Arak pray house | Meghdad sharif MESH Architects

Projects information 
Project title: Arak Pray-house
Project Completion Date : 2018
Project total area : 8200 Sq-m
Project location : ARAK - IRAN
Design team 
Meghdad sharif
Ehsan ronagh
Zahra ghassemi
Anahita jeihani
Samin mirian
Ehsan akrami

The concept of Arak Pray-house returns to
a simpler desi n, less focused on the mosque as an icon, and more as a social space. with the proliferation of the iconic central dome mosque typo lo yin, the architect's sought to return to a simpler desi n that is less focused on the mosque as an icon, and more as a social space.
Arak pray-house echoes the spatial simplicity of prophet Muhammad's 7th­ century house in Medina, which is considered the first mosque in history.
In what came to be known as the Islamic hypostyle typology, the original mosque structure was distinguished by an open courtyard surrounded by rooms supported by columns. the design approach behind this layout was influenced by under­ standing of the mosque as a multi-functional space for the community to create and socialize in after prayer; in this way, it is seen as an extension of its immediate environment.