Mosque Proposal / StudiOZ
StudiOZ designed a mosque in Kayseri Municipality in memory of Sinan, the architect because historically, the Turkish mosque reached its highest potential under his design. Using a single dome placed upon a square form, Sinan created a metaphor of the mosque being the most stable form to symbolize infinity. Hundreds of years after Sinan, the mosque typology is still viewed as an indispensable component of Turkish life. For the StudiOZ’s proposal, “The Mosque” criticizes this holy and public place by reforming benefits to urban space, symbolically and functionality of the building.
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The mosque creates a shell with a steel constructed pattern, based on the concept points to infinity/divinity. A holy place to pray is nestled inside the large concrete sphere and the dome is actually large enough to gather the urban society together.
“On the contrary to the meaning which refers to the meeting point of community, it transforms into the meeting point of society and finds a place with its neutrality, purity and symbolically in the city within the reference of its history. It stands up for the prayer, not only with rituals but also by reaching the information, and transforms to contribute for the consciousness of society. Therefore it provides some place to reach necessities of today besides traditional functions. While targeting to reach both of virtual and sensory information with library, providing the information passing between the generations via education in workshops as well. And with its exhibition space it presents the works to the community/society.”
boulee
nice…the architecture are so welcoming here…and this is the mosque that will generate more activities inside…NEW ERA
did anybody else find the description to be very convoluted? was it translated?
The prayer area isnot a central space, its a space that has direction, it can’t be a circle in plane.
Ideally the wall facing kibla (mekka) is a straight wall, and even the longer side of a rectangle because only then you achieve the accommodation of many prayers in the first row.
Nevertheless there’s no rule saying it can’t be a circle. What is misleading here is that the traditional mosque plan used as reference is showing the dome arrangement in the ceiling whereas the floor plan is a square (not shown here).
I’ve done designs for contemporary mosques myself and i appreciate the reinterpretation of islamic pattern and geometric space arrangements, which is a valid starting point but it seems like there has to be more research done; e.g. the space created between the sphere and the outer box is enormous and the use of this space with terraces accommodating questionable secondary functions need further study.
In my opinion, to hve the space functioning right is a rule in itself, expecialy it’s not an entertainment space, a spherical space is not suitable for a prayer room..I know that rectangular or even triangular shape where the longest side facing the Qibla is the best way..
but that is one side, the sphere as a whole is a central space.. where the prayer room has a direction.. if you reviewed the old mosques in the islamic world, the one that where build to be mosques and not converted from churches or temples, all respect the direction of the space.
I don’t have any comment on the space between the sphere and the box, am sure it will be magnificent like the Polshek’s Rose center.
One of the major difference between a temple and a mosque is – a temple usually contains a sacred central place with the emblem inside which is more introverted, enclosed, a bit obscured. whereas a mosque should always be transparent, unambiguous and extroverted. From this criteria it looks more like a temple.Though its a nice try to be contemporary, but several matters (like a bold wall depicting the Qibla ) are ideas those can never be quaint.
Not surprising – shopping is the new religion and if you want to attract new followers then make your temples look like shopping centres. is it me or looks very much like a public library?
in memory of Sinan, I like it RT@archdaily Mosque Proposal / StudiOZ http://archdai.ly/9ibLKk
in memory of Sinan, I like it RT @archdaily Mosque Proposal / StudiOZ http://archdai.ly/9ibLKk
覺得 這根本就是ledoux牛頓紀念館競圖的包殼版…http://tinyurl.com/y53smbp http://plurk.com/p/4pzeb2
[Architecture] The Guggenheim + The Rose Planetarium = this Mosque http://bit.ly/a24EZY
Nice project but bad understanding of religious places
I agree it’s very Neo Classical in the way of Boulee’s ‘Cenotaph for Sir Issac Newton’ which isn’t really a bad thing, I happen to like these bold projects that exaggerate typical geometric forms, because not many people go this route. I think the lighting is very nice especially with the apertures in the sphere. I think the sphere is given much direction with the placement of the Minber (Pulpit) and Mihrap (prayer nitch) plus the terrace on the second level of the sphere also gives a sense of direction in a rather ambiguous space, so not so sure of the complaint here. This is a great contemporary look at modern mosques in my opinion. Clean, understandable and emotionally charged. I hope this gets built, would like to see how the function of it would pan out.
The lighting effect into the sphere in this particular render looks beautiful, but how pragmatic they are? the tiny holes on the surface are not the primary aperture bcoz they have another roof which is partially transparent above them. all the openings will not be passing light at the same time as the shadows of the members above may obstruct rays. again in a particular angle and luminance of sunlight it may look very poetic but what about in cloudy days and whenever a single artificial light is lit? I think the designer should conduct a laboratory lighting test rather than going with a perplexing 3D render.
