Is this the most beautiful cob house we’ve ever seen?

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While doom-scrolling on Instagram,
Every now and then,
you come across a post that stays with you.

It lives in your thoughts.
It stirs something inside you.

That’s what happened
when we saw this cob house in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

There’s something about it,
Its gentleness, its slowness,
that feels like an antidote to the world we live in.

Built by Dilyara Mazhitova and her husband, Vladimir Radostovets,
both lawyers, not trained architects,
this home doesn’t just defy convention.
It redefines it.

It feels like it grew out of the earth,
like it was dreamed before it was drawn.

And we can’t stop admiring its beauty.

They thought they would build this in 3 months,
But it took them 10 years.

This house didn’t just take ten years,
it needed ten years.

Every curve is intentional.

We’re so used to rushing.
To straight lines.
To easy finishes and instant results.

Everyone wants things done yesterday.

All good things take time.
Time allows listening.
What the wall wants.
It allows change.
To return again and again,
refining curves with your hands.

They say,
“It’s a house where conflict seems impossible.”

And we believe them.


“When people first encounter our house, they struggle to believe it’s a residence. Most assume it’s a public space – a restaurant or a retreat. People simply don’t build homes like this. ” says Dilyara Mazhitova in her interview with Architecture Digest.

And this house reminded us of what’s possible.

There is beauty in slowness.
Of what can happen when imagination isn’t rushed.
When spaces are built not just for function, but for feeling.
When a home is shaped with your whole being,
not just with tools.

It made us want to push the edges of what I think is possible.
To stretch our boundaries.
To build better,
not just structurally,
but emotionally.

Homes aren’t products.
They don’t need to be “delivered.”
They need to be discovered.
It’s a process.
It’s attention.
It’s surrender.
It’s soul.

Natural building is not just about technique.
It’s about presence.

And this home in Kazakhstan embodies that.

We would like to leave you with questions—
Is this the most beautiful cob house we’ve ever seen?

And more importantly

What would you build if you truly gave it time?

If you didn’t rush it.
If you let it grow slowly,
like a tree,
like a story.

What would your home look like
if it had space to evolve,
to change as you change?

What would happen
if you trusted the process
instead of the deadline?

Love,
Raghav and Ansh

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