PRIMARY RESEARCH: IDEA 2

My second idea is from these repeated hexagon shapes that I have photographed. I liked the idea of using hexagons to create a layout for my building

I’ve drawn out the shapes and turned them into a threedimensional shape and drew out a possible outcome for the exterior of my building. I have created hexagon pieces out of card and put them together.

I then created this outcome on Sketchup and added shadows to get a more realistic view and idea for this design.

This is a rough sketch of what could be created with these shapes I think this works well as it allows me to use all the features I wanted to include for my mosque. I have added some details from my previous research, like the very open glass that covers parts of the building I want to make sure I can get some sort of natural light in for my final design.

Putting the SketchUp model in plan view, I then placed this onto my location to see how it fits into the site. It works well with my site, and it also leaves some space around it, making it not feel too crowded.

I've made a simple Sketchup model of this to see how the shapes will and can connect, and to also see how it will look like when fit into the site location

This is another variation of using the hexagons and creating a different layout for my design. This is a bit more linear, and all of the shapes connect to each other in one single level

In this elevation, I have added some features of a mosque to visualise how this design will look like if I were to use it as a final.

Through the drawings, I have annotated possible functions of the mosque, and roughly mad notes on how the rooms will connect and how it'll partition I also drew a plan and labelled what each section could possibly be.

In this Sketchup design you can see the interior lines of the shapes, and it shows the two hexagon that intersect. I've decided to put them together so that it creates a larger space.