Full turnkey cycle
From site analysis to registration of ownership — with no hand-offs between contractors.
Who we are
A full-cycle engineering and development group
REFRAME GROUP is a Ukrainian group of companies that designs, manufactures and builds housing and social infrastructure. Not a contractor for a single stage, but a team that leads a project from the first look at the site to handing over the keys.
What we do every day
- We design — architecture, timber-frame structures, foundations, master plans, utilities, estimates
- We prepare documents — surveying, geology, gas and power permits, change of land use
- We manufacture — timber frames, modules and house kits at two production sites, in about 60 days
- We build — foundation, delivery, assembly, utilities, finishing, furniture, technical and design supervision
- We structure financing — for government resolutions, donors, investors and co-financing
This model removes the client's main risk — the gap between the design, the estimate and actual construction. One contract, one schedule, one point of responsibility.
Houses
Social facilities
Outpatient clinics
Animal shelters
Recreation
Industrial buildings
Territorial recovery
Why clients choose us
Seven reasons to work with a group rather than a contractor
Comprehensive design and expert review
All sections of the documentation are produced in-house, including the state expert review.
Own production capacity
Our plants in Lviv and Odesa manufacture timber frames and modules in about 60 days — regardless of the season.
Experience in housing and social projects
Outpatient clinics, veteran centers, administrative hubs, animal shelters and IDP neighborhoods with infrastructure.
Alignment with state programs
Projects are prepared for financing mechanisms under Resolutions No. 495, No. 301 and No. 751.
Timber frame and warmth
Insulation from DBN standards up to 300 mm of mineral wool, heat pumps, heat recovery ventilation, solar power plants.
Scalable solutions
From a single house to a new residential quarter or a complete Smart Village.
The path of a house
How your home comes to life
A standard design doesn't mean “no options”: we adapt the layout to your family and the placement of the house to your specific site.
01
Choosing a model
Floor area, number of bedrooms, completion level — from a shell to turnkey — and budget.
02
Site visit
Geology, access for machinery, location of utilities, orientation to the cardinal points.
03
Exact estimate
Package, foundation, utilities, delivery and assembly — in one document.
04
Production
About 60 days at the plant — regardless of weather and season.
05
Assembly and connection
Foundation, delivery, assembly in 3–10 days, connection to utilities.
06
Handover and warranty
Documents, a briefing on the building systems, a warranty on the structure.
Completion levels
What it costs and what the price includes
We price timber-frame houses per square meter: from a shell to turnkey with furniture. Social facilities start at $600–750/m² in the basic package, or $1,250/m² with furniture and foundation.
- Level 01 200–250 USD/m² Shell Timber frame, walls, floors and roof — without utilities and windows.
- Level 02 500 USD/m² Thermal envelope Plus windows and utility networks: electricity, water, sewerage, heating.
- Level 03 900 USD/m² Finished Interior and exterior finishing: walls, ceilings, floors, facade.
- Level 04 950 USD/m² Finished + bathroom Finishing plus bathroom plumbing — a place to wash, not just to sleep.
- Level 05 1 250 USD/m² Turnkey Basic furniture and a kitchen — the minimum to move in and live.
Standard layouts
37–47 m² — two bedrooms and a terrace; 63 m² — three rooms and a utility room, as in DUO 63. For it: a shell from $12,600–15,800, a thermal envelope about $31,500, turnkey with furniture about $78,800. Terrace, foundation and delivery are extra.
Insulation: three levels
- Economy — to state building standards (DBN) or SIP panels
- Standard — more insulation: mineral wool of 100, 150 or 200 mm
- Premium — 300 mm of mineral wool for maximum warmth
You can choose the insulation level at any completion level.
Additional services
- Foundation: piles, ground screws or slab
- Delivery, crane assembly and crew accommodation
- Site preparation, demolition, ground leveling
- Septic tank and stormwater drainage
- Terrace, canopy, fence, landscape design
Priced separately — you pay only for what you actually need.
