Kolûba is all about alternative building: a cleaner, healthier and more personal approach to housing. We work with land owners to turn architectural dreams into reality. Every project is a chance to challenge ourselves and improve on both quality and efficiency. Ultimately our goal is to push natural building towards a broader recognition and more professional standards.
In a world where fossil fuels-based heating/cooling has become the norm, where local-sourced natural materials are neglected and where quality workmanship gives way to cheap prefabricated structures, Kolûba wants to make a statement and show that other options are to be found right under our feet.
Earth, straw and wood combine in our projects to move beyond shelter and reconnect with what houses should be: a refuge where one may find peace and comfort.
In a world where fossil fuels-based heating/cooling has become the norm, where local-sourced natural materials are neglected and where quality workmanship gives way to cheap prefabricated structures, Kolûba wants to make a statement and show that other options are to be found right under our feet.
Earth, straw and wood combine in our projects to move beyond shelter and reconnect with what houses should be: a refuge where one may find peace and comfort.
“Without craftsmanship, inspiration is a mere reed shaken in the wind.”
Johannes Brahms
Our work
Sİhİrlİ tohumlar
– Wood/slipstraw house
– Wood/earthbag bathroom
– Wood/slipstraw guesthouse
– Wood/rice hull kitchen extension
Tezekevlerİ
Kadıköy (Ekolojİk yaşam parkı)
Design: Kadıköy Municipality
Technical design: Matthieu Pedergnana/atelier metis
Strawbale building (straw, base coat plaster, sgraffito, CEB)
Bayramiç-Yenİköy
“Adopt the pace of nature,
her secret is patience”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
