Labor Union’s Recreation & Education Centre Nature Reserve Farms & Cottages Mousqe The Qiblah Wall “ Mecca ” includes Mehrab and Minbar Prospective view of the Prayer Hall from western entrance The evolution of the mosque’s tectonic and structural features The simple origin of the mosque is the prophet Muhammad's mosque in Medina, The Islamic Decorative Cannon Arabic Caligraphy Moquarnas Patterns which was built from mud-bricks walls and palm-tree trunks and leaves for roofing, this has evolved into an intricate system of spatial designing and decorative creativity. Åkersberga , Österåker A European twist of a middle eastern style or westernisation of an oriental style ? ROSLAGEN MOUSQUE There were more than 5000 mosques in Eastern Europe , The Balkans, GroundG Heating +20 and Iberian peninsula ,Greece, Sicily, Cyprus, and Malta . Water Supply from Cove +12 Female , “Kids” Most of these Mosques has been destroyed or altered to Churches or other functions . Fresh Conditioned Air, In Suspended Lighting Beams Made of Fiberglass Bearing Beams and Columns However many mosque buildings have survived and few still function as Mosques . Male , “Kids” Used Air ,Out Sound Natural Amplification Adminstration and Echo Elimination - 25 m Those were mostly comissioned by governors ,merchants sultans and princes . Regions and Zones within The Ventilation System The Natural Ground Heating System The Interior*s Lighting chart The Acoustic chart Mosques: Religious and Cultural Significance Roslagen Mosque Diploma Project by Ibrahim Al Tamimi Österåker - Runö - Näsvägen “Mosque” in Arabic is Masjid, which means “place of prostration.” Design Process Studio , Worshipers of Allah practice five daily prayers, which involve The Omayyad Mosque in Damascus , Syria. K.T.H. School of Architecture 2012 reciting from the holy Quran standing, kneeling and touching the forehead to the ground in “prostration” . Professor Architect Anders Wilhelmson In this sense, masjid can be anywhere that one kneels in time of Swedish & prayer, whether it be in private devotion at home, or in a remote location, or inside a mosque . European Mousqe , Grand Mousqe , Mozella Mosques (Masjid , Al Jami’, Mosallah) Major mosques in cities are commonly known as Al Masjid al jami’ (Congregational Mosque). A neighborhood mosque that does not hold Friday services is called ”Mosallah”. Muslim worshipers pray towards the Ka’bah in Mecca, which is always on the inside of the “Qiblah” wall . where is a niche called the “ Mehraab ”, To the right of the mihrab is the “ Menbar ”, Stockholm Mosque , Sweden Fittja Mosque ,Sweden Malmö Mosque , Sweden Uppsala Mosque , Sweden Gothenburg’s New Mosque , Sweden Laila Tulpan Mosque, Russia The traditional mosque layout a raised structure similar to a pulpit from where the Friday sermon is given. Mosques became centers for community gatherings, political meetings, discussions of faith, providing for the poor. They also functioned as ”Madrasah” for Quranic classes . representing the collective heritage of the Islamic faith : Imagery ©2011 Cn remembering Allah, and are unified in architectural and artistic style. Building codes' guidelines - Accessibility for visitors : aged people , children, mothers with prams . Design’s Logic - Evacuation's facility and simplicity . Praying Hall “Haram” . The Generalife’s Gardens , Alhambra . The Omayyad Mosque ,Damascus , Syria. Grand mossque of Toledo , Spain Grand mosque of Cordoba , Spain - Directionality of the prayer hall towards "Mecca" . Rome Mosque, Italy Copenhagen Mosque , Denmark Brusseles Mosque , Belgium Duisborg Mosque , Germany Paris Mosque , France Crimea Mosque, Ukraine Tiling geometry for wall cladding . Colonnades “Riwaq” . - Free span in the prayer hall " minimal columns " and mono level of the interior's floor . Stage 2 - Well insulation for noise and visual detraction in order to maintain place's tranquillity . Dome Styles of Mamluk era Ablutions “Wado’a” . Stage 1 - Regional division of the prayer hall for women and men . Amenites “Molhaq ” . - Separate entrances for men and women with adjacent ablution rooms to entrances . Construction Stages N - Well lit interior with possibility of high fenestration . Scale 1 : 100 Circulation chart Floors’ carpeting - Children park , and flower garden with benches and fountain . Inspiration references from nature , trees colonnade . D-D E 1 2 3 3 4 16 14 14 5 5 15 6 6 15 13 A-A ELEVATION SOUTH 3 3 12 A-A A-A E 1 1 E B-B B-B 7 B-B ELEVATION NORTH 8 8 18 17 9 10 11 D-D 19 19 1- Entre 7- Prayer Hall “Haram” 12- Women’s Private Prayer Hall 17- Basement Service rooms 2- Reception 8- Side Rooms “Rowaq” 13- Adminstration’s room 18- Storage general 3- Shoe’s corner 9- “Mehrab” , The Preacher’s stand”Minbar” 14- Class rooms 19- Minarets N 4- Social Hall 10 - “Imam’s room” 15- Office’s Storage rooms Scale 1 : 100 5- Abolution rooms 11- Library 16- Break’s space D-D 6- Cloak rooms ELEVATION WEST N Scale 1 : 100 Areal Count in m2 ISLAM is one of the world largest religions , it is a strictly Monotheistic religion . Though it does not permit picturing images of living creatures displayed , Total Site 8500 ROSLAGEN MOUSQUE it allows all other art forms , Total Foot Print 1280 Muslim artists and architects have developed many forms and patterns Total Interior 1700 derived from geometry and the plant's world. Fst. Floor 1280 Cambered Truss One of most used forms is the octagon . Snd. Floor 400 It represents the eight directions of the wind , and the eight known planets at that time . Lower Pray Hall 775 Structural Bearing, width profile Structural Bearing, Length profile I have chosen a deformed octagon to outline my design , 5 Repetitive Suspended Lighiting Beam made of fibreglass Upper Pray 200 Tiles,Mortar mm 20 Diploma Project by Ibrahim Al Tamimi it integrates the functions and layouts of the traditional mosque Entrance Hall 200 Concrete mm 200 Insulation mm 250 in the context of the Swedish climate and urban patterns . Admin.&School 200 Thermal Foil mm 10 Concrete mm 100 Total Structural Performance Design Process Studio , Landscaped 7000 Tiles,Mortar mm 20 K.T.H. School of Architecture 2012 Technical Section Dome’s construction , 10 steal ribs Minaret’s construction , 4 crossed steal ribs Professor Architect Anders Wilhelmson .