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Messa House / UP2DATE architects

Miwa Negoro — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 02:00:00 +0000

Messa House is a 350-square-metre retail space in Almaty, Kazakhstan, designed as a place to slow down, offering a quieter alternative to typical fast-paced retail environments. It focuses on how a person actually moves through and senses architecture, letting form, proportion, and material quietly shape the atmosphere instead of competing for attention.

Aqqu Central Café / AT interiors

Miwa Negoro — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 19:00:00 +0000

Aqqu Central Café is an architectural regeneration project that restores a legendary landmark of Almaty from the 1960s. The name Aqqu translates from Kazakh as White Swan, which historically refers to the pair of live swans that lived in the adjacent ponds, making this site a cultural icon for the city. The design is entirely dedicated to restoring the city's visual memory through a modern interpretation of 1960s modernism. The conceptual starting point for the project was a vibrant swan mosaic created by local artist Anastasia Zharko. Its bright palette of blue, yellow, red, and burgundy served as the foundation for every color selection throughout the interior.

Narxoz University Business School / AGP Architects

Miwa Negoro — Sat, 24 Jan 2026 21:00:00 +0000

A former 1978 campus building at Narxoz University in Almaty has been transformed into a contemporary Business School that redefines how executive education is experienced in Central Asia, turning a forgotten architectural feature into the driving force of a new institutional identity.

CAFAD 2025 (Central Asia Forum of Architects and Designers)

Rene Submissions — Tue, 07 Oct 2025 08:00:00 +0000

The 2nd Forum of Architects and Designers of Central Asia will be held in September in Kazakhstan.

The city that will host representatives of the professional community of the Central Asian countries will be Almaty.

The main goal of the Forum remains the same, which was first announced in 2023 in the capital of Kyrgyzstan in Bishkek - to form an international platform for constructive dialogue between all participants in the urban development activities of the Central Asian countries, the exchange of experience between professionals in the field of territorial planning, architectural and engineering design.

The forum is planned to discuss a wide

Six Coffee + Wine cafe / NAAW

Miwa Negoro — Fri, 19 Sep 2025 18:00:00 +0000

As part of our ongoing exploration of Almaty's identity through urban café interiors — following our previously published project Fika (2023) — this new space continues our investigation into the architecture and spirit of the city as both reference and point of departure. In Six Coffee Wine, familiar materials and techniques are reinterpreted in contemporary form through close collaboration with local artisans and artists, reviving their presence through experimentation and spatial storytelling.

CAFAD 2025 (Central Asia Forum of Architects and Designers)

Rene Submissions — Fri, 15 Aug 2025 08:35:00 +0000

The 2nd Forum of Architects and Designers of Central Asia will be held in September in Kazakhstan.

The city that will host representatives of the professional community of the Central Asian countries will be Almaty.

The forum is planned to discuss a wide

Pasta La Vista Bistro / NAAW

Miwa Negoro — Mon, 16 Jun 2025 19:00:00 +0000

Pasta la Vista is an Italian bistro and the third venue in a growing chain, recently opened in Almaty. Its concept is inspired by the Memphis style, which emerged in the 1980s in Milan. Known for its bold colors and geometric forms, this aesthetic was reinterpreted through local craftsmanship, a contemporary context, and the brand's visual identity.

Kosh Coffee Shop / UP2DATE architects

Hana Abdel — Sat, 20 Jul 2024 23:00:00 +0000

Kosh Coffee is a small project by enthusiasts who love coffee and want to transform their neighborhood. A tiny 18-square-meter coffee shop in Almaty's residential district opened its doors in May. It immediately became a favorite spot for locals who love coffee and appreciate minimalist aesthetics. It is worth noting that residential districts in post-Soviet countries, including Kazakhstan, are residential areas where residents commute daily to the city's business center or industrial district and return home to spend the night (hence the name). These areas have never had particularly developed infrastructure. The development of these districts is usually standard, with the housing stock mostly consisting of typical multi-story panel buildings. The area provided minimal infrastructure to maintain a proper standard of living, but for work and leisure, residents would go to other areas, mainly central ones.

Fika Café / NAAW

Hana Abdel — Mon, 25 Mar 2024 02:00:00 +0000

Introducing our recent project, FIKA, located within the historic TurkSib Railway Workers' House in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The TurkSib Railway Workers' House stands as a significant remnant of the Soviet era, embodying the region's industrial and architectural heritage. Our goal with FIKA was not only to create a distinctive urban space but also to engage in a meaningful dialogue with the building's rich historical layers.

