{"id":5812,"date":"2024-11-14T10:31:47","date_gmt":"2024-11-14T10:31:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/citra-technology.com\/ch\/?p=5812"},"modified":"2025-11-10T13:48:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T13:48:08","slug":"the-story-behind-the-name-citra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citra.build\/ch\/the-story-behind-the-name-citra\/","title":{"rendered":"The story behind the name Citra"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5812\" class=\"elementor elementor-5812\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2a6dd4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d2a6dd4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e5189b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2e5189b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The story behind the name <span style=\"color: #F9B233\"> Citra  <\/span>  <\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b187fd elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9b187fd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8d87c7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f8d87c7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54fd0e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"54fd0e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Citra is a homage to Maison Citr\u00f6han, a series of houses built about 100 years ago by the Swiss architect Le Corbusier. Maison Citr\u00f6han was one of the most prominent attempts to solve the global housing shortage through technology and innovation &#8211; goals that are also central to Citra&#8217;s mission.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Le Corbusier was one of the most influential architects of the 20th century. He invented groundbreaking concepts like the flat roof that have shaped the face of cities around the world and constantly pushed the boundaries of materials and design language.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">The Maison Citr\u00f6han homes were designed by Le Corbusier with the intention of creating spaces that were not only efficient, but also affordable. By making the house orderly and available to the masses, Le Corbusier envisioned creating uplifting living spaces that offered a solution to the housing chaos resulting from World War I.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26ae171 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"26ae171\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd24bb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cd24bb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" 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https:\/\/citra.build\/ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/Weissenhof_photo_house_citrohan_east_facade_Le_Corbusier__Pierre_Jeanneret_Stuttgart_Germany_2005-10-08-585x390.jpg 585w, https:\/\/citra.build\/ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/Weissenhof_photo_house_citrohan_east_facade_Le_Corbusier__Pierre_Jeanneret_Stuttgart_Germany_2005-10-08.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">\"Weissenhofsiedlung, House Citrohan by Le Corbusier\" by Shaqspeare licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 (https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0\/)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-598a895 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con-boxed 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srcset=\"https:\/\/citra.build\/ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/2002-08-Haus-Citrohan-Weissenhofsiedlung-Le-Corbusier-Stuttgart-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/citra.build\/ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/2002-08-Haus-Citrohan-Weissenhofsiedlung-Le-Corbusier-Stuttgart-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/citra.build\/ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/2002-08-Haus-Citrohan-Weissenhofsiedlung-Le-Corbusier-Stuttgart-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/citra.build\/ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/2002-08-Haus-Citrohan-Weissenhofsiedlung-Le-Corbusier-Stuttgart-585x439.jpg 585w, https:\/\/citra.build\/ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/2002-08-Haus-Citrohan-Weissenhofsiedlung-Le-Corbusier-Stuttgart.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">\"Haus Citrohan\"  by Gunnar Klack licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 (https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\/)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed32011 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ed32011\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39c3d1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39c3d1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Like Le Corbusier, we at Citra believe in pushing not only technological boundaries, but also finding design elements and a design language that stands proud for our generation &#8211; one that represents our technologies, dreams, and lifestyles.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">By naming Citra after this pioneering housing project, we aim to carry on Le Corbusier&#8217;s legacy of using technology and innovation to solve the global housing crisis. Just as the Maison Citr\u00f6han represented a bold vision 100 years ago, Citra is our modern attempt to transform the built environment through cutting-edge solutions.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc8c56d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bc8c56d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-236ee74 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"236ee74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikiarquitectura.com\/building\/maison-citroehan\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-282db56 elementor-share-buttons--shape-circle elementor-share-buttons--view-icon elementor-share-buttons--align-center elementor-share-buttons-mobile--align-center elementor-share-buttons--skin-gradient elementor-grid-0 elementor-share-buttons--color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-share-buttons\" data-id=\"282db56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"share-buttons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"elementor-share-btn elementor-share-btn_facebook\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\trole=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttabindex=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Share on facebook\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-share-btn__icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fab-facebook\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M504 