Sunday, April 21, 2019

MAQUETTE BETTERPAD-RAY - Examples of Land Planning for Shahada Mosque (Masjid Syahadat)




When planning to build a mosque, the first thing to be prepared is a piece of land as a place of building a mosque. To make a plan that is truly mature, it takes the right size of land and is not estimated, both the actual length, actual width, and the actual land area. In addition to land area, the thing to consider is the contour of the land (height and low soil). However, this is not needed for evenly ground. If you want to plan multi-storey building, it is necessary to do a soil strength test. The tool used to measure the strength of the soil is sondir as a short soil drilling drill and boring for deep soil tests. So, basically, things that need to be considered in planning relating to land are land size, land contour, soil strength, and building level height to the road.

The design of the Shahada Mosque (Masjid Syahadat) which is part of the Betterpad-Ray (Benteng Terpadu Raya / Great Integrated Fortress) model/maquette must also be planned in accordance with the land if this really materializes. As a large mosque and has many functions, the design of the Shahada mosque is made by paying attention to important things so that if this design is realized it is in accordance with the standards of safety and comfort. Moreover, land is the main media / "material" in building a house, building, or mosque. Basically, because the design of the Shahada mosque is part of a building complex, the type of land needed is not much different from the building complex. But here will be explained about the mosque which is a single building or part of a building complex.

The size of the land is something that must be considered to determine the area of the mosque and its supporting places. For small land, the mosques that are built are only small in size and generally do not have a supporting place, such as a caretaker office and a parking lot. Even if there is a place to park the vehicle, usually only in the form of an mosque open yard or a small shaded parking lot. Even because of insufficient land, vehicles are usually parked outside the mosque or roadside area. But this is a normal thing as long as it does not interfere with traffic flow. For a large size of land, the planned area of the mosque can be larger so that it is more flexible in determining the size of the building and its supporting places. Not only mosque buildings, on a large area can be planned various construction of supporting facilities, such as shaded parking lots, minarets, offices, security posts, and so on. Basically, the size of the land must pay attention to the number of worshipers who will visit the mosque. For village mosques, of course only need small land. Whereas for city mosques, grand mosques, state mosques, or mosques belonging to large building complexes, of course it requires extensive land because of the large number of worshipers.

Still related to the size of the land, the shape of the land must also be considered. There are three broad outlines, namely square, extending to the side, and extending to the front and back. For square-shaped land, mosque building planning is relatively easy to do, because generally the main room of the mosque is square so the proportion to the land is quite easily determined. For mosques that extend to the side, the main building can be in the middle and the side yard can be used for parking lots or other facilities. But mosques can be built on the right or left side of the land so that the remaining side land are wider. For mosques that extend to the front and back, the mosque will have a large entrance yard so that it can be used freely for parking lots and prayers in congregation.


The Shahada Mosque (Masjid Syahadat) is designed for large-sized land with an elongated landform to the side, because behind the mosque is the main courtyard of the building complex. So I put the main building in the middle of the yard, the management office on the right side, and a shaded parking lot on the left side.

The contour of the land is an important matter to be considered in determining the height of the building, for example what building should be higher and how to structure the building. Of course people generally expect that the prepared land has a flat soil contour, so the design is easier to do. If there are buildings that are made higher than the yard, such as mosques that are marked with holy boundaries, then enough to hoard parts of land with land and the height of the foundation is made so that it is higher than the surface of the land. Arrangement of mosque yard is also easy to do so that it is safe and comfortable to use for certain purposes, including parking lots. So in building design you should choose land that has a flat contour. Whereas narrow and uneven land must be avoided because it is certainly very difficult in planning its construction, unless it is dredging or hoarding.

For large but uneven land, building planning can still be done quite easily. If higher land has a wider size than low land, the mosque can be built there, while at the same time can be given a holy mark. For uneven and uncluttered land, development planning is more difficult and it is better to avoid land with such contours.

Shahada Mosque is designed for land that has flat contours, so that the arrangement is easier and provides comfort for visitors. The flat land also gives a neat and spacious impression that it is expected that the appearance of the mosque is beautiful. Likewise, the Betterpad-Ray building complex model is indeed designed for land with flat contours. So I tried to choose a flat land if I wanted to plan development, because I like to make a number of buildings in one land where access is easy between one building and another.

To conduct a soil strength test using sondir or boring, it must be done by experts. Because when I wrote this article I was a high school graduate and had not attended college, I did not understand the use of these tools. This test can be used for the construction of two or more floors. The Shahada mosque design is a large mosque design, has a tall building wall, and has a roof support pole, so this test really has to be done if the construction really materializes. Moreover, there is a Shahada tower that is more than 40 meters high so that the strength of the land must be taken care of. This is so that the condition of the building is stable later.

Results of the Road Elevation Project in Karangturi, Bulurejo, Nguntoronadi, Wonogiri Regency, Central Java, Indonesia

I have seen a group of people in front of my house, which is on the edge of a highway, which is thrusting a tool like a crowbar into the ground. At that time a road elevation project will be carried out by dismantling the old asphalt, then piled up with sand, stone, etc., then paved again with the new one. Because of the elevation of the road, my house which was previously higher than the highway became lower than the highway. When I tried to find out, it turned out that it was a sondir that was used to measure the strength of the land on the highway. The road in front of my house is near the junction, so there are often vehicles that reduce their speed by braking. Of course this can damage the asphalt and highway, so that the surface is easily decreased. So the soil is dumped more densely and pressed with heavy equipment so the road surface is more stable.

The height of the building to the road is also a matter of concern. Broadly speaking there are three conditions about this, namely buildings that are higher than the road, parallel to the road, and lower than the road. The position of the mosque building that is parallel to the road is something that is really expected. Designing and structuring is easier to do. The visitors also did not experience difficulties when entering the mosque area. As for buildings that are higher than the road, it must make the entrance as comfortable as possible even though it is tilted. Roads can be smoothed to be passed by vehicles and can be made several steps for pedestrians. This can also be applied to buildings that are lower than the road.

The Shahada mosque design and all parts of the Betterpad-Ray complex model were applied to be parallel to the road. But I also like it if the building is a little higher than the main road.

This is the article from me. Hopefully the design of the Shahadat Mosque (Masjid Syahadat), which is part of the Betterpad-Ray (Benteng Terpadu Raya / Great Integrated Fortress) model/maquette, can inspire and be realized. Aamiin.


Reference:
·         Susanta, Gatut, et al. Membangun Masjid & Mushola. 2007. Depok: Penebar Swadaya. (https://archive.org/stream/BukuArsitektur/1048_Membangun%20Masjid%20dan%20Mushola#mode/2up)


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