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Mosque in Kuwait
Location: Kuwait City
Client: Mr. Ahmad Al-Sager
Duration: 2011
Services: Architecture, Landscape and Interior Design
Status: Concept Design
Description: A neighborhood mosque of 800m2 built up area in Kifan, a prime Kuwait City suburb, with surrounding landscaping and surface parking. It includes a large men’s prayer hall at ground level with a similar one for women in the basement in addition to a library, ablutions for men and women, an apartment for the imam and one for the mu’athen. The mosque design follows a contemporary approach with emphasis on functionality and simplicity, while providing distinction through massing, details and colors, as well as the use of Arabic calligraphy and Islamic decorative patterns.