Kazakhstan

This is archivizCV's first project, and it would not have been possible without Charles Phu's trust and support from the outset. A London-based architecture firm handled a landscape project in Kazakhstan — a cross-border collaboration that reflects the profile of our regular clientele. This project coincided with National Day of China, when everyone was on vacation. Our most frequent collaborating team would have faced risks undertaking the project alone. archivizCV archivizCV Despite the tight timeline, we proposed bringing in another team, backed by five years of collaboration with Team B's lead and knowing her professionalism and reliability. After presenting their portfolio and securing client approval, we moved forward... More

 Arbat Töbeler Park occupies 4.89 hectares in the Al-Farabi district of central Shymkent, between Respublika Avenue and Askarov Street, next to the city’s pedestrian Arbat. The project reconstructs an existing park surrounded by housing, schools and sports grounds, and turns it into an everyday public space for the neighbouring blocks and the city centre. The park opened in June 2026. Caption  The park is treated as part of the city’s pedestrian network rather than an isolated recreation area. Eight entrances make it possible to walk through the site on everyday routes, and the main entrance was moved to the corner of Respublika Avenue and Beibitshilik Street, next to the nearest public transport stop. Ca... More

The Japanese Park is a 2.34-hectare garden in the Al-Farabi district of Shymkent, created on the site of the former Ken Baba park and opened in June 2026. The design is a contemplative landscape built on the principles of harmony, stillness and changing moods, in which each part of the garden explores one motif of Japanese culture: sakura, bamboo, water, stone, the village, the tea tradition and the Zen garden. Caption Seven zones. Visitors move through a sequence of atmospheres, from bright and festive to quiet and meditative, and finally to water landscapes. The Sakura Garden brings together a sakura alley, a pink square and a "Red Thread" path of torii gates. The Forest of Shadows is a bamboo grove crossed by timber boardwalks with... More

 The development site is located on a planned street connecting Baitursynov Street and Honoré de Balzac Street through a residential district.Within a 15–20 minute walking radius are several of the city’s key landmarks: the Botanical Garden, the Yesentai River, Kazakh State Circus, Drama Theatre, Central Stadium, Satbayev Kazakh National Technical University, Republic Square, and the City Hall.The area is also surrounded by parks, green spaces, numerous educational institutions, and kindergartens. Caption  Composition. The site has a natural elevation difference of about 25 metres, and the district is built as a multi-level structure that follows it. Taller buildings face Bukhar Zhyrau Boulevard, and the d... More

For an interior designer, working on their own home is always a test of sincerity. In this 260 square meter project, Gulnara Karina brought her vision of comfort to life, balancing the seclusion of a mountain retreat with the energy of a major city. "After moving to Almaty, we were looking for a home that combined the privacy of a hillside 'clubhouse' with the convenience of a developed urban infrastructure." Damir Otegen Living Room: The Art of Light and Volume The focal points of the room are the crystal and brass chandeliers, crafted with jewelry like precision. The architectural scale is emphasized by plaster cornices and tall doorways that visually elongate the space. Depth is achieved through a sophisticated palette of cre... More

The Almaty-based studio breathes new life into a landmark pavilion, transforming 1960s nostalgia into a bold manifesto for contemporary commercial design. The Aqqu Central Café project is more than just a new opening in Almaty’s prestigious "Golden Square" it is a profound act of architectural reincarnation. In the 1960s, this site in Manshuk Mametova Park was home to the legendary "Aqqu" (Kazakh for White Swan). It was a sanctuary for the city’s intelligentsia, famous for its serene ponds where a pair of swans lived. After the original building was lost to a fire and eventually demolished, the site remained vacant, preserved only in the warm memories of older generations. Damir Otegen In 2025, Alena Krasatulinа an... More

The cabins are located 1,650 metres above sea level, just outside the Ile Alatau National Park, 25 kilometres south of Almaty, on the northern slope of Trans-Ili Alatau in Kazakhstan. The client’s family decided to build two guest cabins for their friends in order to showcase the magnificent highland landscapes of the Kazakh Tien Shan. The idea behind the project was to create a warm and welcoming place while safeguarding nature.  Ilya Ivanov Today, global trends celebrate the high-end comforts, but this Central Asian land preserves ancient nomadic traditions. The clients and the architect, Arthur Kariev, believe that for the modern urban dweller, true luxury lies in creating an opportunity to enjoy nature without disturbin... More

