Red Mosque l Kashef Chowdhury – URBANA
Inspired by the simplicity of the first mosque in Islam, the mosque in Madina, the Red Mosque takes on a true pavilion form, designed by Kashef Chowdhury – URBANA. An array of large six-meter tall ?windows? let in a welcome breeze, obviating the need for air-conditioning in a climate where summers can get very hot. A shallow body of water encircles the pavilion, separating it from the adjacent garden and plaza while engaging micro-climatic cooling.
Courtesy of URBANA – Shakil Ibne Hai
The concept of freeness continues to the structure itself: The roof is formed of a series of slabs separated by gaps of light and held in place by columns branching out like trees to hold adjacent sections. In straight perspective, these appear to form arches – a subtle reference to traditional examples, not unlike the old mosque to its west. The slabs rise and bulge at the center to form an ovoid form, giving a larger central space. Bathed in light, the tall scale of the interior brings in the colors of adjacent greens as well the reddish-brown of the older structure. Courtesy of URBANA – Shakil Ibne Hai
The mosque owes its success to the sympathetic support of its sponsor, Nasrul Hamid MP. While his brief to the architect was simple – to save the 200-year-old mosque on-site built by his forefathers – it is his long and unerring support that made it possible to experiment and find appropriate economical structural and construction solutions. Thus was it pos...
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