Building a contemporary Mosque in Sydney as an antidote to Islamophobia
Sydney Mosque
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What inspires me to select this topic?
Shah Alam Mosque, Malaysia
“… most poorly understood and most feared religion in the Western world.” Syed Mohiuddin American Institute of Islamic Studies
Mosque
Muslims
Why Mosque is a problem in Sydney?
What should a Sydney Mosque be?
Mosque Proposal by Studioz, Turkey
What is Mosque Architecture?
The Great Mosque of Cordoba, Spain
Prophet Mosque, Medina
Kalon Mosque and Minaret, Bukhara
The Great Mosque of Isfahan, Iran
How should we build Sydney Mosque?
“Regionalized Modernism�
Rifat Kamil Chadirji 1926
Central Post Telephone Building, Baghdad 1971
Islamic Art Beauty expressed in Quran: ahsan al-‘amala (beautiful deeds) asma’ al-husna (beautiful names)
Calligraphy, Geometry & Arabesque
Dhikr - "Remembrance [of God]"
Alhambra palace, Granada, Spain
Emancipation of surface decoration And finding a new expression
Sahand Hesamiyan
Key Design Ideas Interweaving Modern Identity
Where should Sydney Mosque be built?
Surry Hills
Proposed Site
Site outline, road & building mass
Buillding height & topography
Pedestrian & vehicular movement, main axis
Crown St
Riley St
Proposed Site Frog Hollow Park
Albion St Qibla
City View
View from Northwest
View into site (from west)
City view (from east)
Building Concept
empty
public park required
religious & secular activities
Sydney Mosque
Architectural brief
Initial Programs Studies
Program distribution exploration
Radial
Linear
Program tape
Fragment
Study Models
Proposed Program
Program Area
Site
Working grid
Program layout
Empty
Program layout
Car park
Program layout
Multipurpose hall Canteen/cafĂŠ Domitory
Program layout
Entrance Office Library Classrooms
Program layout
Auditorium Galleries
Program layout
Prayer Hall Ablution
Program layout
Retail Workshops
Program layout
Public Park
Program layout
Circulation
Circulation
Green
Plans, Sections
Sydney Mosque Park
Frog Hollow Park
Bird’s eye view from North-west
Classrooms/ Library
Dormitory
void
Gallery
Entrance
Ground Floor Plan
Canteen
Multipurpose Hall
Car Park
Lower Ground Floor Plan
Classrooms/ Library
Dormitory
void
Gallery
Entrance
Ground Floor Plan
Office Workshop void void
Auditorium
Prayer Hall
1st Floor Plan
Retail / Restaurant
2nd Floor Plan
Minaret/ Lift
Office Classrooms Car Park
North-south Section
Retail / Restaurant
Prayer Hall
Workshop
Gallery
Dorm
Car Park
Canteen
East-west Section
Sydney Mosque Park - Albion St &Riley St Inter-junction
Sydney Mosque Entrance on Riley St
Entrance Lobby
Ground Floor Corridor
1st Floor Corridor
Lower Gound Courtyard
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