Auyl Restaurant / NAAW + DUNIE

Hana Abdel — Sun, 01 Oct 2023 19:00:00 +0000

Auyl is an experimental restaurant project in the Medeu mountain district, the outcome of a creative collaboration between architects, artists, artisans, designers, and creative producers. Working together, we have created an immersive space that exists at the intersection of gastronomy and performance. Auyl gives its guests the experience of participating in the process through lighting, sound, atmosphere, textures, and smells. The Auyl restaurant offers signature riffs on the cuisine of Central Asia. The design project is a result of a collaboration of architectural studio NAAW and design studio DUNIE.

Julius Café / NAAW

Bianca Valentina Roșescu — Mon, 03 Oct 2022 18:00:00 +0000

Julius is a small specialty coffee shop in the center of Almaty. The client for the project is ABR Group, which is well known in Kazakhstan for paying great attention to interior design in their projects. The starting point for the Julius Cafe interior concept was a red La Marzocco coffee machine, which the client had purchased long before the project began. We thought building a coffee shop interior was symbolic of the coffee machine. Thus appeared the red door, which reminded us of the iconic Parisian bar Little Red Door and all the other small red accents, including the logo and the identity.

Tenir Eco Hotels / Levelstudio

Hana Abdel — Fri, 19 Feb 2021 23:00:00 +0000

Tenir Eco Hotels is a modular glamping located 3200 meters (10’500 ft) above sea level, which makes it one of the highest altitude hotels in the world. The project was designed and delivered by Levelstudio in under 5 months, with the use of modular prefab construction techniques. Each 30 m² house is assembled from three 4.5x2.7x3.15 m sized modules, which were prefabricated by Sputnik Trailers at the company's factory in Almaty. The modules are made of a steel frame and aluminum sandwich panels with sustainable stone wool insulation, which makes them both rigid and well-insulated, responding to the earthquake-prone zone of the city and the harsh mountain climate. To deliver the modules to such a remote site, custom large sledges were manufactured, on which the modules were pulled from 12 to 45° degrees uphill by a bulldozer. Commissioned in July 2020, the project was finished and handed over by the start of the ski season in December of the same year.

BURO Kazakhstan Office / Levelstudio

Hana Abdel — Fri, 24 Jul 2020 20:00:00 +0000

BURO.Space is the headquarters of an international media company BURO in Kazakhstan. The project pushes the limits and understanding of a traditional office as a place to work in, to a multi-functional space for holding events, public talks, film screenings and photoshoots, making Buro even closer to its audience and to the public.

Telli Bio Boutique / Arrow architects

Pilar Caballero — Mon, 19 Aug 2019 10:00:00 +0000

«The idea for a new Telli Shop design inspired by client’s vision and desire to create a modern and unique space with various functions and services. We have considered the project carefully and have come up with a design solution that takes the existing concept of Telli Shop into consideration as the main design driver. Telli Shop represents organic products and provides health services.

White Line / Nravil Architects

Cristobal Rojas — Sun, 14 May 2017 09:00:00 +0000

We like to make the house as simple as possible and at the same time interesting. The building is located in a landscape of unique beauty. The main goal was to develop the project without harming the natural landscape. The exterior of the house is conceived, that would look different from different sides and due to this you can enjoy the view of a non-repetitive exterior.

Shell House / Lenz Architects

Florencia Mena — Mon, 06 Jun 2016 02:00:00 +0000

Damir Ussenov and his architectural firm "Lenz Architects" designed a villa in the foothills of Almaty. The main aim of the architect was to create a separate, isolated and safe space, while making it possible to enjoy the wildlife.

Beauty Salon Numero Uno / MEL | Architecture and Design

Karen Valenzuela — Fri, 18 Dec 2015 15:00:00 +0000

Beauty salon Numero Uno is a venue for young and modern city dwellers of Almaaty. It is a fashionable and current space for the whole city. The structure of a designed space is determined by existing facilities and required functional areas. 84 square meters include main hall, hairdressing zone, areas for manicure and pedicure, beauty therapy salon, laboratory, washing area, WC, a wardrobe and a waiting area for customers.