Kandovan is a village in northwest of Iran,in Azarbayejan province.This village is located in mountains with cone shape rocks.People excavated this rocks in the past and different generations have lived in these rocks for many years.These houses are sustainable because of some reasons.
firstly rocks are resistant to the climate factors such as rain,humidity,snow,wind and etc.They have remained for years and human usage. Secondly,the wall of the houses are thick (about 2 or 3 meters) and create insulation that could keep inside the rocks cool in summer and warm in winter. Actually the thickness of walls decrease the temperature oscillation inside the rocks.
Although all of the buildings are not made in rocks,This village create th epractical and suitable way to built and use space therefore it could be consider as sustainable house to live.
source:Yahvai.s,shaghaghi.s (2012) Investigation of the structural characteristics of Kandovan village from sustainability perspective,Journal of Basic and Applied Scientific Research, TextRoad Publication,Iran
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