Creek harbour Mosque

CREEK HARBOUR MOSQUE DUBAI, UAE

The mosque is a fusion between a grand mosque

and a district mosque. The four main archways stand

60 meters tall and light falls through its translucent marble facade. The Prayer hall is veiled with brushed

gold aluminum screen. At night these archways

become lanterns of the path which spread across the urban fabric; glow, direct, reveal, and frame the Creek tower, the streets in between and the Downtown.

BURJ KHALIFA

CREEK TOWER

The site is rectangular as it is supposed to be for a grand mosque, but the qibla is not aligned.

A challenge that often comes up in a district mosque. All the while establishing a dialouge with the central axis

Podium

Site

The Sacred

Parking & hall

Carving

The Functional

Core : The prayer

Prayer hall

District mosque typology Shell : The axis & frame

Grand mosque typology

Amenities, Gate, Arcade & Minarets

“People and the mosque are framed on this plateau, creating a dialouge with the city; emphasizing the sacred and the public character of the mosque�

Core

Female Mezzanine Access Bridge Male Prayer Hall

Male Access Female Access

Storage & Admin offices

Library & Quran teaching

Access & Drop off, North gate Security, Storage, Ablution, toilets, elevator access

Residence Mouthen & Imam

Entry point Creek tower

Two parking level Lower prayer hall

Entry point Downtown

Level + 35.00 m accessible shaded roof for prayers

Level + 29.00 m Female prayer mezzanine

Level + 23.00 m Main court, prayer hall and arcade

Level + 20.00 m Parking & Pedestrian access East and west gate

Level + 18.00 m Hall & Parking North gate access

Shell

Facade

Arcade

Screen

Column

0

50

100

Legend 1- North gate plaza 2- Creek gate plaza 3- Downtown gate plaza 4- The floral prayer hall 5- Lower hall outdoor space/access 6- Female mezzanine access 7- Male roof level access

8- Quran teaching 9- Library 10- Imam residence 11- Mouthen residence 12- Admin/Imam office 13- Storage 14- Reflection pool

15- The olive court 16- Fabric shading 17- Seating view (light Show etc) 18- Shaded green respites 19- Highway framing device 20- The green loop ramp 21- Performance space

22- Carts & food trucks 23- Elevator/Stairs/Service areas 24- Restaurant/Cafe lantern 25- Mosque frame lantern

Prayer hall

Olive court

Firm:

Emarat Al Sharq Architectural Consultant

Role:

Project Architect

Project:

Revit Rhino Grasshopper Lumion Vray Photoshop Autocad Indesign Illustrator Powerpoint After Effects

Creek Harbour mosque

Incharge for delivering the entire project with a submission

deadline of 30 days. I managed to takeover all the deliverables which included concept design, presentation, drawings, visualization and all other necessary requirements in time.

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Research and case studies of similar project typologies.

Presenting concept design and developing the idea.

Reviewed by the principal architect weekly.

keeping the track of the brief and aligning the project in that direction.

Preparing presentation boards and presentation document.

Modeling, visualization and animation

Note: All work included has been prepared by me, unless or otherwise mentioned.