Mosque of Reflection

ドバイのモスク

photo by Darren Bradley

photo by Darren Bradley

photo by Darren Bradley

photo by Darren Bradley

photo by waiwai

photo by Darren Bradley

photo by waiwai

photo by Darren Bradley

photo by Darren Bradley

photo by Darren Bradley

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Site Dubai, UAE
Program  Mosque
Site Area  9,800 sqm
Built-up Area  2,800 sqm
Client  Confidential
Status  Completed
Year  2022
Photographs  Darren Bradley

The Mosque of Reflection in Dubai reimagines the role of the mosque in the city. Drawing reference from the traditional Arabian mosque typology where there is a communal element, the mosque reframes the spaces to encourage community use alongside its purpose as a sacred space of worship.

Situated within Dubai’s dense city landscape adjacent to the Coca-Cola Arena, the Mosque of Reflection is a stark contrast to its surroundings, standing as the physical embodiment of spirituality, tranquillity and community. The shell of the existing mosque has been retained with the façade painted in a reflective glossy pastel green and the spatial arrangement of the prayer spaces has been preserved.

A significant addition to the refurbishment is the colonnaded arcade, or riwaq. A series of wide arches form the riwaq, inviting people and worshipers from all directions. A new public space is established within the sahn or courtyard. Palm trees, rectilinear water features leading to the main entrance and seating nurture an environment of tranquillity. The sahn is a spatial metaphor to where community, faith and the city connect and intertwine. At the entrance before the main prayer hall or haram, which is simplistic and minimal, is a transitory space between external and internal. Calligraphy with ayahs from the Quran span above the mihrab, which indicates the direction of Mecca of prayer and is where the imam prays, along the centre of ceiling.

The Mosque of Reflection offers an environment where the religion and wider community can coexist as well as an experience not only for worshippers but the city as well.


敷地 ドバイ, アラブ首長国連邦
用途
モスク
敷地面積 9,800 sqm 
延床面積 2,800 sqm
発注者 個人
状況 竣工
竣工 2022

ドバイの新しい再開発地区であるシティウォーク地区に位置するこのモスクの大改修計画では、既存のモスクを「祈りのための建物」から「祈りの場」にデザインし直すこと目指した。

 祈りのホール(haram)の構造骨格のみを保持し半透明の反射ガラスで囲み直すことにより、内部を自然光で満たし、周辺の木々や緑を映し出す。既存境界壁は取り除かれ、その代わりに楕円状に描かれたアーケード(riwaq)で柔らかに「祈りの場」を囲み直す。その境界内には多くの木々を植え、祈りの機能以外にも読書や思索のための場所が提供される。その敷地全体を公園あるいはオアシスのようにデザインし直すことによって、ダウンタウンの喧騒から距離をおいた新たな「祈りの場」として再定義する試みである。