The design of the mosque aims to respect the historical urban setting of Al-Muharraq, Bahrain . Situated on the pearling path, the mosque respects the scale of Shaikh Issa Bin Ali's house. The choice of rammed earth as a load bearing structure for the mosque aims to help the design blend
Shaikh Issa Bin Ali Mosque
Year
2021
Location
Al-Muharraq, Bahrain
Scope
Design and Supervision
Status
Pending Construction
Team
Lead Architect: Waleed Arafa
Architect: Daniel Kaldas [Design, Modeling, Visualization]
Architect: Adham Abouharga [Design, Modeling, Visualization]
Rammed Earth
The choice of rammed earth as a load bearing structure for the mosque aims to help the design blend in its context and maintaining the characted of the urban setting. Coral stones which are quarried from the remains of older buildings is used as the base of the rammed earth walls.
