Mosque Of Radience

Academy of Fine Arts – Städelschule, Frankfurt/Main

Idea projektu

In the dark days of the ignorance, Religions especially Islam is being contaminated by the the empty-minds. Terror, cruelty and violation of human rights, devastating the beauty of the harmony and tolerance which was recognized qualities of Muslim world before . That darkness upon the Islamic territory, can not be dissolved without the enlightenment of the reason. Without, opening the minds to acknowledging the world and letting the light of the knowledge inside. Sufizm, however was a crucial catalyst to depict the indulgence of the Islam with tranquility. Through years of ignorance this essential concepts of Islam have been forgotten. These could only be remembered again by the radiance of the reason and knowledge. I am as a confident Muslim, feel sorrow what people does in the under the mask of Islam. Therefore, as an architect seek out a way to illustrate this concept, by the most important architectural element in Islam which is a mosque.

Popis projektu

The design concept is derived from the Arabic letters ''Vav'' and ''Elif'' which symbolizes the humbleness and proud but the importance is the harmony and balance between them. The formal expression of the design is expressing these phenomena, form itself humbly merges from the ground and evolves to a minaret to depict the proud. In the main prayer are roof structure tears and natural light washes the Qibla wall which is the front wall of the interior where pray is practiced towards, to illustrate need to ''the enlightenment''. Also in the ''Revak'' (portico) surrounding the ''avlu'' (yard) the name of the fellows of the prophet Mohammed cutted from the surface so they appear in the surface on the portico by the rays of light, to illustrate the need to ''recall'' of the Islamic notions such as tolerance and respect.

Technické informace

The mosque is to host 700 Male and 200 Female worshipers, and covers an area of 10000 M2 area in total. Main structural system is the space truss system with monumental concrete columns.