This is a mosque and market complex for the city of Guilin, located in southern China. The land owners are the local Mulsim Hui community. They plan to replace their older mosque with the help of a Han Chinese developer. The developer will finance the project with revenue from the hotel above, while the Hui community manages the new mosque and market below. A hexagonal grid was laid out over the entire site, from there a modular unit was generated with which the form of the project is generated. The geometries coming from the grid are in keeping with Muslim culture and pattern making. The major axis of the market and mosque faces directly toward Mecca. This project was done in conjunction with Atelier Alter based in Beijing, with the conceptual design, facade design, and programming carried out by Ben Lepley as a full-time consultant. Special thanks to Sepa Sama, Bahram Sama, Pourya Nazemi, Parissa Khosravi, and Bu Xiaojun for their contributions
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