place. We started with a notebook, not a bulldozer.
When determining the layout of the structure, we thought about the sun, the wind, and the view. The eaves had to provide shade in the summer; they had to let the sun in during the winter. We compressed the mixture we obtained from the soil on site and transformed it into walls. Each layer rose with a day's labor.
We opened the windows not according to the view but according to the light and wind. A structure that does not echo inside, is closed to the outside but open to nature was created. When the owner of the house first entered, he said: “I feel like this building has always been here.” This was the most accurate description.
As Kudra, we work to create this feeling. Structures that do not fight with the ground, do not try to show themselves but are felt with their presence. Each project is a new language for us; but the words are always the same: respect for nature, harmony with humanity.
