Masjid 3005

MASJID 3005 IS A WORSHIP AND GATHERING SPACE FOR THE AVERAGE MIPSTER. A SPACE DEDICATED TO PROGRESS, FAITH, AND EQUALITY

STUDIO 5 NATOU FALL SPRING 2016

TABLE OF CONTENTS • INTRODUCTION • ISLAM + THE MOSQUE 101 • SITE • CONCEPT + PROCESS • FLOOR PLANS • SECTION • AXONS • DETAILS: THE PRAYER HALL • PERPECTIVES • FF + E

ISLAM + THE MOSQUE 101 FUN FACTS

RELIGIOUS PRACTICES

PRAYER

- 23% OF WORLD’S POPULATION ARE MUSLIM (1.7 BILLION PEOPLE)

THE 5 PILLARS:

FAJR, PRAYED BEFORE SUNRISE IS 2 RAKAS DHUHR, PRAYED AT NOON IS 4 RAKA ASR, PRAYED IN THE AFTERNOON IS 4 RAKA MAGHRIB, PRAYED AT SUNSET IS 3 RAKA ISHA, PRAYED IN THE EVENING IS 4 RAKA

- BEGAN IN THE 7TH CENTURY NEAR MECCA, SAUDI ARABIA - 2ND LARGEST RELIGION, AND FASTEST GROWING

- SHAHADAH (TESTIMONY) - SALAT (PRAYER) - ZAKAT (ALMS-GIVING) - RAMADAN (FASTING) - HAJJ (PILGRIMAGE TO MECCA) IN GENERAL: - MODEST DRESS - RESPECT FOR OTHERS

PRAYER IS TO BE PERFORMED 5 TIMES A DAY. MUSLIM PRAYER IS CHARACTERIZED BY A REPETITION OF A SEQUENCE OF POSITIONS. THIS IS KNOWN AS A ‘RAKA’ ONE RAKA:

ISLAM + THE MOSQUE 101 COMMON ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES MINARETS

MIHRAB

IN MY DESIGN I’VE INCORPORATED THE COMMON ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES THAT ARE NECESSARY IN A MOSQUE: THE MIHRAB, ABLUTION FACILITES, AND THE PRAYER HALL. ALL OTHER FEATURES, ALTHOUGH BEAUTIFUL, COULD BE CONSIDERED AS EMBELLISHMENTS IN THE AMERICAN CONTEXT. THE HYPOSTYLE MOSQUES (ONE OF THE MOST COMMON STYLES) ARE CHARACTERIZED BY ROWS OF COLUMNS ORGANIZED IN A GRID. PRAYER IS HELD WITHIN THE COLUMN BAYS. MY DESIGNS BREAKS AWAY FROM THIS STYLE IN THAT MY ORGANIZATION WAS NOT BASED ON OR SWAYED BY THE EXISTING STRUCTURAL COLUMNS.

SULTAN AHMEND MOSQUE, INSTANBUL

THE ISLAMIC CENTER OF NEW YORK CITY

DOMES

ABLUTION FACILITIES

MASJID AL-NABAWI, MEDINA, SAUDI ARABIA

PRAYER HALL(S)

TRADITIONS: HYPOSTYLE MOSQUES

ORGANIZATIONAL GRID

QUBA MOSQUE, MEDINA, SAUDI ARABIA

BADSHAHI MOSQUE, LAHORE, PAKISTAN

THE SHEIKH LOTFOLLAH MOSQUE, ISFAHAN, IRAN

THE GREAT MOSQUE OF KAIROUAN, KAIROUAN, TUNISIA

GENDER SEGREGATION THE GREAT MOSQUE OF KAIROUAN, KAIROUAN, TUNISIA

ESTABLISHED IN 650 AD, KAIROUAN WAS THE HUB OF ALL ISLAMIC STUDIES AND SCHOLARSHIP IN NORTHERN AFRICA AND AIDED IN THE SPREAD OF ISLAM THROUGHOUT NORTHERN AND WESTERN AFRICA.

WOMEN (BASEMENT)

MEN (GROUND LEVEL)

THE ISLAMIC CENTER OF WASHINGTON DC

WOMEN’S BALCONY

MOSQUE UNIDENTIFIED

THE SPACE IS INTENDED TO BE THE ‘KAIROUAN FOR A NEW GENERATION OF ISLAMIC SCHOLARSHIP’.

SITE 2519 CONNECTICUT AVE WASHINGTON DC CURRENT USE: COMMERCIAL OFFICE SPACE FLOOR PLATE: 35,000 SQFT NEAR WOODLEY PARK/ADAMS MORAGAN METRO WOODLEY PARK/ ADAMS MORGAN

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CONCEPT + PROCESS This space provides an atmosphere that promotes connectivity and deconstructs traditional barriers within the worship practice and activities in a mosque.

A series of planar elements, create open spaces through which users can move and observe freely; these planes have varying degrees of transparency (e.g. perforations, treated glass, etc) in order to promote a more inclusive experience with as few barriers as possible. A rotated grid adhering to the Qibla direction (direction of prayer) has organized these planes horizontally, creating spaces for prayer, ablution (ritual cleansing), and smaller areas for reflection.

