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Awaisi Shrine and Mosque Complex
Awaisi Shrine and Mosque Complex
Vehari, Pakistan
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Awaisi Shrine and Mosque Complex
Vehari, Pakistan
STATUS
Concept
SIZE
10,000 sqft - 25,000 sqft
In the outskirts of the City of Shrines, lies an isolated Darbar with the lineage of Khwaja Owais Karni. It embodies a historic legacy, which has been drawing visitors towards itself over hundreds of years. As time passed, settlements and activities began to radiate outwards from it.
In the re-design for this Darbar, we are celebrating its magnetic quality and centrality by creating a veranda with a light roof that surrounds the shrine, providing shade, cooling the space down, and bringing relief from the extreme heat of Multan. At the conceptual level, we began with an idea of circumscribing the shrine with a beautiful space, which would result in directing the development of activities and public ceremonies, as well as the movement of visitors, to revolve around the Darbar.
The material palette and form of the project, take their cues from Multani culture and the local vernacular. To create the orbital roof, we are experimenting with a native skill, the weave of the charpai, incorporating the intrinsic patterns that Multan is known for; this will bring lightness to the structure, as well as add a beautiful filter to the light coming through it. Similarly, the walls are designed to age gracefully, with a timeless character and rhythm created by forming patterns in local brick masonry.
The curved form, and tapering circular columns for the sanctum, take their inspiration from the shrine of Shah Rukne Aalam, and similar ancient Multani monumental architecture.
The environmental footprint is minimal, with the design incorporating features that make the everyday functioning of the Darbar energy efficient. The minaret, which has a symbolic presence as a place marker, doubles up as a wind turbine which generates energy. The brick screen walls, along with providing a distinct identity, also help in cooling the breeze that flows into the space. These brick screens are watered from a naturally flowing channel around the Darbar, which takes the water circulating in it, back to its source canal. The roof of the mosque, is laden with solar panels, which convert the ample sunlight Multan receives into usable electrical energy.
All these elements form a symphony in space, and have an inherent duality which contributes to the aesthetic identity as well as the micro-climate of the Darbar in order to create a pleasant atmosphere for every visitor.
In the re-design for this Darbar, we are celebrating its magnetic quality and centrality by creating a veranda with a light roof that surrounds the shrine, providing shade, cooling the space down, and bringing relief from the extreme heat of Multan. At the conceptual level, we began with an idea of circumscribing the shrine with a beautiful space, which would result in directing the development of activities and public ceremonies, as well as the movement of visitors, to revolve around the Darbar.
The material palette and form of the project, take their cues from Multani culture and the local vernacular. To create the orbital roof, we are experimenting with a native skill, the weave of the charpai, incorporating the intrinsic patterns that Multan is known for; this will bring lightness to the structure, as well as add a beautiful filter to the light coming through it. Similarly, the walls are designed to age gracefully, with a timeless character and rhythm created by forming patterns in local brick masonry.
The curved form, and tapering circular columns for the sanctum, take their inspiration from the shrine of Shah Rukne Aalam, and similar ancient Multani monumental architecture.
The environmental footprint is minimal, with the design incorporating features that make the everyday functioning of the Darbar energy efficient. The minaret, which has a symbolic presence as a place marker, doubles up as a wind turbine which generates energy. The brick screen walls, along with providing a distinct identity, also help in cooling the breeze that flows into the space. These brick screens are watered from a naturally flowing channel around the Darbar, which takes the water circulating in it, back to its source canal. The roof of the mosque, is laden with solar panels, which convert the ample sunlight Multan receives into usable electrical energy.
All these elements form a symphony in space, and have an inherent duality which contributes to the aesthetic identity as well as the micro-climate of the Darbar in order to create a pleasant atmosphere for every visitor.
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