Prayer Hall – IBC Zurich in Zurich, Switzerland by Filter

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Sumit Singhal
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Prayer Hall – IBC Zurich in Zurich, Switzerland by Filter Architecture

May 14th, 2013 by Sumit Singhal

Article source: Filter Architecture

Interior is located inside former industrial building. The project was commissioned by Muslim community of Bosnian immigrants, permanently residing in Zurich/Switzerland. Design is steered by a notion that conventional form of sacral spaces has an important symbolic function related to collective memory.

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Architects: Filter Architecture
Project: Prayer Hall – IBC Zurich
Location: Zurich, Switzerland
Client:  IBC Zurich  
Type:  interior architecture
year:  2012
status:  built
Net Area: 240 m2
Costs: Estimated 360000 CHF

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The major challenge was to create a design which can be recognized as conventionally sacral by the community, while clearly achieving a character of contemporaneity. General spatial organization has been determined by placing a box-like, ritual-ablution facility inside elongated industrial hall, in order to introduce new sequences of space – matching those in a traditional mosque.

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Porous wooden elements have been placed over windows, not only to make an introvert atmosphere necessary for prayer and contemplation, but also to interact with the surrounding outdoor enviroment and emphasize a change of function. The final result is a place that reflects toward the community by introducing a feeling that they belong somewhere, rather than nowhere.

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Tags: Switzerland, Zurich

Category: Mosque

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