KERKA

KERKA - Log houses in the Komi region. 

Welcome to KERKA!. We are two friends and business partners - Dmitry and Alexey.

Certainly, wooden houses arouse one’s interest, since such dwellings are not just a tribute to traditions, they do, primarily, contribute to the health of a family and its comfort. In such a house, one can breathe and sleep at ease. They are unique and accommodating, which is especially meaningful in today's world of endless copies and impersonal goods.

The decision to engage in the construction of log houses has led us, on the one hand, to an aestetitical appreciation of beauty, and on the other - the local nature. We have observed an obvious contradiction. The contradiction is caused by the fact that living in one of the most wooded regions of Russia, we have not seen worthy examples of modern wooden architecture. A wooden house was perceived as a kind of anachronism, undeservedly lost in the hype of panel and brick projects. 

In our work, we do not chase quantity, we do not chase «so much per square meter» type of mentality. The main thing for us is to create a high-quality, comfortable, beautiful structure, in harmony with the environment, whether it is a house or a sauna. A log house is unique in itself: on the one hand, it is conditioned by an individual project, and on the other hand - by the natural uniqueness of the material, from which the house is built. That is why each project is very valuable for us. 

We are grateful to our customers, who allowed us to take part in their exciting and thrilling life project - the construction of their own home. We value their trust and do our best to justify it. We invest in production, in our carpenters. We gather experience by experimenting and observing the already built structures. 

If, for you, owning a wooden house is not just a «box» to live in, but an exciting and responsible endeavour, you can safely rely on our experience and business acumen.

Company co-founders Alexey Garshtya and Dmitry Tkach

The team:

Design:

All of our architects have a higher professional education. 
Our design is based on the current trends in the wooden house construction and understanding of its specifics. 
The architects of the company “Kerka” are ready to design your house. 

The work is carried out in several stages:

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This Stage is our acquaintance with you, during which we show you the possible shape of your future home, while revealing our competencies. 
You have the opportunity to get advice from an architect, regarding the optimal planning and stylistic solutions for your house. 

Free sketch design is carried out on the condition:

The appearance of a site (its features determine the essence of the house, its orientation, regarding the surroundings, and a possible appearance in the context of the environment.

Filling out a questionnaire, when communicating, either live in our office or by phone / e-mail (each person, each family has preferences, needs and priorities, which will determine the appearance and functionality of a house.

And we must learn, as much as possible, about them before starting work). 
The sketch design can be done manually or with an architectural program. 

• The second stage - Architectural project:

After the approval of a sketch design, we develop a complete architectural part of the project, the main purpose of which is to clarify and fix architectural and planning decisions. 

The architectural project includes the following set of drawings:

1. Explanatory note;

2. A plan of aligning the house to the boundaries of the site;

3. Site plan;

4. Floor plans;

5. Facades (4 sides of the structure);

6. Incisions (transverse and longitudinal);

7. Perspective views;

8. A roof plan with the indication of size and area.  

The cost of developing the project is 200 rubles/m2.  
The cost of developing a project, based on one of our existing designs is 100 rubles/m2. 

• The Third stage - The project of wooden structures

For manufacturing of a log house, it is required to inspect the walls with elementary instructions of all and every log (disassembly), detailed drawings of frame log constructions in the form of particular and axonometric general views. It is necessary to draw complex frame elements from a log in a polemental manner.  

The section of wooden construction includes the following set of drawings: 

-     a plan of a log cabin (plan of flashing crown);

-     assembly of walls (wall projections with indication of all elements);

-     assembly of frame timber walls;

-     elemental drawings of log frame parts;

-     a plan of strapping beams and floor beams (if necessary) with the material specification;

-     a plan of inter floor beams with the material specification;

-     a plan of rafter system with the material specification.