One contract and one schedule
Design, expert review, manufacturing, assembly and supervision — with no hand-offs between contractors and no mutual claims on site.
Process
From land to move-in
We don't promise to find funding. We help structure the project for possible sources of funding and partnerships — and take it all the way to construction.
01
Land or need
Cadastre, status, area, restrictions — or how many families need housing.
02
Concept
Capacity, typology, construction phases, sketches, master plan.
03
Preliminary budget
CAPEX by phase, risks, an approximate delivery schedule.
04
Design
Technical conditions, design and estimate documentation, state expert review.
05
Source of funding
Resolutions No. 301 and No. 751, the community budget, donors, investors, co-financing.
06
Production
Factory readiness at our two production sites.
07
Construction
Assembly, utilities, landscaping, design and technical supervision.
08
Move-in
Commissioning and handover to the community.
Division of roles
Who does what
The question is usually not whether it can be built, but how much work will fall on a department that already has only three people. Here is an honest split.
What we take on
- Analysis of the site and its restrictions
- Concept and feasibility indicators
- Master plan and detailed territorial plan
- Design and estimate documentation
- Support through state expert review
- Manufacturing and logistics
- Assembly and utilities
- Design and technical supervision
- Commissioning
What stays with the community
- Council decision on the site
- Urban planning conditions and restrictions
- Technical conditions for utilities
- Procurement procedure
- Applying for the subvention
- List of residents and criteria
- Acceptance of the building
- Further maintenance of the housing stock
We don't submit the application on the community's behalf or make decisions for it.
But we prepare the whole package so the application can be submitted without rework: the design already meets the requirements of the resolutions, the estimate is broken down by phase, and the dates in the schedule are realistic, not “by the end of the year”.
Why us
What a community gets by working with a group
A community's biggest risk is the gap between the design, the estimate and actual construction. When all roles sit within one structure, that gap disappears.
Documentation fit for the program
Standard designs are already aligned with the requirements of Resolutions No. 495, No. 301 and No. 751 — no need to redo the design documentation for the funding source.
Predictable cost
Factory manufacturing removes dependence on the season and on crews: the estimate doesn't drift mid-construction.
Scaling in phases
We start with the first phase within the available budget and add the next ones as funding appears.
Smart Village
Not just houses, but an environment
We design a settlement as a single organism: housing, jobs, social services and local energy work as one system and support each other.
- Residential houses — from compact 37–63 m² modules to housing for IDPs and volunteers
- Veteran and social centers — a space for adaptation and support
- Jobs — coworking, workshops, small-scale production
- Renewable energy — solar power plants and storage
- Biogas and water treatment — local closed-loop systems
- Greenhouses — food independence for the community
- Shelters and civil protection — within walking distance
This approach gives a community not just square meters but an economy: people have somewhere to live, somewhere to work and a reason to stay.
Ready-made solutions
What you don't have to design from scratch
Standard designs that only need to be adapted to your site and the chosen funding program. This saves a community months of design and expert review.
Housing for IDPs
Modular timber-frame houses of 37–63 m² with a terrace — from a single house to a neighborhood with utilities and landscaping.
Veteran centers
A fully factory-finished 34 m² module: up to 2 months of manufacturing, utilities and air conditioning included in the base package — from $750/m².
Administrative hubs, service centers, outpatient clinics
A 100 m² administrative hub, a two-story 527 m² service center (CNAP), a 105 m² outpatient clinic of four modules — from $600–650/m², accessible for people with limited mobility.
Animal shelters
A complex with 100 enclosures, a veterinary unit and staff housing, or a full-cycle rehabilitation hub with energy autonomy.
Funding
The catalog matches state mechanisms
The designs follow the current resolutions of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine — a community doesn't need to redo the documentation for the funding program.
Temporary housing funds
- Rapid creation of a housing stock
- Use of standard designs
- Serial production
- Integrated development
Subvention to local budgets
- Construction of new housing
- Purchase of modular houses
- Frame-panel structures
- Social infrastructure and residential neighborhoods
Pilot project to provide housing for IDPs
- Co-financing
- International aid
- Residential neighborhoods and Smart Village
- Community development
REFRAME GROUP is not a government body. Decisions on allocating a subvention or on a community's participation in a program are made by the relevant authorities.
Examples
What your community can already replicate
Each card is a project we adapt to your site. Open it to see the layout, the list of rooms, the specifications and the cost.
Veteran Center 34
A fully factory-finished module — up to 2 months
CommunityDonor
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Administrative Hub 100
Reception, offices, a meeting room — scales up to a service center
Community
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Outpatient Clinic 105
Four modules for primary health care
CommunityDonor
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Animal shelter
Three buildings and 100 enclosures on a 1.12 ha site
CommunityDonor
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Hachiko House
A full-cycle rehabilitation hub and shelter
Donor
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DUO 63 house
Housing for IDPs and veterans: three rooms and a terrace
CommunityHousing programs
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Timelines and figures
What to expect at the start
Benchmarks from our projects. Exact timelines depend on the site, the chosen program and how fast approvals go locally.
14 days
to a preliminary concept
After we receive data on the site or the community's needs.
90 days
to a project portfolio
Sites, a community audit, sketches, feasibility indicators and a funding map.
~60 days
to manufacture the building
A factory-finished timber frame — regardless of weather and season.
from $600/m²
social facility
Basic package; with furniture and foundation — $1,250/m².
What we need from the community at the start
Cadastral numbers of the sites, their status and land use, an approximate number of families in need of housing, and a decision of intent. Everything else — analysis, concept and the funding map — we take on.
What we don't promise
We don't guarantee that a subvention will be allocated, and we don't influence the decisions of the authorities. Our part is to make the project meet the program's requirements and be ready for submission.
No illusions
What people usually ask first
These questions come up at every first meeting. We answer them right away so you don't spend time on them at the second.
What about procurement through Prozorro?
Yes, when budget funds are involved. We take part in the procedure on general terms. Our advantage is not bypassing the tender, but that by the time it's announced the documentation is ready and the deadlines in the tender documents are realistic.
Who maintains the housing afterwards?
The community. That's why at the concept stage we calculate not only the construction cost but also approximate maintenance costs: heating, utility servicing, the surrounding area.
What if there's no land yet?
That's a normal starting point. We'll help assess the available municipal plots for suitability: access roads, soil, distance to utilities, status and land use.
Can we build in phases?
Yes, and for communities it's the most common scenario. We make the master plan for the whole neighborhood at once and split construction into phases to fit the available funding — each phase works on its own.
And if the subvention isn't granted?
Ready documentation isn't wasted: it also works for other mechanisms — donor programs, the regional budget, co-financing, an investor. That's why we recommend starting with the design rather than waiting for funds.
What does it cost the community at the start?
Site analysis, a preliminary concept and an approximate budget are free. Costs appear at the design stage: for example, documentation for a 105 m² outpatient clinic with geology, surveying and expert review is about UAH 595,000 excl. VAT, and for a 335 m² hangar — UAH 98,000.
Request
Send your community's request
The more detail you give, the more specific our first reply will be. After the request we set up a discovery call, not a standard presentation.
What you'll get
- A preliminary concept for your site or need
- An approximate budget by construction phase
- A map of possible funding sources
- A realistic schedule to move-in
Send your community's request
Seven short fields: community, need, scope, land, funding source and contacts. After the request we set up a discovery call, not a standard presentation.