Semester 1 Final Presentation

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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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