THE COURTYARD

Type: Professional Studio Morphogenesis Ltd. Status: Construction On-going

Role: Detail design and architectural drawing, rendering, construction drawing, material prototype analysis, site supervision and documentation

Lead Architects: Saiqa Iqbal Meghna and Suvro Sovon Chowdhury

The mosque is located in a factory compound in the outskirts of Dhaka city, Ashulia. Site is overlooking a serene lake on the West, the direction of ‘Mecca’. The core idea was to create a monumental built form with pure natural ventilation and singular material. This is achieved placing green courtyards in the corners and carefully designed perforations on the shear walls. A very detail oriented design approach leading into sculptural built form which will result in an uplifting break from laboursome time of the workers in the factory. The west side of the prayer space merges into the lake with a shallow infinity water body. The water from ablution and water body will be filtered in a below and released into the green space, reducing water consumption. Pigmented concrete is selected as structure and finish with rigorous prototype and testing.

Floor plans and detail drawings: Sketchup, Rhino and AutoCAD

Construction process and sample making