Photo from 2020Five winters unfinished
The shell in Tuzdybastau went up in summer 2015. In spring 2020 we came back and filmed it: the walls stand exactly as we left them. In 2023 it was still there.
VELOX KZ — since 2014
Monolithic houses in permanent formwork
House-museum in Aralsk, 210 m²: turnkey, finishing included, in 47 working days.
25+ yearsin construction
100,000 m²of construction and finishing works of varying complexity
up to 45working days for a monolithic shell ready for finishing
9-pointseismic design of every building, whatever the region
Our main direction
Homes and communities with no connection to centralised utility networks
We build VELOX homes with no connection to centralised utility networks: power, heat, water and wastewater treatment are provided within the site boundary, so we can build where there are no networks. The first community, Gorodok, is already under way.
Energy
Solar panels on the roof and facade, battery storage, a reserve source for winter
Heat
Heat pumps instead of gas, a warm monolithic building envelope
Water
Own well and water treatment based on on-site water analysis
Wastewater
Biological treatment on site; treated water is used for irrigation
Each home is run by a single building management system with a mobile app. TUTO is a registered trademark in Kazakhstan.
Our projects in Kazakhstan
7 buildings with VELOX technology, 2,430 m². All timeframes are in working days.
Aralsk
Nurpeisov house-museum, 210 m²
Turnkey in 47 working days
Akzhar, Almaty
Office 600 m² and house 600 m²
Shells ready for finishing in 37 working days
Tuzdybastau
House, 280 m²
Shell standing unfinished since 2015
Koyankus
House, 130 m², 2023
All construction stages below
Also: Kyzylorda — house, 450 m²; Almaty — house, 160 m².
Photo from 2020How we build
A house in Koyankus, 2023: from foundation to roof.
01
Foundation
Reinforced monolithic slab
02
Walls
VELOX formwork assembled and filled with concrete
03
Shell
Floor slab and monolithic frame
04
Roof
Ready for finishing
VELOX
VELOX technology
Permanent formwork made of wood-chip cement boards. Concrete is poured inside; the boards stay in the wall and act as insulation.
- Monolithic reinforced-concrete walls
- Straight walls and true corners
- No temporary formwork to assemble or strip
VELOX houses in Russia
Built by other construction companies using the VELOX system: St Petersburg, Leningrad and Moscow regions.
Leningrad region
Two-storey house
Savoya estate
Two-storey house
Lomonosov district, Leningrad region
Two-storey house
Leningrad region
Two-storey house
Vsevolozhsk district, Leningrad region
Two-storey house
Dontsovo village
Single-storey house
VELOX technology worldwide
In Austria, where the system was born, it is used for residential quarters and apartment buildings.
Graz, Green Tower and Esplanade 7
Reininghaus residential quarter, completed
Klagenfurt, Harbach
Residential park, 104 apartments
Graz, Laudongasse
44 apartments and commercial space
Klagenfurt, MS32
Apartment building, shell
Photos: VELOX, Austria
House design catalogue →More about the VELOX system
01
Documents and certificates
Certificates, assessments, calculations and test reports
02The VELOX system: facts
What the system is and how it works
03Construction stages
The stages every house goes through
04Reviews of VELOX homes in Russia
What owners of VELOX homes say
05For developers
Commercial and residential real estate with VELOX technology
06Partners
Who we work with
07Company vision
Three presentations on developing the Kazakhstan market
Team
Team and partners
The people responsible for the technology, architecture and seismic safety of our buildings.
Sergey Tregubenko
Founder of VELOX KZ and TUTO
More than 25 years in construction, over 100,000 m² of construction and finishing works. Has led VELOX KZ since 2014. Founder of TUTO Off-Grid Development Ltd (AIFC).
Sergey Glebov
Architect, project partner
Took part in developing unique earthquake-resistant structures. More than 120 completed projects across the former USSR: private houses, townhouses and low-rise residential complexes.
Anvar Shapanov
Candidate of Technical Sciences (PhD), project partner
Designer, engineer and scientist; member of the Union of Architects of Kazakhstan and the Union of Urban Planners of Kazakhstan. Around 200 residential, public and engineering projects designed and around 30 scientific papers, including the monograph “A Historical Review of Earthquake-Resistant Construction in Kazakhstan in the Era of Academician T.Zh. Zhunusov”.
FAQ
Questions and answers
How long have you been building?
VELOX KZ has been operating since 2014. Seven buildings have been built in Kazakhstan using VELOX technology.
What is VELOX permanent formwork?
Walls are assembled from formwork panels and filled with reinforced concrete. The panels are not removed: they stay as part of the wall. The result is a monolithic house.
Will the house withstand an earthquake?
Structures are designed for magnitude 9 seismic loads.
How long does construction take?
We give timelines in working days once your house has been estimated. Example: the house-museum in Aralsk, 210 m², was handed over turnkey with finishing in 47 working days.
How much does a house cost?
The cost depends on the floor area, location and design, so we do not publish general prices. Send us the floor area and location and we will reply with an estimate and timeline based on our projects.
Can a house be built without connection to centralised utility networks?
Yes, this is our main direction — TUTO: own solar generation with storage, heat pumps, a private well and biological treatment with no wastewater discharge.
How do I start?
Send the floor area and location via WhatsApp or to sergey@tutooffgrid.com. We will reply with an estimate and timeline.
Get a quote
Tell us the floor area and location — we will send a quote and timeline based on our projects.
Phone+7 701 697 00 24
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E-mailsergey@TutoOffGrid.com
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Homes and communities with no connection to centralised utility networks
Our main direction. The first community, Gorodok, is already under way.