Mosque Design Ideas

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Mosque / musholla is a spiritual building that accommodate the activity in order to worship Allah. It would be nice if the building is also worth the reward in the sense of not wasteful energy, environmentally friendly, and a positive value for the surrounding community.
Things that need to be considered:
1. Design based on Qibla direction. Thus, people will easily know which direction the Qibla is. In addition, the prayer room area will accommodate more pilgrims. Be sure to verify where the right direction is with the expert specifies the direction of Qibla. The orientation of the building to adjust the direction of Qiblah so that even from google earth also seen that the building is a mosque.
2. Prioritize natural air circulation. The mosque is a public building with a capacity of many people so that the design of the building that launched the natural air circulation is absolutely necessary. The following scheme explains some of the principles of air flow. If the air hole is feared to be the entrance of insects or mice, use the ram wire.
3. Prioritize natural lighting. Incorporating natural light, either by using glass roof tiles or windows on the roof. Can also use the wall with many windows. Another way is to reflect sunlight through the fields on the floor or the field of brightly colored walls. Choose a technique that suits the area of ​​the mosque is located, when in hot areas, prioritize indirect sunlight.
Another thing is to pay attention to the thickness of the building. The sunlight can enter up to a range of about 4 meters. If a room is covered by a wall, use a translucent wall (not necessarily transparent). Can by using walls with frosted glass or glass block.
4. The bathroom and ablution area is clean and not moist.
In order for the bathroom and ablution place clean, odor free and not moist, pay attention to air circulation and the inclusion of sunlight. Highly recommended that each WC room gets direct sunlight and a small (window) opening directly in contact with the outside air.
5. Notice the cover of the nakedness and separate the ikhwan and akhwat circulation
Make sure from the beginning where akhwat and ikhwan perform ablution and where the prayer location. Make sure the place of ablution ablution is closed from the view of people outside. Can by placing the door and wall.
6. Facilitate other social activities besides worship activities directly to God.
Not infrequently, a deserted mosque when not the initial time of prayer. It could be a mosque is also a center for education for the surrounding residents, could be with the addition of public libraries or part of the prayer space can be used to share knowledge, eg Arabic language courses, health counseling and so forth. Also with its versatile outdoor space for good.
7. Gives room for living plants.
A good mosque provides space for plants and water catchment areas to make the mosque an environmentally friendly building. When planting trees less possible, can be planted with shrubs or vines that various examples in this blog. Water absorption areas can be ordinary soils, rocks, grass blocks and others in addition to pavement. Leaving room for grass to grow was a good idea.