Betterpad-Ray maquette
Masjid Syahadat design
In the model/maquette/mockup of the Betterpad-Ray
(Benteng Terpadu Raya/Great Integrated Fortress) complex, there are models of
mosques named the Shahada Mosque. This mosque has two floors with a second
floor in the main prayer room in the form of a balcony. The design of the
complex of the building faces south with the two front gates as the south side.
This mosque is located on the west side of the building complex because this
building is to be built in Indonesia which is located east of the Grand Mosque
(Masjidil Haram), Mecca, as a prayer center for Muslims. In my opinion, with
this position, visitors who will perform prayer can go straight to the mosque
from outside the Betterpad-Ray complex. And in front of the Shahada mosque
(front of mihrab) there is only a wall as the boundary of the building complex,
so that every Muslim who does the prayer as if not facing an object other than
the wall as a barrier to the building.
The thing that will be discussed
this time is the design of the core room at the Shahada mosque. The core room
here is the largest main building with the main function of a mosque. The core
room or main room of the Shahada mosque consists of a prayer room, a room for
purification (especially for ablution), and a terrace at the porch. God
willing, the room that I designed is quite wide for visitors and most
importantly can fulfill the needs of worship with adequate facilities.
The most important room in the
Shahada mosque is the prayer room which is indeed the main room in all mosques.
The prayer room consists of mihrab and the congregation room. Mihrab is a small
space located at the very front of the prayer room as a place for the imam to
lead the prayer. Mihrab also indicates the direction of Qibla prayer. On the
wall of the mihrab I will give a light hole with glass so that the lighting in
the mihrab is better. Mihrab my design also has a small room on the right and
left side to be able to store prayer equipment.
While the congregation room is
provided for Muslims to perform prayers following imam, prayer alone, or places
for worshipers to listen to khutbah. The main prayer room of the Shahada mosque
has at least 20 shaf with each shaf of at least 50 people. This amount may be
more in reality if the shaf is very tight. In the prayer room there are 4 large
pillars that support the roof of the Shahada mosque. The pillars and forms of
overlapping roofs are characteristic of mosques in Java. Windows on the side of
the room (except the front side) have beautiful arches with Arabic nuances,
many in number, and large in size to provide natural lighting, air ventilation,
and comfort for worshipers. For the distribution of shaf when praying for
jamaah, men on the right side and women are on the left side, which is common
in several mosques in Indonesia.
Apart from the mihrab and the
congregation room, the Shahada mosque prayer room is equipped with a
mimbar/podium (pulpit in church. The mimbar is a place for preachers to deliver
khutbah on Friday (Jumat) prayers or Id prayers. On Java, there are many wooden
mimbars in the form of podiums with seating in one piece decorated with
beautiful carvings. I intend to give a simple mimbar but still show Islamic and
Javanese culture.
Masjid Shahada design seen from the corner
The Wudhu room of the Shahada Mosque
is located outside the two sides of the mosque. Because clean and holy is an
absolute requirement in carrying out prayers, the place of ablution is not
separate from the mosque building. The net requirement for people who want to
worship is not only done with ablution, but also unclean cleaning, bathing, and
so on. Then the Shahada mosque is also equipped with a bathroom and toilet.
Cleansing place must be guaranteed cleanliness and the place of ablution must
be guaranteed purity. Ablution place is designed with a loose size, 9 meters
wide so that people are free to queue or step.
Ablution rooms between men and women
were also separated according to the division of shaf. For men to perform
ablution in the right place and the woman will perform ablution in the place to
the left. To maintain hygienic water supply, ablution water flows through
several water taps and under the tap is provided a water channel so that the
ablution water used does not flow to the floor of the ablution room. God
willing, seating will be provided especially for people who are physically weak.
Before entering the ablution room, a place for storing goods or slippers /
shoes is provided. This is to avoid worrying about the loss of goods and create
solemnity in worship at the Shahada mosque.
Before the main prayer room, there
is a terrace or porch which is a fairly open room. The Shahada mosque terrace
is used as a public space. This terrace is designed so that it can be directly
accessed from the outside and ablution place. On the terrace there will be a
place to store goods so that luggage does not disturb someone in prayer. The
existence of a terrace is not absolute. But for mosques in Indonesia the
existence of a terrace is very necessary to respond to the tropical climate.
The terrace serves as a shade that reduces the feeling of sun heat or the heat
of the air. The Shahada mosque terrace has two floors. The stairs to the second
floor of the Shahada mosque are also located on the terrace and can go to the
balcony of the main prayer room.
Thus the design of the Shahada
mosque was part of the Betterpad-Ray (Great Integrated Fortress) model/maquette.
Honestly, I was still a senior high school graduate and had not yet studied
especially architecture. I like architecture, especially Indonesian
architecture and really introduce it to the world. What is clear is that my
design can be useful. Thanks.
Reference:
·
Susanta,
Gatut, and friends. Membangun Masjid & Mushola. 2007. Depok: Penebar
Swadaya. (https://archive.org/stream/BukuArsitektur/1048_Membangun%20Masjid%20dan%20Mushola#mode/2up)
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