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    Global finalist entry 2015 - Post-War Collective: Community library and social recuperation

    The reading room: A series of formal and informal platforms for reading are organized in and around the library.

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    Global finalist entry 2015 - Post-War Collective: Community library and social recuperation

    The common lobby with its panoramic window.

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    Global finalist entry 2015 - Post-War Collective: Community library and social recuperation

    Specific steel welding joints have been strategically incorporated in the building. These joints provide the technical platforms to incrementally transfer welding and cutting skills to the workforce.

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    Global finalist entry 2015 - Post-War Collective: Community library and social recuperation

    From tools of war to tools of building.

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    Global finalist entry 2015 - Post-War Collective: Community library and social recuperation

    Social Capital: The army's human resource is assimilated for social building through carefully planned on-site training initiatives. This reduces immediate labor costs and produces a skilled workforce.

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    Global finalist entry 2015 - Post-War Collective: Community library and social recuperation

    This library project, built by soldiers with the assistance from the community, builds workforce capacity, disseminates knowledge and focuses on sustainable building.

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    Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Post-War Collective: Community library and social recuperation, Ambepussa, Sri Lanka

    Site location of the library: Extending the adjacent building scale, form and environmental meanings.

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    Project update March 2015 – Post-War Collective: Community library and social recuperation, Ambepussa, Sri Lanka

    The building’s linear footprint allows optimized natural ventilation and brings sunlight to all internal rooms.

As one of the three main Holcim Awards winners for Asia Pacific in 2014, “Post-War Collective” automatically qualified as a finalist in the Global Holcim Awards 2015. All 15 finalist project teams were asked to submit an updated and more comprehensive entry that was evaluated by a global jury in March 2015.

Last updated: March 05, 2015 Ambepussa, Sri Lanka

As one of the three main Holcim Awards winners for Asia Pacific in 2014, “Post-War Collective” automatically qualified as a finalist in the Global Holcim Awards 2015. All 15 finalist project teams were asked to submit an updated and more comprehensive entry that was evaluated by a global jury in March 2015.

View project entry posters - Global Holcim Awards

The results of the global phase of the 4th Holcim Awards competition were announced on April 20, 2015.

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