256C504 119 393 8 256 8S8 119 8 256c0 123.78 90.69 226.38 209.25 245V327.69h-63V256h63v-54.64c0-62.15 37-96.48 93.67-96.48 27.14 0 55.52 4.84 55.52 4.84v61h-31.28c-30.8 0-40.41 19.12-40.41 38.73V256h68.78l-11 71.69h-57.78V501C413.31 482.38 504 379.78 504 256z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"elementor-share-btn elementor-share-btn_linkedin\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\trole=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttabindex=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Share on linkedin\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-share-btn__icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fab-linkedin\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 32H31.9C14.3 32 0 46.5 0 64.3v383.4C0 465.5 14.3 480 31.9 480H416c17.6 0 32-14.5 32-32.3V64.3c0-17.8-14.4-32.3-32-32.3zM135.4 416H69V202.2h66.5V416zm-33.2-243c-21.3 0-38.5-17.3-38.5-38.5S80.9 96 102.2 96c21.2 0 38.5 17.3 38.5 38.5 0 21.3-17.2 38.5-38.5 38.5zm282.1 243h-66.4V312c0-24.8-.5-56.7-34.5-56.7-34.6 0-39.9 27-39.9 54.9V416h-66.4V202.2h63.7v29.2h.9c8.9-16.8 30.6-34.5 62.9-34.5 67.2 0 79.7 44.3 79.7 101.9V416z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73bffa4 elementor-hidden-desktop e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"73bffa4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e729ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e729ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Citra is a homage to Maison Citr\u00f6han, a series of houses built about 100 years ago by the Swiss architect Le Corbusier. Maison Citr\u00f6han was one of the most prominent attempts to solve the global housing shortage through technology and innovation &#8211; goals that are also central to Citra&#8217;s mission.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Le Corbusier was one of the most influential architects of the 20th century. He invented groundbreaking concepts like the flat roof that have shaped the face of cities around the world and constantly pushed the boundaries of materials and design language.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">The Maison Citr\u00f6han homes were designed by Le Corbusier with the intention of creating spaces that were not only efficient, but also affordable. By making the house orderly and available to the masses, Le Corbusier envisioned creating uplifting living spaces that offered a solution to the housing chaos resulting from World War I.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5df4e0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5df4e0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/citra.build\/ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/Weissenhof_photo_house_citrohan_east_facade_Le_Corbusier__Pierre_Jeanneret_Stuttgart_Germany_2005-10-08-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8131\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citra.build\/ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/Weissenhof_photo_house_citrohan_east_facade_Le_Corbusier__Pierre_Jeanneret_Stuttgart_Germany_2005-10-08-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/citra.build\/ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/Weissenhof_photo_house_citrohan_east_facade_Le_Corbusier__Pierre_Jeanneret_Stuttgart_Germany_2005-10-08-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/citra.build\/ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/Weissenhof_photo_house_citrohan_east_facade_Le_Corbusier__Pierre_Jeanneret_Stuttgart_Germany_2005-10-08-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/citra.build\/ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/Weissenhof_photo_house_citrohan_east_facade_Le_Corbusier__Pierre_Jeanneret_Stuttgart_Germany_2005-10-08-585x390.jpg 585w, https:\/\/citra.build\/ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/Weissenhof_photo_house_citrohan_east_facade_Le_Corbusier__Pierre_Jeanneret_Stuttgart_Germany_2005-10-08.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">\"Weissenhofsiedlung, House Citrohan by Le Corbusier\" by Shaqspeare licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 (https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0\/)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad76df5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ad76df5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Like Le Corbusier, we at Citra believe in pushing not only technological boundaries, but also finding design elements and a design language that stands proud for our generation &#8211; one that represents our technologies, dreams, and lifestyles.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">By naming Citra after this pioneering housing project, we aim to carry on Le Corbusier&#8217;s legacy of using technology and innovation to solve the global housing crisis. Just as the Maison Citr\u00f6han represented a bold vision 100 years ago, Citra is our modern attempt to transform the built environment through cutting-edge solutions.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c081bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0c081bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/citra.build\/ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/2002-08-Haus-Citrohan-Weissenhofsiedlung-Le-Corbusier-Stuttgart-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8132\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citra.build\/ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/2002-08-Haus-Citrohan-Weissenhofsiedlung-Le-Corbusier-Stuttgart-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/citra.build\/ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/2002-08-Haus-Citrohan-Weissenhofsiedlung-Le-Corbusier-Stuttgart-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/citra.build\/ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/2002-08-Haus-Citrohan-Weissenhofsiedlung-Le-Corbusier-Stuttgart-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/citra.build\/ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/2002-08-Haus-Citrohan-Weissenhofsiedlung-Le-Corbusier-Stuttgart-585x439.jpg 585w, https:\/\/citra.build\/ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/2002-08-Haus-Citrohan-Weissenhofsiedlung-Le-Corbusier-Stuttgart.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">\"Haus Citrohan\"  by Gunnar Klack licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 (https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\/)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Citra, a nod to Le Corbusier&#8217;s visionary Maison Citr\u00f6han, embodies the spirit of innovation and efficiency. 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