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Founding & Vision
Kononenko is an architectural bureau founded in 2011 by Anton Kononenko. From the very beginning it was built around three guiding values: systematic thinking, clarity, and creativity.
Over more than a decade the studio has grown into a mature practice with a clear identity. It treats every commission as a dialogue between intuition and analysis, refining ideas patiently until they feel both inevitable and effortless.
Each line drawn on paper is treated as both a question and an answer in an ongoing search for clarity, a mindset that continues to shape the way the bureau approaches new work today.
Scope of Work
The bureau works across the full arc of a project, beginning with the earliest architectural vision and continuing all the way through to the final set of drawings.
Its services include concept development, facade and planning solutions, sketch projects, and detailed working documentation. Each stage is handled with the same care, so that quality is maintained from idea to construction.
Immersive visualizations round out the offering, allowing clients to experience and understand a space long before it is ever built.
Design Philosophy
The studio's design philosophy is rooted in both precision and emotion. Projects are shaped with a deep understanding of context, function, and timeless form.
The result is a body of work that feels effortless, intuitive, and distinctly refined. Spaces are designed to support the people who use them rather than to impose on them.
This range of work spans widely in scale and character, reaching from ambitious urban masterplans to intimate, carefully detailed boutique interiors.
Sustainability
Sustainability sits at the heart of the practice rather than being treated as an afterthought. It informs decisions from the first sketch onward.
The team grounds its choices in passive design strategies, material efficiency, energy modeling, and lifecycle analysis. These methods help reduce waste and improve long-term performance.
The aim is architecture with lasting value and a lighter environmental footprint, designed to serve its users responsibly for many years.
From Sketch to Strategy
The studio describes its method as a journey from sketch to strategy. It begins with the essentials, using sketches, diagrams, and raw outlines to think out loud.
These early studies test the logic of space, the rhythm of circulation, and the relationship between human behavior and built form. Nothing is taken for granted at this stage.
Through ongoing dialogue between architects and developers, each idea is gradually refined into a grounded, adaptable, and buildable direction ready for the next phase.
Recognition & Reach
With more than fifteen years of experience and over 490 completed projects, the bureau has built a substantial body of work supported by a team of more than 45 professionals.
Its work has earned wide recognition, including more than 80 awards in global competitions and over 20 publications in the past year alone.
Honors such as the Kukha Design Award and multiple first-place wins at the Addawards reflect the consistency and ambition behind the studio's output.
Global Presence
The bureau operates from offices across Italy and the Netherlands, with locations in cities including Rome, Milan, Amsterdam, and Rotterdam.
This distributed presence allows the studio to work closely with clients in different regions while keeping a shared design culture across every team.
Wherever a project is based, the same principles of clarity, precision, and care guide the work from first contact to final delivery.
About This Site
This website is presented as a design and development showcase. Some of the content shown here, including certain projects, awards, publications, and office locations, is illustrative rather than strictly factual.
It was created as a passionate project exploring a refined approach to architectural web design and front-end craft, with attention to typography, rhythm, and motion.
The live client experience is available on the knko.pro domain.