key words: Abrahamic, Commoning, Culture, Harmony, Platform, Prayer, Religion, Spirituality
THE ABRAHAMIC FAMILY HOUSE - Photography: © Dror Baldinger & Arwa Alhati
Inspired by the Document of Human Fraternity (2019), the Abrahamic Family House challenges the themes of interfaith coexistence and cultural exchange through an architectural lens. With three similar sanctuaries sharing the same courtyard, the project, comprising a church, synagogue, and mosque, evokes spirituality through form, symbolism, and light.
Within each temple of worship lies a distinct spiritual atmosphere. The church evokes a sense of transcendence using cascading wood and light, the synagogue interior mimics the form of a sukkah (a Jewish canopy symbolising a new home), the mosque utilises mashrabiyas (decorative screens) to manipulate light pattern and penetration.
The secular garden at the heart of the project acts as a common ground for all faiths. Accommodating a range of plant species, the platform celebrates life, awakening, and rebirth. Acting as a tool for education and coexistence, the space suggests how the diverse demographics of our world could come together as one.
THE ABRAHAMIC FAMILY HOUSE - Photography: © Dror Baldinger & Arwa Alhati
THE ABRAHAMIC FAMILY HOUSE - Photography: © Dror Baldinger & Arwa Alhati
MOSQUE EXTERIOR - Photography: © Dror Baldinger & Arwa Alhati
MOSQUE EXTERIOR - Photography: © Dror Baldinger & Arwa Alhati
MOSQUE EXTERIOR - Photography: © Dror Baldinger & Arwa Alhati
MOSQUE EXTERIOR - Photography: © Dror Baldinger & Arwa Alhati
MOSQUE EXTERIOR - Photography: © Dror Baldinger & Arwa Alhati
MOSQUE INTERIOR - Photography: © Dror Baldinger & Arwa Alhati
MOSQUE INTERIOR - Photography: © Dror Baldinger & Arwa Alhati
CHURCH EXTERIOR - Photography: © Dror Baldinger & Arwa Alhati
CHURCH EXTERIOR - Photography: © Dror Baldinger & Arwa Alhati
CHURCH INTERIOR - Photography: © Dror Baldinger & Arwa Alhati
CHURCH INTERIOR - Photography: © Dror Baldinger & Arwa Alhati
CHURCH INTERIOR - Photography: © Dror Baldinger & Arwa Alhati
baptistery INTERIOR - Photography: © Dror Baldinger & Arwa Alhati
SYNAGOGUE EXTERIOR - Photography: © Dror Baldinger & Arwa Alhati
SYNAGOGUE EXTERIOR - Photography: © Dror Baldinger & Arwa Alhati
SYNAGOGUE INTERIOR - Photography: © Dror Baldinger & Arwa Alhati
SYNAGOGUE INTERIOR - Photography: © Dror Baldinger & Arwa Alhati
SYNAGOGUE INTERIOR - Photography: © Dror Baldinger & Arwa Alhati
SYNAGOGUE INTERIOR - Photography: © Dror Baldinger & Arwa Alhati
Site Plan - © Adjaye Associates
Site Plan - © Adjaye Associates
Axonometric - © Adjaye Associates
Podium Floor Plan - © Adjaye Associates
Platform Floor Plan - © Adjaye Associates
Church Section Perspective - © Adjaye Associates
Mosque Section Perspective - © Adjaye Associates
Synagogue Section Perspective - © Adjaye Associates
Synagogue Section - © Adjaye Associates
Elevation - © Adjaye Associates
Church Structural Diagram - © Adjaye Associates
Mosque Structural Diagram - © Adjaye Associates
Synagogue Structural Diagram - © Adjaye Associates
Church Floor Plan - © Adjaye Associates
Mosque Floor Plan - © Adjaye Associates
Synagogue Floor Plan - © Adjaye Associates
Church Section - © Adjaye Associates
Mosque Section - © Adjaye Associates
