Mosque

URBAN CONTEXT On a direct axis to the Arabian gulf; the mosque’s central location instantly inspires a visual dialogue between the pristine waterfront and the vibrant heart of Tharwa town. Omrania, part of Egis group CONCEPT & INSPIRATION The unavoidable symmetry along the urban vista manifests the location of the main prayer within the mosque’s complex and naturally establishes the rightful place for Afama HQ to its side. The rotation towards the qibla, on the other hand, delivers the flavor to the composition, visually realized as an imprinted reflecting pool that organizes the overall complex and enforces a public domain to relieve surrounding urban density. This pedestrianized public domain is enlarged to promot... More

Musholla. It is an Islamic sacred building, called "musholla", which is used for the five daily obligatory prayers and the recitation of the Koran. Musholla can take two forms. Either in the form of a separate room inside the buildings. For example, in public institutions, airports, family houses and the like, or as a separate building. The difference between a mosque and a musholla is in size, with the mosque serving mainly for the large communal congregational prayers held on Fridays. Mosques usually have a minbar (pulpit), we don't find this in a musholla. The musholla plays a very important role within the locality, as in addition to being a place for prayer, it becomes the cultural center of the locality, where various community activi... More

Mosque is located in the heart of nature in the magnificent nature of the V Orman Resort project in the Mudurnu district of Bolu which is famous for its natural beauties. The building is not only a place of worship; it also functions as an area where Muslims gather, worship and have religious conversations. 360TR ECCE GROUP In order to benefit from the magnificent nature view, the mihrab part is designed as completely glass. The reinforced concrete beams and columns in this area are completely covered with natural wood material. The main carrier reinforced concrete curtains on the right and left of the mihrab section were also covered with natural wood material and Esma'ul Husna was placed in Islamic motifs. 360TR The proje... More

KOS Mosque is a renovation project of one of the typical mosque projects in Konya Organized Industrial Zone, which is not only considered as a religious building but also considered as an intervention to a place with structural and fictional deficiencies. This project is a new proposal on how to re-design existing mosques, whose number is approaching 85.000 in Turkey and increasing day by day, instead of demolishing and rebuilding them. The data of existing building has always been used as a guide on the design process, and the main goal was providing harmony between the existing building and additional volumes. Caption Caption Caption KOS Mosque is located at the intersection of two roads with dense circulation in the indus... More

The Narre Warren North Mosque will provide a place of worship and assembly for the local Muslim community set within an expansive valley setting. A site-responsive approach integrates built form with the natural surrounds, while offering new prayer hall mosque, ancillary building, pedestrian walks and car parking. The development comprises two co-located buildings that work cohesively by juxtaposing height and scale. The form draws upon the site topography and orientation of Mecca. Caption The materiality of the building is sympathetic to its location and context. The external walls are dark concrete paired with landscape berms that immerse the building into the natural landscape. The roof material is dark and recessive to further g... More

The project is located in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, one of the East African countries. BBS Mall, with an area of 130 000 m2, is a candidate to become the largest shopping mall in East Africa. Having such a high commercial capacity, BBS Mall also hosts a mosque in itself. The interior design of this mosque was done by the investors. Caption In classical Islamic architecture, there is a situation of receiving daylight from the windows between geometric spaces. The architectural elements in these window spaces are called masrebiyye. The light is taken by shreding it into the mosque with masrebiyyas. One of the most fundamental features of Islamic mosque architecture is that the light is broken up geometrically and taken into the mos... More

A metamorphic departure in search of contemporary vocabulary, the Salafi Masjid is a soulful realization of tranquillity within the walls. Set amidst a busy regular street in Aluva, the mosque univocally transcends itself as a ‘pause’ and a ‘journey’ to ataraxy. Sprawling across 8.5 cents of land, the mosque embraces the thought-provoking Islamic philosophy from the holy Quran: “He created the skies with the light, without pillars you see it” – throughout the design. Thus, the light becomes the soul of the mosque, and the induced transparency becomes the heart of its design. The 3230 sq. ft structure spread out in two floors emerges itself as a landmark for the locals, pilgrims and wayfarers. Sit... More

The Memphis Masjid Interior Design located in Memphis, USA, is actually the heart of an extensive family center that consists of recreational facilities, a gym, and more. Contemporary traditionality is the focal point of its interior design. With gorgeous geometry, backlighting, and lush furniture, it is a space that promotes interpersonal relationships within a homey but stylish ambiance. The sophisticated materials, elegant color scheme, and beautiful lighting are all testaments to holistic design. More

Abbas abad renovation company as part of a series of urban executive & urban planners in 2015 , in the form of a call to contest shrine in ports and maritime organization park located in Tehran . The issues of this project were as follows : -Designing the mosque as a religious symbol of the park. -Project as an icon. -Connection with surrounding nature. -including worship space and compulsory space of 200 square meters. The objective of design team were as fallow : -Attract the audience as the urban space (symbolism) -provide exquisite form and change the worship typology(Form) -Respond to the need if the project(Performance) Given the above objective the design procedure began with critical thinking for the concept of worship... More

Architect: Ashari ArchitectsLead Architects: Amirhosssein AshariDesign Team: Zahra Jafari, Niloofar AskariArea: 155 m2Project Year: 2015Hafezieh prayer room is designed in order to serve the prayers, visitors and passengers in Hafez Tomb. Due to the project site which has the history of hundred years, the design process is created in harmony with the Tomb’s environment form. Utilizing the brick material (in Fakhro modins configuration) at tomb complex, led the design to a brick cube with hollow surfaces. One of the important aspects of this concept was that, the of men and women entrances form to the prayer room were highly influenced and derived by Qibla direction and main axis of the Hafez tomb. By creating a modular hollow pattern for th... More

The aim of the architectural design submitted to the Mosque Design Ideas Competition opened by the Ministry of Environment & Urbanism has been providing a “particular” solution to the place and functions chosen, rather than introducing an “original” form for mosque buildings. The location of the unspecified plot was assumed to be in a newly developing suburb of Mardin, a historic town in Southeastern Anatolia, and additional facilities that will turn the mosque into a public gathering place in such a setting were sought at the beginning of the design phase.In response to the relatively low education and income levels, housing shortages worsening with internal and external migration, as well as the lack of social spaces in the peripherie... More