District Mosque
Çankırı / Turkey, 2012
The area of the mosque is located on a point split- ting the urban park area of 30.200 m2 in almost two halves. It is requested to plan a district-scale mosque to be located on a flat topography approximately 6 m down the road. Within this context, the building is considered to be designed as two (2) tiers taking into account the perception of building from the road and the urban park area at the low level. The two halls, i.e. the lower and the upper halls are almost equal in terms of characteristic features. The upper hall which is smaller than the lower one will be regularly used as a main hall. It is aimed that less people use the main hall during the daily prayers, thus helping to reduce the operating costs of the mosque. By this means, the use of the lower hall and, under favorable weather conditions, the outer court is ensured during times such as Friday prayers or Eid prayers when the mosque is used extensively.
The lower and upper floors are designed in a circular form, eliminating the angle difference between the axis of the district and the direction of Qibla. The upper hall has a dome designed in the shape of a folded plate. The indirect sunlight is allowed to enter through the skylights located on the roof shells, thus aiming to prevent the casting of sha- dows in the indoor areas. The basic materials used in the building are titanium alloy standing seam system and architectural concrete.
The mosque is designed with a single minaret and an asymmetric design where the minaret balcony shows the Qibla direction more explicitly is preferred because of the ambiguous perception of Qible direction from the main block.
The basic materials used in the building are titanium alloy standing seam system and architectural concrete.
Project facts
Architectural Design: R.Güneş Gökçek
Architectural office: YPM
Project team: Bengü Yener, Bora Yıldırım, Ömer Akmil, Esra Duman
Client: Çankırı Municipality
Project date: 2012
Land area: 2500 m2
Construction area: 1800 m2
Structural project: Dr. Gökhan Tunç
Electrical project: Emre Taçyıldız
Mechanical project: Gökhan Bulut