diff --git a/CMakePresets.json b/CMakePresets.json
index a396bed3afac3409573ada2e1432c72810a55043..0e28a4c22f54036718268311766e1245681efa18 100644
--- a/CMakePresets.json
+++ b/CMakePresets.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     {
       "name": "_binary_dir",
       "hidden": true,
-      "binaryDir": "${sourceDir}/build/${presetName}"
+      "binaryDir": "${sourceParentDir}/build/${presetName}"
     },
     {
       "name": "_release",
diff --git a/scripts/ci/extends/template-build-linux.yml b/scripts/ci/extends/template-build-linux.yml
index 06840e8708c8a9f8b33285698e7324225a899992..cbf8518c8d4622cd6604dc95889a7441beeec1f4 100644
--- a/scripts/ci/extends/template-build-linux.yml
+++ b/scripts/ci/extends/template-build-linux.yml
@@ -6,11 +6,12 @@
 
   before_script:
     - "echo \"For debugging run: docker run --rm -it -v $CI_BUILDS_DIR:/builds -w=$CI_PROJECT_DIR $CI_JOB_IMAGE\""
+    - rm -rf ../build
     - ([ "${CONAN_USER_HOME}" == "${CI_PROJECT_DIR}/.conan" ]) && conan remove --system-reqs '*'
     - ([[ $BUILD_CTEST_LARGE_ON_MASTER && "${CI_COMMIT_BRANCH}" == "master" && "${CMAKE_ARGS}" == *"USE_PYTHON=ON"* ]]) && export BUILD_CTEST_LARGE=true
   script:
     - cmake -S . --preset=$CMAKE_PRESET $CMAKE_ARGS -DOGS_BUILD_PROCESSES=$BUILD_PROCESSES
-    - build_dir=${BUILD_DIR:-build/$CMAKE_PRESET}
+    - build_dir=${BUILD_DIR:-../build/$CMAKE_PRESET}
     - cd $build_dir
     - |
       if [[ -z "$TARGETS" ]]; then
diff --git a/scripts/ci/extends/template-build-win.yml b/scripts/ci/extends/template-build-win.yml
index e2927c09d6a4271aa0b986775415ba2651bbc7fe..2c0ddd3642df4e101d1474adb837504ddbd0c3a3 100644
--- a/scripts/ci/extends/template-build-win.yml
+++ b/scripts/ci/extends/template-build-win.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
   dependencies: [meta]
   variables:
   script:
-    - $build_directory = if ($env:BUILD_DIR) { $env:BUILD_DIR } else { "build/" + $env:CMAKE_PRESET }
+    - $build_directory = if ($env:BUILD_DIR) { $env:BUILD_DIR } else { "..\build\" + $env:CMAKE_PRESET }
+    - (rm -r -fo $build_directory)
     - $cmake_cmd = "cmake -S . --preset=$env:CMAKE_PRESET
       $env:CMAKE_ARGS
       -DOGS_BUILD_PROCESSES=$env:BUILD_PROCESSES"
diff --git a/scripts/ci/extends/test-artifacts.yml b/scripts/ci/extends/test-artifacts.yml
index 424ff0e992ecb5ee02ef1d6cb79d6d75ea1f7e84..22e86f06424400992605ed54d44da85965e5ee52 100644
--- a/scripts/ci/extends/test-artifacts.yml
+++ b/scripts/ci/extends/test-artifacts.yml
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 .test-artifacts:
   artifacts:
     paths:
-      - build/*/Tests/ctest.xml
-      - build/*/Tests/testrunner.xml
-      - build/*/make.output
-      - build/*/*.zip
-      - build/*/*.tar.gz
+      - ../build/*/Tests/ctest.xml
+      - ../build/*/Tests/testrunner.xml
+      - ../build/*/make.output
+      - ../build/*/*.zip
+      - ../build/*/*.tar.gz
     expire_in: 1 week
     reports:
       junit:
-        - build/*/Tests/testrunner.xml
+        - ../build/*/Tests/testrunner.xml
diff --git a/scripts/ci/jobs/build-linux.yml b/scripts/ci/jobs/build-linux.yml
index e88d27c8ed4ae563fdb4c5747096e86495414b49..b9f81ba3b12e6fff1de45c837407f42a5bcd5984 100644
--- a/scripts/ci/jobs/build-linux.yml
+++ b/scripts/ci/jobs/build-linux.yml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ build linux (no unity):
   needs: [meta, "pre commit"]
   timeout: 1h
   variables:
-    BUILD_DIR: "build/no-unity"
+    BUILD_DIR: "../build/no-unity"
     BUILD_TESTS: "false"
     BUILD_CTEST: "false"
     CMAKE_PRESET: release
diff --git a/scripts/ci/jobs/build-mac.yml b/scripts/ci/jobs/build-mac.yml
index 6ec7e87f642654450f3bd54a7ffa9f8c04343aba..6ed9a7a51a74cfbc1ccd4e95b9c91cc05c6e0572 100644
--- a/scripts/ci/jobs/build-mac.yml
+++ b/scripts/ci/jobs/build-mac.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ build mac:
     - .test-artifacts
   needs: [meta]
   variables:
-    BUILD_DIR: "build/mac-release"
+    BUILD_DIR: "../build/mac-release"
     CMAKE_PRESET: release
     CMAKE_ARGS: >-
       -DOGS_INSTALL_DEPENDENCIES=ON
diff --git a/scripts/ci/jobs/build-win.yml b/scripts/ci/jobs/build-win.yml
index 5fc3a970ff0f9b8247f5760902ee31e98780fd47..baae2c5e22aa03d7d1f75aeb5c4005236e7f1f07 100644
--- a/scripts/ci/jobs/build-win.yml
+++ b/scripts/ci/jobs/build-win.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ build win:
