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Built on the northeast limits of the city, this terracotta brick building is exquisitely scaled, holding the corner in what is a fragmented, chaotic urban landscape
The Mosque is a perfect square that sits on a high plinth, which prevents floodwater from entering the structure, allows people to sit and talks, and creates a separation between the sacred site and the busy street
The riwaq or colonnade use the additional depth allocated by the cylinder off-centred on the south facing side
Built in brick, this mosque is an attempt at creating a language of architecture that takes essence from the Sultanate period and gives a contemporary expression
Interior view of the minimal staircase, where light and ventilation are naturally provided by the simple vocabulary of Jali bricks architecture
The prayer hall separates itself from the rest of the structure by open-to-sky light wells between the cylinder and the inner square. Light pours down on the unplastered brick walls, giving it a primordial character
The monsoon rain may pose a problem as the openings for the hot air to escape also allow in rain. However, it is important to keep cross-ventilation even when it is raining, and the rain seems to have good drainage in the spaces where it enters
A gap in the brick wall denote the direction of the qibla, and then splays it so that, during worship, people don’t get distracted by the sight lines onto the street, but see instead the sunlight bouncing off the thickness of the wall
Apart from being the spiritual centre for the residents, the mosque became a community centre, a place to gather, a place that was orderly, clean, and filled with light and good ventilation
Detailed view of the brick jali, gaps between bricks let air and daylight through the wall while diffusing the glare of direct sunlight

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Built on the northeast limits of the city, this terracotta brick building is exquisitely scaled, holding the corner in what is a fragmented, chaotic urban landscape
Bait Ur Rouf Mosque
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The Mosque is a perfect square that sits on a high plinth, which prevents floodwater from entering the structure, allows people to sit and talks, and creates a separation between the sacred site and the busy street
Bait Ur Rouf Mosque
digital photograph
The riwaq or colonnade use the additional depth allocated by the cylinder off-centred on the south facing side
Bait Ur Rouf Mosque
digital photograph
Built in brick, this mosque is an attempt at creating a language of architecture that takes essence from the Sultanate period and gives a contemporary expression
Bait Ur Rouf Mosque
digital photograph
Interior view of the minimal staircase, where light and ventilation are naturally provided by the simple vocabulary of Jali bricks architecture
Bait Ur Rouf Mosque
digital photograph
The prayer hall separates itself from the rest of the structure by open-to-sky light wells between the cylinder and the inner square. Light pours down on the unplastered brick walls, giving it a primordial character
Bait Ur Rouf Mosque
digital photograph
The monsoon rain may pose a problem as the openings for the hot air to escape also allow in rain. However, it is important to keep cross-ventilation even when it is raining, and the rain seems to have good drainage in the spaces where it enters
Bait Ur Rouf Mosque
digital photograph
A gap in the brick wall denote the direction of the qibla, and then splays it so that, during worship, people don’t get distracted by the sight lines onto the street, but see instead the sunlight bouncing off the thickness of the wall
Bait Ur Rouf Mosque
digital photograph
Apart from being the spiritual centre for the residents, the mosque became a community centre, a place to gather, a place that was orderly, clean, and filled with light and good ventilation
Bait Ur Rouf Mosque
digital photograph
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