Feu Mohamed Abdulkhaliq Gargash Mosquée

Lieu : Dubaï

Dabbagh Architects, dirigés par l’architecte principal et fondateur - Sumaya Dabbagh, achèvent la mosquée du défunt Mohamed Abdulkhaliq Gargash (Dubaï, Émirats arabes unis), un lieu de culte contemporain qui maîtrise discrètement l’utilisation de la forme, de la matérialité et de la lumière naturelle contrôlée pour susciter un sentiment de calme et de connexion spirituelle et faire passer le fidèle du monde matériel extérieur au sentiment intérieur de l’être. La mosquée est l’une des premières aux Émirats arabes unis à être conçue par une femme architecte.

Natural light is used as a tool to enhance a feeling of spirituality, the connection between the earthly and the divine, and to mark the worshipper's journey through the building. Scale also plays a role in creating this sense of sacredness.

Starting at the mosque's outdoor entrance, perforé shading creates a threshold of perforé light leading the worshipper to the ablution area where physical cleansing invites the clearing of the mind and preparation for prayer. The route continues through to a lobby space where further shedding of the material world takes place through the act of removing one's shoes.

Une fois à l’intérieur de la salle de prière, le visiteur se déplace ensuite vers un espace confiné où la lecture du Coran peut avoir lieu avant la prière. Pendant ce temps, la qualité de la lumière d’un espace à un autre change pour améliorer le processus de préparation, de sorte que lorsque le fidèle entre enfin dans la salle principale, il est prêt à prier.

This is done in three ways: vertically, via the perforé dome to enhance the spiritual connection to the heavens, the shafts of light from the narrow openings on the sides further create a sense of illumination from the divine; indirectly, behind the Mihrab to highlight the point of focus in the prayer hall facing the direction of prayer; and, through a play of light from a series of small openings in the façade that follows the same decorative patterns of the interior.

The exterior paneling uses this triangulated pattern in recessed and perforé elements, which gives the building's skin a dynamic appearance. Internally, these perforations scatter natural light into the areas of worship with great control and care to illuminate the key spaces and create a calm atmosphere and sense of connection to the divine, as well as helping to cool the mosque's interior. The double skin dome also allows natural light to enter, filtering it through the internal decorative skin, which incorporates the same triangulated pattern as the rest of the building. This filtered light creates a soft naturally-lit prayer space tailoring to the introspective mind during prayer. The reinterpreted Islamic patterns and triangulated geometry harmonize throughout the interior as lines intersecting across walls, carpets and light fittings.

Vue extérieure du bâtiment la nuit