     - when: manual
       allow_failure: true
   variables:
-    BUILD_DIR: build/win-release
+    BUILD_DIR: ..\build\win-release
     CMAKE_PRESET: release
     CMAKE_ARGS: >-
       -DOGS_CI_TESTRUNNER_REPEAT=1
diff --git a/scripts/ci/jobs/check-header.yml b/scripts/ci/jobs/check-header.yml
index e0ce70d3d63cd31c2a5acea9f8e469f407308bd2..1468fdf85c66925a30e519c9c2ad4a05dbbf1e9f 100644
--- a/scripts/ci/jobs/check-header.yml
+++ b/scripts/ci/jobs/check-header.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ check header:
     - .rules-master-manual
   dependencies: [meta]
   variables:
-    BUILD_DIR: "build-check-header"
+    BUILD_DIR: "../build/check-header"
     CMAKE_ARGS: "-DOGS_CHECK_HEADER_COMPILATION=ON -DOGS_BUILD_GUI=ON -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON"
   image: $CONTAINER_GCC_GUI_IMAGE
   script:
diff --git a/scripts/ci/jobs/checks.yml b/scripts/ci/jobs/checks.yml
index e02ffef696c6595b222dae11e283f7847b1b9c0b..c3a993ce5ef828290f040e32451594f799aaa631 100644
--- a/scripts/ci/jobs/checks.yml
+++ b/scripts/ci/jobs/checks.yml
@@ -10,10 +10,7 @@ compiler warnings:
     - job: build mac
   script:
     - exit_code=0
-    - cd build/no-unity
-    - "if [[ $(cat make.output | grep warning -i) ]]; then printf 'There were GCC compiler warnings:\n\n'; cat make.output | grep warning -i; exit_code=1; fi"
-    - cd ../win-release
-    - "if [[ $(cat make.output | grep ': warning' -i) ]]; then printf 'There were MSVC compiler warnings:\n\n'; cat make.output | grep ': warning' -i; exit_code=1; fi"
-    - cd ../mac-release
-    - "if [[ $(cat make.output | grep warning -i) ]]; then printf 'There were Clang (macOS) compiler warnings:\n\n'; cat make.output | grep warning -i; exit_code=1; fi"
+    - "if [[ $(cat build/no-unity/make.output | grep warning -i) ]]; then printf 'There were GCC compiler warnings:\n\n'; cat make.output | grep warning -i; exit_code=1; fi"
+    - "if [[ $(cat build/win-release/make.output | grep ': warning' -i) ]]; then printf 'There were MSVC compiler warnings:\n\n'; cat make.output | grep ': warning' -i; exit_code=1; fi"
+    - "if [[ $(cat build/mac-release/make.output | grep warning -i) ]]; then printf 'There were Clang (macOS) compiler warnings:\n\n'; cat make.output | grep warning -i; exit_code=1; fi"
     - exit $exit_code
diff --git a/scripts/ci/jobs/clang-sanitizer.yml b/scripts/ci/jobs/clang-sanitizer.yml
index 281d20e93b48f400e89a26fa2db8ea7c4bdc1795..20077bab3be872925d223e08be06da8b086819df 100644
--- a/scripts/ci/jobs/clang-sanitizer.yml
+++ b/scripts/ci/jobs/clang-sanitizer.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ clang sanitizer:
     - .rules-manual
   needs: ["pre commit"]
   variables:
-    BUILD_DIR: "build-sanitizer"
+    BUILD_DIR: "../build/sanitizer"
     CMAKE_ARGS: "-DOGS_ADDRESS_SANITIZER=ON -DOGS_UNDEFINED_BEHAVIOR_SANITIZER=ON"
     UBSAN_OPTIONS: "print_stacktrace=1"
     LSAN_OPTIONS: "suppressions=$CI_PROJECT_DIR/scripts/test/leak_sanitizer.suppressions"
diff --git a/scripts/ci/jobs/clang-tidy.yml b/scripts/ci/jobs/clang-tidy.yml
index adf3829a0eba437fb43cfa58fe851a61bbc884ba..110eaf7921e30f493e1f365f5dc31a853f276d0a 100644
--- a/scripts/ci/jobs/clang-tidy.yml
+++ b/scripts/ci/jobs/clang-tidy.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ clang tidy:
     - .rules-manual
   needs: ["pre commit"]
   variables:
-    BUILD_DIR: "build-tidy"
+    BUILD_DIR: "../build/tidy"
     CMAKE_ARGS: "-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON -DBUILD_TESTING=OFF -DCMAKE_CXX_CLANG_TIDY=clang-tidy-9"
 
   image:
diff --git a/scripts/ci/jobs/code-coverage.yml b/scripts/ci/jobs/code-coverage.yml
index b357898bc5906d23cf07606e49587a21864d5d02..c71c572afa0e01222fbf96d692b6070357b5278a 100644
--- a/scripts/ci/jobs/code-coverage.yml
+++ b/scripts/ci/jobs/code-coverage.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ code coverage:
     # HACK to easier linking to the generated pages
     - echo '<meta http-equiv="REFRESH" content="0;URL=build/coverage/coverage_report/index.html">' >> Coverage.html
   after_script:
-    - cd build/coverage
+    - cd ../build/coverage
     - poetry run fastcov -C testrunner_coverage.info ctest_coverage.info --lcov -o coverage.info
     - poetry run fastcov -C testrunner_coverage.info ctest_coverage.info -o coverage.json
     - genhtml --demangle-cpp -o coverage_report coverage.info