Documents and land
- Design documentation and estimate
- Site surveying and geology
- Technical conditions and gas and power permits
- Change of land use
We handle it together with construction or as a separate service.
Services
From documents to keys
Six service blocks within the group cover the entire life cycle of a building. Order everything under one contract or separately — for example, just the design or just the frame manufacturing.
Design
- Architectural solutions (AR)
- Timber-frame structures (KR/KD)
- Foundations and reinforced concrete structures (KZ)
- Master plans and detailed territorial plans
- Utility networks
- Estimates and price analysis
- Interior design project
Documents and permits
- Engineering surveying
- Engineering geology
- Technical conditions and gas and power permits
- Change of land use
- Support through independent expert review
Production
- Factory-made timber frames
- Fully factory-finished modules
- Frame-panel house kits
- Load-bearing frames with spans up to 12.5 m
- Windows, doors, roofing and facades
Construction
- Foundation: piles, ground screws, slab
- Delivery and crane assembly
- Utility networks and finishing
- Plumbing, furniture and kitchen
- Crew accommodation on site
Site and landscaping
- Site preparation and demolition
- Grading and levelling
- Septic tank and stormwater drainage
- External utility connections
- Terrace, canopy, fence
- Landscape design
Supervision and handover
- Technical supervision
- Design supervision
- Commissioning
- Registration of ownership
Full cycle
From site analysis to keys
Ten stages, with one company responsible for all of them. You get a single schedule, a single estimate and a single point of responsibility.
01
Site analysis
Cadastre, surveying, geology, land use, restrictions and utility capacity of the site.
02
Concept
Capacity, construction phases, preliminary cost, risks and delivery scenarios.
03
Master plan
Detailed territorial plan, building placement, traffic layout, landscaping, shelters.
04
Architecture
Architectural solutions, facades, layouts, choice of materials and development style.
05
Engineering
Structure, utility networks, grading, estimates and state expert review.
06
Production
Timber frames, modules and panels at our own plants — about 60 days, regardless of the season.
07
Assembly
Logistics, foundation, on-site assembly, utility connections, landscaping.
08
Design supervision
Checking that the works match the design and making prompt decisions on the construction site.
09
Technical supervision
Quality control of materials and works, acceptance of concealed works, as-built documentation.
10
Commissioning
Paperwork, registration of ownership, handover of the building to the client.
Our position
What we don't promise
The fastest way to lose a community's trust is to promise something that doesn't depend on us. So we set the boundaries right away.
- We don't promise to find funding — we help structure the project for possible sources
- We don't guarantee participation in state programs — that is a decision of the state or a bank
- We don't quote amounts we haven't seen in documents
- We don't charge for consultations on housing programs
Ecosystem
Who stands behind every project
A management company, in-house offices, production partners and clients — one chain of responsibility instead of a dozen separate contracts.
Management company
REFRAME GROUP
In-house offices
- Development
- Project office
- Architecture and engineering
- Investment office
- Grant office
- Export office
- Project management
Production partners
- BudFrank plant — Lviv
- CHORNOMORSKBUDGRUP plant — Odesa
- Other production sites
Clients
- Territorial communities
- Regional military administrations
- Ministries
- International organizations
- Donors
- Developers
Model
Three sides of one model
REFRAME GROUP is neither a contractor nor a house shop. It is a platform that assembles a housing project from parts that usually exist separately.
Side 1
Client and project owner
- Community
- Developer
- Investor
- Donor
REFRAME GROUP
Designs · structures financing · manufactures · builds
Side 2
End resident or buyer
- Private buyer
- IDP
- Veteran
- Military personnel
- Preferential category
REFRAME GROUP experience
From an animal shelter to a neighborhood for IDPs
Makariv community, Kyiv region — an animal shelter on 1.12 ha: three timber-frame buildings, 100 enclosures, a veterinary unit and staff housing. Myronivka city community — a modern residential neighborhood for internally displaced people with full utility and social infrastructure.
Both projects comply with the current state building codes of Ukraine. See the shelter in the catalog