CONCEPT + PROCESS PLAN STUDIES

CIRCULATION STUDIES

MASSING STUDIES

COLOR EXPLAINATION

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DUE TO THE SPACES INTENDED GENDERNEUTRALITY THE AIM WITH SELECTING A COLOR PALETTE WAS TO STAY AWAY FROM COLORS THAT SUGGEST MASCULINITY OR FEMINITY. IN THE CONTEXT OF AMERICAN CULTURE BLUE AND PINK REPRESENT MALE AND FEMALE, AND IN A MORE UNIVERSAL CONTEXT BLACK AND WHITE ARE INHERENT OPPOSITES. THE MAIN COLORS CHOSEN, GREY AND PURPLE, ARE THE BLEND OF THESE SETS OF BINARY COLORS.

PLANS PROGRAM A - RECEPTION B - SECURITY OFFICE C - ABLUTION FACITLITY D - RESTROOM E - JANITOR CLOSET F - PRAYER HALL G - BULLETIN H - LOCKERS I - IMAM’S OFFICE J - EMPLOYEE BREAK ROOM K - TEA/COFFEE BAR L - LOUNGE M- LIBRARY N - STUDY ROOM O - MEETING ROOM P - REFLECTION/OBSERVATION ROOMS Q - DIRECTOR’S OFFICE R - QURANIC SCHOOL CLASS ROOM S - PUBLIC EDUCATION ROOM T - GROUP STUDY/ DISCUSSION ROOM U - SOUND ROOM

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LEVEL 1 PLAN | 3/32” = 1’-0”

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PLANS PROGRAM A - RECEPTION B - SECURITY OFFICE C - ABLUTION FACITLITY D - RESTROOM E - JANITOR CLOSET F - PRAYER HALL G - BULLETIN H - LOCKERS I - IMAM’S OFFICE J - EMPLOYEE BREAK ROOM K - TEA/COFFEE BAR L - LOUNGE M- LIBRARY N - STUDY ROOM O - MEETING ROOM P - REFLECTION/OBSERVATION ROOMS Q - DIRECTOR’S OFFICE R - QURANIC SCHOOL CLASS ROOM S - PUBLIC EDUCATION ROOM T - GROUP STUDY/ DISCUSSION ROOM U - SOUND ROOM

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PLANS PROGRAM A - RECEPTION B - SECURITY OFFICE C - ABLUTION FACITLITY D - RESTROOM E - JANITOR CLOSET F - PRAYER HALL G - BULLETIN H - LOCKERS I - IMAM’S OFFICE J - EMPLOYEE BREAK ROOM K - TEA/COFFEE BAR L - LOUNGE M- LIBRARY N - STUDY ROOM O - MEETING ROOM P - REFLECTION/OBSERVATION ROOMS Q - DIRECTOR’S OFFICE R - QURANIC SCHOOL CLASS ROOM S - PUBLIC EDUCATION ROOM T - GROUP STUDY/ DISCUSSION ROOM U - SOUND ROOM

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LEVEL 3 PLAN | 3/32” = 1’-0”

SECTION

SCALE: NTS

EXPLODED AXON WALL TREATMENTS ARE BASED ON THE ORGANIZATIONAL SYSTEM USED. WALLS FALLING ON THE ROTATED GRID (QUIBLA GRID) ARE TRANSLUCENT. WALLS FALLING ON THE ISLAMIC GEOMETRIC PATTERN ARE TRANSPARENT. THE ONLY OPAQUE WALLS ARE PLUMBING WALLS AND RESTROOM PARTITONS FOR NECESSARY PRIVACY.

TRANSPARENT OPAQUE TRANSLUCENT

EXPLODED AXON: PRAYER HALL

DETAILS: PRAYER HALL THE DESIGN OF PERFORATED WALLS ENCLOSING THE PRAYER HALL IS BASED OFF OF THE KUFIC ARABIC DESIGN OF SURAT-UL FATIHA (THE OPENING). THE QUIBLA WALL IS THE ORIGINAL PRAYER, SIGNIFYING USERS’ DEDICATION TO THEIR RELIGION. THE PATTERNS CREATED BY THE ARABIC CHARACTERS ARE ABSTRACTED IN FORM AND SCALE THE FURTHER AWAY FROM THE QUIBLA WALL THEY ARE, REPRESENTING THEIR WAY OF THOUGHT: PROGRSSIVE YET HEAVILY INSPIRED BY ISLAM.

CENTER

QUIBLA WALL

PERSPECTIVES: RECEPTION

PERSPECTIVES: WUHDU STATIONS

PERSPECTIVES: PRAYER HALL ENTRANCE

PERSPECTIVES: TEA/COFFEE BAR

PERSPECTIVES: LIBRARY

PERSPECTIVES: DISCUSSION ROOM 3RD FLOOR

FF + E THE FURNITURE AND FINISHES SELECTED ARE INTENDED TO ENCOURAGE USERS TO STAY AND FEEL ‘AT HOME’ IN THE SPACE. THROUGH THIS THE PROBABLILITY OF USER INTERACTION IS MAXIMIZED.

LIGHTING

FURNITURE

FLOORING