Al-Ansar Mosque | ONG&ONG Pte Ltd
Designed by ONG&ONG Pte Ltd, The Al-Ansar Mosque prides itself as a community mosque located along Green Link, between Bedok Reservoir and East Coast Park. The design of the mosque is focused on creating an open and inclusive atmosphere, which is inviting to worshippers and the community at large.
Photography: Bai Jiwen
This mosque also embodies the idea of embracing both the new and the old in one body. Elements like the minaret and main prayer hall’s dome are retained from the past and integrated with new structures like the floating podium, which will house classrooms and auditoriums. With a 300-seater capacity, the auditorium can be used as an extended prayer space, as well as a multi-purpose venue for events like weddings.
A mosque has to embody particular symbolic elements that represent the core beliefs and values of the Muslim community, while at the same time taking account of the multi-cultural environment in which it exists. For that reason, the mosque had to be designed so that it appeared open and inclusive; it had to reach out to the community at large, and the design had to embody those values.
Photography: Bai Jiwen
The main design feature devised by the architects was a large covered community plaza at the front of the site, created by a podium consisting of a cantilevered steel girder box. It embraces the existing prayer hall and minaret and appears to float above the plaza and surrounding streets. The plaza has been conceived so that it may ser...
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