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INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY OF MALAYSIA

INTRODUCTION TO BUILT ENVIRONMENT

Ecological PROJECTPAPER

Design
AIMAN BIN YUSRI
By :
( 090324 )
ARIFF BIN MOHD AZLAN ( 090505 )
AHMAD ZAKI BIN MOHD RADZI ( 090306 )
AHMAD FUAD HILMI BIN ALWI ( 090215 )
MASJID WILAYAH
PERSEKUTUAN
KUALA LUMPUR
General Information and Details
• Located on a 13.4 hectare piece of land near the
MATRADE complex and federal governmental complex
of Jalan Duta.
• Design and built by JKR with the collaboration
JOHAWAKI – Ahmad Zaki Joint Venture Sdn. Bhd.
• The total cost of this project RM225mil.
• The construction began on 15 march 1996 and
completed on 30 august 2000.
• This project was delivered to Jabatan Agama Islam
Wilayah Persekutuan (JAWI) – the owner, on 4 sept
2000.
• The mosque consisted of 4 floor level with
a build up area of 47000 meter square
and boasts a capacity of 17000 jamaah at
one time.
• The mosque is accessed via 4 esplanades
that span across the moat to the adjacent
entry pavilions.
 The Mosque’s Design
• The Design Concept.
– Mosque, it function is not just for formal worship but
also for living and learning.
– Te design concept revolves around featuring the
mosque’s functions as the center of activities.
– The mosque is design to be the center for devotion ,
education and social events.
– Embraces main features of a traditional mosque
which include the dome, courtyard, mimbar, mihrab,
muqarnas and minaret.
• The Overall Design
– The masjid draws its primary inspiration from
the great Ottoman Mosque of the 16th century.
• The Overall Design
• The domes above the Grand Prayer Hall
encompasses a 30m diameter main dome
engaged by three half – dome, a true semi circular
vault and 18 small domes and 2 minaret that
complete the whole composition.
• The Overall Design
• The courtyard ( Halaman Hidayah )with a fountain
within the building functions as spillover and
communal interaction area
• The Overall Design
– The soaring porch arch ( central portal arch),
29m in height with the unique blends of
calligraphy , geometry and trees of life
arabesque motif serve as an expressive and
monumental entrance to the Grand Prayer
Hall.
• The Overall Design
The archway at the entrance
• The Overall Design
– Divided into 4 levels.
• Educational and community activity spaces like
school, seminar room, library are at the 1st and 2nd
Level
• The Grand Prayer Hall , and offices are at the 3rd
level
• Muslimat prayer hall at the 4th level
• The Overall Design
– The verandah
• Completed with the Moroccan-style archways
• The Overall Design
– The Minarets
• Masjid Wilayah
persekutuan have two
96m minarets decorated
with muqarnas.
• Each minarets is divided
into 5 segments that
reflect the turkish
architecture.
Constructions Material & Furnishing
• Bricks.
• The domes are made from
composite materials which
comprises glass fibre fabric
that is mixed with epoxy
resin hardener to make it
durable and light. The
dome were then furnished
by he imported mosaic tiles
• The concrete beams
support the dome structure
• Special steel frames were
used to support specific
areas of the dome.
The steel frame were then
covered with granite finish
and decorated with white
marbles pillar and
muqarnas
The wall of grand prayer hall
is made up of collodial
white marble
Glass
Main dome – 24 fixed
window skylight panels.
Small dome – 30 skylight
panels.
 mosaic tiles

white marbles pillar and muqarnas

window skylight panels.

• Stone Carving
– The stone carving include;
• The Central Portal Arch
• Mihrab
• Master craftsmen and artisan from india applied
the in-lay technique for the stone carving.
• Material use ; marble, granite, sandstone, and
semi-precious stones ( lapis lazuli, malachite,
and mother of pearl)
• The in-lay uses the “ Wandering Clouds “ motif
for the arabesques that consist of floral design.
• The carved marble at the mihrab and the
gateway of the main entrance are similar to has
used in the building of Taj Mahal
“ Wandering Clouds “
The Mihrab
• Muqarnas
• There are several forms of design pattern for
muqarnas.
• The mihrab muqarnas , executed in marble,
comprises pattern in division of seven ended with
the star . The ceiling design adopts geometrical
pattern with different depths for aesthetics and
acoustics control.
The Muqarnas of the mihrab
• The stained glass artwork
• Wood Carving
– The wood carving include;
• The main door and the doors at the prayer hall
• Mimbar
• The doors at the main walkway and VIP room
• Screen Partition at women’s prayer hall
• Hardly Chengal wood is intricately carved
on both sides by master craftsmen and
artisans from kelatan and terengganu.
• They applying ukiran timbul bersilat and
ukiran tembus bersilat carving techniques.
Screen Partition

Mimbar
• Calligraphy of Quranic Verses
– The calligraphy of quranic verses in the form of
thuluth adorn many areas of the mosque
including the mihrab, mimbar, Central portal
arch and above the main doors to the
courtyard
 Ecological Design Features of the
Mosque
• The lighting system.
– The special lighting system is an innovative lighting
system which includes a device – the computer
technology prisms that were located on the main
dome for collecting and redirecting available sunlight
and diffuse daylight deep into the building.
– The chandelier ( which is free from any electrical bulb)
acts as he deflector which direct sunlight and diffuses
daylight into the building.
– During night, the sport light that were located at the
edge of the dome will light up those prisms to reflects
light through the chandelier.
– The special chandelier is made up by 1640 pieces of
crystals and mirror ( average weight ; 7.5 tons)
• The lighting system.
– The interior spaces of prayer hall get more
sunlight during day time due to the present of
glass windows that surrounds the hall.
THE MOAT
– The mosque is encircle by a moat boasting a
series of cascading water to evoke senses of
serenity and tranquility for the setting.
– It also can cools down the surround
temperature.
• Landscape
– Theme ; the mosque in the gardens
– To harmonize the mosque with its setting and culture, reminiscent of the
past palatial garden of islamic realm.
– The relaxing atmosphere that surrounds the mosque is suit to the mosque
function as the centre of knowledge and education, research and
recreational.
– The trees that covered the surrounding area of the mosque can reduce the
Carbon Dioxide gas in the air and give cooling effect to the surrounding
– 4 types of garden surrounds the mosque
– The Forest Park
– Recreational Park
– Herbal Park
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