Questions & answers

At our studio a design project with 3D costs 10,000 ₸/m² for 40–200 m², and a fixed 300,000 ₸ under 40 m². Working drawings only start at 3,300 ₸/m².

A working project is 14 drawing sheets for builders. A design project adds photorealistic 3D visualization, custom furniture schemes and a shopping list on top of the same drawings.

A full apartment design project usually takes 2–4 weeks; working drawings alone take 3–7 days for up to 60 m². Approval speed matters most.

For a cosmetic refresh, no. For layout changes, moved wet zones or custom furniture, a project usually pays for itself; working drawings are the budget option.

Supervision keeps the build true to the drawings: weekly site visits, photo reports and deviation alerts within 24 hours. At our studio it costs 200,000 ₸ per month.

Yes. Moving partitions or merging rooms requires a re-planning project approved via eGov; load-bearing elements need a structural report.

Only with an engineered steel reinforcement project and official approval; full demolition is not allowed.

Insulating a loggia into a study is common; fully merging it is a re-planning that needs approval, and moving radiators out there is usually prohibited.

Wet zones may only move over the neighbours' non-living spaces below; ground floors and private houses allow more freedom.

About 28 days before wood or vinyl floors; click floors need a flatness of 2 mm per 2 m.

Yes, interior work in a heated flat goes fine in winter; watch humidity for wood and expect less busy crews.

Custom kitchens take 4–8 weeks to produce and are measured after finishing; choose appliances first, since niches are cut to exact models.

White box saves 2–4 months but outlets are placed generically; rough finish gives full freedom; developer finish is the fastest move-in.

2026 benchmarks with materials: from 150,000 ₸/m² economy, about 250,000 comfort, from 450,000 premium, plus furniture and a 10% reserve.

SPC is fully waterproof and can run through the whole flat; laminate is cheaper but swells with water.

New buildings settle for 2–3 years, so paint over fibreglass or paintable wallpaper to hold hairline cracks.

Quartz is the most durable (roughly 80,000–120,000 ₸ per linear metre in Almaty listings, 2026, excluding installation); compact HPL is thinner and lighter; laminated board is cheapest but swells near the sink.

Stretch ceilings install in a day; a basic white matte membrane in Almaty costs roughly 1,300–2,000 ₸/m² installed, complex lit designs from 5,000–6,500 ₸/m²; drywall looks monolithic but costs 2–3× more.

It depends on the household; a curbless shower saves space but needs 120–150 mm of floor build-up decided before the screed.

Yes: the whole floor turned 200–300 mm up the walls, shower walls to 1.8–2 m, taped corners, two layers.

120–180 points for a 60–80 m² flat is normal; place them after the furniture plan and add a 20% reserve.

Water loops fed from central heating risers are usually not approved in apartments; electric mats under tile are the standard.

In Almaty winters an open window brings in PM2.5 smog; a HEPA/F7 wall unit costs roughly 115,000–540,000 ₸ depending on the model (plus about 80,000 ₸ for installation) and installs in a day.

3000K throughout, 4000K only for worktops and mirrors, one temperature per room, CRI 90+.