Apartment No. 1, Mahallat: Iran Development

Apartment No. 1, Mahallat Building Development, Iran Mixed Use Project, Iranian Architecture

Apartment No. 1, Mahallat

Mahallat Architecture: Iranian Stone Development design by Architecture by Collective Terrain (AbCT)

1 May 2013

Apartment No. 1 in Mahallat

Location: Mahallat, Iran

Design: Architecture by Collective Terrain (AbCT)

Iran Residential Building

Apartment No. 1, Mahallat Iran building

Apartment No. 1 Mahallat

The majority of Mahallat’s economy is engaged in the business of cutting and treating stone, over half of which is discarded due to inefficiencies in stone-cutting technology.

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photos : Omid Khodapanahi

This project turns the inefficiency to economic and environmental advantage by reusing leftover stones for both exterior and some interior walls, and has led to the increasing adoption of stone recycling by local builders.

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photos : Omid Khodapanahi

The five-storey structure comprises two ground-level retail spaces and eight three-bedroom apartments above. Its austere prismatic form is balanced by the warmth of the natural materials. Small windows are shielded by triangular stone protrusions, and larger ones have wooden shutters that allow residents to regulate light and temperature levels.

Mahallat Residential Building Iran
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Apartment No. 1 – Building Information

Location: Mahallat, Iran (Central Asia)
Architect: AbCT – Architecture by Collective Terrain, Tehran, Iran
Client: Ramin Mehdizadeh, Hossein Sohrabpoor, Mehdi Mehdizadeh
Completed: 2010
Design: 2007
Site size: Ground floor area: 260 m2 – Total site area: 420 m2

Apartment No. 1 Mahallat images / information from Aga Khan Development Network

Location: Mahallat, Iran, western central Asia

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