Al Warqa’a Mosque
Date Added
15/07/2019
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Subject Area
Architecture
Description
Designed with the intention of
capturing the historical premise of a mosque as a communal space for worship,
Al Warqa’a Mosque is a structure that also functions as a gathering place for
the community. With the proliferation of the iconic Turkish Central Dome mosque
typology in the UAE, the architects sought to return to a simpler design that
is less focused on the mosque as an icon, and more as a social space.
Al Warqa’a Mosque echoes the spatial
simplicity of Prophet Muhammad’s 7th-century house in Medina, which is
considered the first mosque in history. In what came to be known as the Arab
Hypo style typology, the original mosque structure was distinguished by an open
courtyard surrounded by rooms supported by columns. The design approach behind
this layout was influenced by an understanding of the mosque as a multi
functional space for the community to congregate and socialize in after prayer;
in this way it is seen as an extension of its immediate environment.
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGiG0pW2K9w
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