Hi everyone
I must say that this is an interesting project because the muslim designers face a real challenge in creating mosques in modern urban contexts. I find that this project doesn’t clarify the urban context that It intended to be in. For instance the traditional mosques in almost all the islamic cities were the “lung” of the city, they were the public, open and gathering space for the residents in a very special way. And about the direction towards the Qibla, Mecca, the muslim designers did make their mosques indirected in a sense of a clear direction like that of churches(Basilica) because that wasn’t the main problem they faced, I’m not saying that there wasn’t a direction in mosques, there surely is, but the main idea is how to feel light like the way muslims feel in Mecca itself when they walk around it and feel that above then in sky there are angels doing just the same thing and all of that is only for the one god they,together with all of creatures, are worshipping. And I think that this is what the designer here in this project expresses when he made the ramp circulated around the sphere(prayers area).
This project is the result of a given competition brief. I guess within the text it should have been indicated that there was no given place or context in the brief. In fact, it wasn’t allow for participants to use an existing place for their projects. That is why this project seems to be floating in nowhere,I guess.
This is one of the coolest looking mosques I’ve ever seen!
I am not the most familiar with mosque architecture, but the directionality might be solved with the celebrated entry at one point, the balcony prayer space (which would allow the space to open up in one direction), and the religious items at one side. Details that we cannot see will probably help as well…I.e floor pattern, etc. It was important for the architect to reinterpret Sinan, whose plan and elevation I can see In The graphics on this page are very symmetrical. The only variation from symmetry in the plan appears to be an enlarged apse (correct term?). The concept of infinity is also said to be important, and something can be said about occupying a sphere.
That roof doesn’t look very self supporting tho…space frame?
Pomo mosque: http://bit.ly/auKm7R
look at it as a dome inside a box. or a dome that defines space! I think the quality of the space under this dome is quite the same as traditional domes in terms of transitory feelings. but the general design is like combining all elements of Islamic sacred places! a “Mosque” has its own simple definitions. it should be a simple space to worship Allah and not to be “Worshiped” by outsiders. I mean the whole concept of the Mosque is to be “Towards” Ka’beh and not to be defined as a central core!
those silhouette people don’t look very muslim – i see couples holding hands!
Great Project: Sphere In Box Mosque /
Designed by StudiOZ /
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Hi Alex
I’m sorry if you had a wronged image about muslims. I know how the media is presentinng us to each other. by say Us: I mean you, me and all humanbeings. They are not playing a good role in increasing the understanding between us. There surely is a good media but almost all of what I see in T.V for example is not the way it really is. If you know that the prophet of Islam said once :”that the most beautiful thing a man could do is when he feed his wife with his own hand”. I just want to say that It is okay if someone holds his wife hand while they’re outside. It is a beuatiful thing and the prophet Muhammed said:” Indeed, god is beautiful and loves beauty” so god loves this beautiful move.
Take care Alex
fascinating.
it seems like good design ,but I think it’s not practical at all, I don’t think I will be comfortable to pray in non directional shape because I need to be directed to (qiebla) standing side by side with along with all other prayers in rows.
The historical design roof of all mosques (dome) can’t be my ground at all. It seems like upside down the concept, I am praying on the ground not the roof..
I am not sure that SINAN basha would be happy
thank you for all your kind comments and critics.
the main problem of the project was as said before there was no place to settle a building in the comp. rules. so it s a bit flying in somewhere between paralel spaces.
main idea of the design the new mosque wasn t create an easy replica of olders but not to create a new religion or somekind of wierd stuff in the name of ‘modernism’. we take religion as a connection between indivudial and the creator and this is so transcendental for belivers to explain with words or buildings. we try to create an area which is full of feeling and emotion to make a user ‘yes, this is a religious building not an shopping center’. main idea was this easy.
as said before direction is a big issue in muslim praying areas. there is a fact like ‘makke’ that all the believers must face while praying. in the other hand building entrance axis faced to makke and we think that that will be enough for a person who could pray in a mosque and also there is ‘imam’ who lead the total praying.
best regards.
this is one unique mosque design http://www.archdaily.com/56689/mosque-proposal-studioz/
thnx for all a good web site
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i just wana say it’s great wo…..w
hi
it’s great, it’s bueatifull and it is anything but not a mosque project, it has nothing to do with the works of Sinan, and it can be except a mosque where they can pray properly
regards
10:23 PM Sep 5th
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4:21 PM Jan 5th
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