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The Meaning Behind Citra

Live Different

The Meaning Behind Citra

The Story

Behind the Name

Citra takes its name from Maison Citröhan, a prototype home designed by the French‑Swiss architect Le Corbusier nearly a century ago. This model explored how technology and innovation could help meet the growing demand for housing—a challenge that feels especially close to home for us.
A row of modern white Citra eHomes illuminated by warm sunlight under a clear blue sky. The two-story houses feature distinctive, sweeping curved roofs, black window frames, and vibrant blue and yellow accent walls along a paved driveway.
A man helping a young child learn to ride a bicycle on a paved neighborhood street, with modern white Citra eHomes visible in the background under a bright, sunny sky.
A close-up architectural shot of a white Citra eHome under a bright blue sky. The building features a unique curved roof design with a dark blue underside, a brown side wall, and a glimpse of the bright yellow underside of an adjacent eHome's roof on the right.
Le Corbusier believed that homes could be efficient, affordable, and uplifting at the same time. His ideas reshaped modern architecture and showed that progress in housing comes from rethinking how homes are designed, built, and experienced.
Citra wordmark logo in black.

A Legacy That Shapes Our Work

By choosing the name Citra, we honour that legacy while shaping our own. Like Maison Citröhan, our work is driven by the belief that better building technology can expand what’s possible—enabling homes and neighbourhoods that are accessible, future‑focused, and designed for the way people live now.
A black-and-white overhead illustration of a traditional circular kraal settlement, showing dome-shaped thatched huts arranged around a central circular livestock enclosure, surrounded by an outer fence with a main entrance.

KRAAL

LEMON

Bright yellow lemon slice.
A black-and-white geometric wireframe illustration showing the construction lines, guide circles, and proportion grid used to design the six-segment Citra emblem.
The white Citra brand emblem, featuring a stylized citrus cross-section composed of six rounded triangular segments on a transparent background.

The Symbol That Carries the Name

Le Corbusier’s name for Maison Citröhan played on the citrus family of words—evoking clarity, precision, and a new model for living. Our symbol builds on that lineage, expressing the same qualities through a simple, modern form.
Our mark takes the shape of a lemon cross‑section: representing both nature’s geometry and structural strength. Its segmented form reflects the balance of light, structure, and longevity that guides our approach to design.
But the circle holds a deeper resonance. Its form references the kraal, one of humanity’s earliest and most enduring expressions of home and community. By merging the geometry of nature with the ancient concept of the kraal, our symbol represents Citra’s ultimate goal: creating places of gathering, safety, and belonging that support the lives built within them.

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