AL – ISLAH MOSQUE

Architects: Formwerkz Architects
Location: Singapore
Within a densely populated Punggol new town in Singapore, the 3700 sqm Al-Islah
Mosque is planned to serve the local Muslim community with a peak capacity of4500.
We seek the notion of an ‘Open Mosque: As an integral part of the Punggol community,
the new mosque aspires to be a model of openness, reflective of contemporary Islamic
aspirations in Singapore. The idea of openness extended beyond the formal
manifestation of visual porosity, accessibility and climatic openness, to the embracing
of different needs within the Muslim community. At the greater community level, in
addressing the role of the mosque in promoting religious understanding.
This ambition for the openness posed much challenges in view of the tight site and its
proximity to the neighbouring flats. Physical porosity allows visual connection to the
neighbourhood and extends the its spatial field beyond its boundary but poses the issues
of sanctity and threshold expected of a mosque. Climatically, poriosity offers much
benefit of ventilation and daylighting but presents challenges of protection from the
monsoon rain.
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