The star Light

Star Light is a community central mosque designed to be located at the centre of a housing estate in Akure, the entire
mass housing project including the mosque was my undergraduate final design project. The concept of the mosque is derived by combining 2 stars from Islamic crescent and star symbol. Each star has 5 edges, combining both to make 10 edges with a dynamic crisscross pentagon at the core forming a unique pattern.
The shapes derived influenced the entire form of the design from landscape to floor plan to roof. The most unique feature of the design are the 2 minarets standing tall in the approach creating a visual balance and the skylight centered in the roof, allowing enough natural light into the hall of the mosque their by creating a feel of the presence of a unique being in the space.