Apartment #1 by Tehran’s Architecture by Collective Terrain is one of 20 projects nominated, and though it faces stiff competition from projects like the Thula Fort Preservation project in Yemen, the recycled stone complex is an excellent example of the work that the Aga Khan Development Network likes to support.
But since the technology used for doing so is somewhat outdated, the business involves a great deal of waste – up to 50 percent of all stone, historically, has been tossed.
All of the exterior walls and some of the interior walls are built with recycled stone. Small cutouts in the facade are shaded with triangular ledges and the bigger windows are fitted with timber shutters that allow occupants to control natural light and ventilation.
Completed in 2010, the apartment complex has a modest footprint of 420 square meters.
China’s Bridge School Xiashi designed by Li Xiaodong Atelier won the 2010 Aga Khan Architecture Award. The 2013 awards will be handed out this September in Lisbon, Portugal.
All images courtesy of Aga Khan Development Network
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