Eastwards
Code name:
Eastwards
Program:
Public
Type:
Open public competition
Year:
2011
Status:
Idea
Client:
Islamic Community
Location:
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Area:
XL
Architects:
Superform: Marjan Poboljšaj, Anton Žižek, Špela Gliha
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DESIGN CODE:
Sensual level: CARPET
A carpet has a practical and decorative function. The roof of the proposed solution is like a wrinkled “carpet” creating the courtyard of the mosque and becomes a new city square.
Mental level: A PERSON PRAYING
Worshippers pray and supplicate with arms raised towards the sky. The domed mosque with two minarets symbolically represents a worshipper. The dome represents a head, whilst the minarets represent the arms.
DESIGN ELEMENTS:
The arches are a generic element of the mosque and form a system of walls with arches – AN ARCHED WALL. The largest arch features a room for praying. The two raised arches on the front corners become minarets.