Tecton: Architecture in Dialogue with the Earth |Makhno Studio

This residential-restaurant complex by Makhno Studio merges architecture with geology through a deeply rooted site-responsive design. Set along the steep banks of the Southern Buh River in Ukraine’s Mykolaiv region, Tecton (project name) by Makhno Studio exemplifies architectural restraint and contextual precision. Conceived as a private residence with a restaurant, the project sits at the threshold of the Ukrainian Crystalline Shield, engaging directly with a landscape dominated by billion-year-old tectonic boulders. The central design intent revolves around planting the architecture into the land rather than placing it atop. Leveraging geoplastic shaping, the studio subtly manipulates topography to accommodate the built […]