Abijo Mosque
Patrickwaheed Design Consultancy (PWDC) has completed a mosque in Abijo. It is a building donated to the Abijo community by Crescent Bearers 1939 Lagos. CB 1939 is an association that was set up over 80 years ago. Their focus has been to promote community centered educational, religious and socio-cultural activities.
Photography by © Mujib Ojeifo
Abijo takes its pseudonym from its location. It is a building with a fusion of adopted and indigenous thought and execution. The building merged spirituality with materiality to evoke a vibe that looks and feels right. The language of the building has its roots in contemporary architecture and its DNA intrinsically linked to geometric connotations. The architecture of the building is based on the essential archetypal elements of a mosque which include the Mihrab, a semicircular niche reserved for the Iman to lead the prayer, which points in the direction of Mecca. There is Minbar, which is to the right of the Mihrab, used by the Imam as a pulpit. The building is a double volume box accessed from three sides, with a mezzanine with a separate entrance, included to accommodate the female worshippers. To further increase the capacity of the mosque, the west, north and south walls have openings with sliding panels which open-up completely to extend the prayer hall to the galleries for Friday congregational prayer service.
Photography by © Mujib Ojeifo
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