What is a mosque? For a Muslim to pray, all he needs is a clean place and a direction toward the Kaaba. But the function of the mosque has a much more significant role, a space that reframes the spaces to encourage community use alongside its purpose as a sacred worship space.
Project name
Riyadh Mosque
Location
Riyadh Village, Abu Kabir, Sharqia Governorate, Egypt
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Autodesk 3ds Max, Autodesk Revit, V-ray, Enscape, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Nik Collection
Principal architect
Abdallah Mekkawi, Abdelrahman Adel
Design team
Abdallah Mekkawi, Abdelrahman Adel, Tarek Wagih
Collaborators
Ahmed Marie
Visualization
Abdallah Mekkawi, Abdelrahman Adel
Client
Riyadh Village Community
Typology
Religious › Mosque
The project is located in a very consolidated urban sector, on a busy street south of the city of Paraná. Initially, the place was an undeveloped and depopulated area in which a small temple was erected, with a gabled roof and side tower.
Project name
San Peregrino Oratory
Architecture firm
ASÍ! Arquitectura
Location
Paraná, Entre Ríos Province, Argentina
Principal architect
Adrían Peretti, Sebastián Cagliero, Iván Peker
Design team
Adrían Peretti, Sebastián Cagliero, Iván Peker
Collaborators
Pbro. Walter Minigutti – Parroquia Santo Domingo Savio
Structural engineer
Emmanuel Yones
Construction
Néstor Ruiz Díaz, Daniel Mendieta, Elías Ruiz Díaz, Juan Cruz Morantes, Joel Ignacio López. Pablo Bregant (PB Soluciones); Maximiliano Bence (Herrerías MB); Arq. Ramira Pablo y Fernando Mengui (SEI Aberturas de Aluminio); Romina Spiedo (Studio Gráfico Vector Paraná).
Material
Concrete, glass, wood, steel
Client
Parroquia Santo Domingo Savio – Paraná, Entre Ríos, Argentina
Typology
Religious › Oratory