School for talented young people, whose goal is to continue their education and get a wide outlook and relevant professions in the best universities of the country and the world – this task was set for us by the customer. The school is located 300 kilometers from Nur-Sultan, in the National Nature Park in Burabay village (Kazakhstan). Learning there lasts only for two years – 10 and 11 forms. During this period students from all over the country will prepare for admission to universities. And in the summer there will be a summer camp for students of other schools. The education program is designed so that all students can advance in their chosen vector. This approach is also supported by architectural solutions – the scho... More

Tulip City is a 100.000m2 redevelopment project of the former Astana-2017 World Expo site by the consortium of Fundamental Architects and Omega Render. The original site served as a huge parking lot for the World Expo in 2017, which was attended by over 3.86 million people from 101 participating countries. As part of the Post-Expo Use Plan grounds, pavilion spaces and parking lots have been converted into commercial spaces for corporate, startups, education and research entities. The south-eastern lot on the edge of the Expo area and intersection of key city avenues Mangilik El. And Turar Ryskulov has been selected to house business centre, luxury hotel for 200 rooms and retail. The consortium of Fundamental Architects and Omega Render... More

The project of city, as new element of moving, means itself some external circumstances of the future time. Aggression of an external environment, the huge population of a planet, development of technologies, including organic, increased rate of ability to live of the man and community. The city of the future can settle down not only on a surface of continent, but also on water, the huge areas of world ocean can be involved. More precise and certain (determined), division it on inhabit, working and public zones, in view of development of transport. Occurrence of a blanket of city and organic origin. Such layer will keep a microclimate of a settlement, to protect it from influence of external environment, as well as environment from influenc... More

Location: Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan Project year: 2018 Type: Multifunctional Complex Plot size: 20,66 Ha Building area: 625 175 m2 Residential area: 218 924 m2 Commercial area: 162 636 m2 Total apartments: 1164 Total floors: 7-16 Stage:  Technical design    The multifunctional complex is located in the capital of Kazakhstan, near the futuristic exhibition pavilion EXPO, and is at the stage of detailed design. The basic concept of the project proposes to embody the idea of the life of an upscale and vibrant community, that after a productive working day, can rest within one district. The multifunctional complex is a new business point of the capital that offers places for coworking, rest, meetings, active team building within walking distance —... More

The fundamental aspiration for the Triathlon Towers project is to create a point of interest at the Ishim River. For centuries of the cities history, rivers divided cities both socially and economically. Our task was to join two parts of Nur-Sultan city and erase the boundaries.  The project bridges two riverbanks on the ground level, connecting left and right river banks as well as the City and Nur-Sultan Triathlon Parks. A sky bridge connects the two towers at 90 meters mark. It will frame the river views as well as let the citizens enjoy the panoramas of the growing capital city of Kazakhstan. Being located next to a major highway intersection creates new challenges for minimizing the separating effect of the high-traffic roads. Th... More

The design concept used for this train station assumes a developed urban plan including wide sidewalks, a two-way thoroughfare, minor recreation areas, and high-altitude cubo-futuristic structures. The line of buildings features architectural structures with varying purposes: multifunctional and residential complexes with commercial areas placed along the entire perimeter of the streets. The artistic expression uniting the space employs rationalism and the stylistics of high-tech architecture in bringing the train station to life. More

A new conceptual project of a business center in the city of Nur-Sultan. The ambitious building, reminiscent of the architecture of the future, includes a 32 storey tower with ultra-modern office spaces, company museum, commercial premises, a spacious parking lot, attractive public spaces and an extensive city park.   The concept of a new business and financial center is based on the proportions of plastic, smoothly flowing into each other, forms and futuristic design. The rhythm of the lamellae and the perforation of metal facades reinforces the sound of the main compositional idea - a smooth dynamic aspiration upwards. The unusual plastic form of the architecture also dictated the principles of shaping the internal spaces of the bu... More