架构师提供的文本描述。马哈拉的大部分经济从事切割和处理石材的业务，其中一半以上是由于石材切割技术效率低下而被丢弃的。

Text description provided by the architects. 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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该项目通过将剩馀的石头用于外墙和一些内墙，将低效率转化为经济和环境优势，并导致当地建筑商越来越多地采用石材回收利用。这座五层楼高的建筑包括两个地面零售空间和8个以上的三居室公寓.

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. The five-storey structure comprises two ground-level retail spaces and eight three-bedroom apartments above.

它朴素的棱镜形式与天然材料的温暖相平衡。小窗户被三角形的石头凸起遮住，较大的窗户有木制的百叶窗，使居民可以调节光线和温度水平。

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.

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