Community
- Extension, Broadfield Mosque, Crawley
- New Build, CICM, Crawley
- Conversion, Abu Zahra, Keighley
- Conversion, Earle Road, Liverpool
- Conversion, Northdale Road, Liverpool
- New Build, Stifford Model, London
- Conversion, Community Centre, London E1
- Extension, WIA, Warrington
Broadfield Mosque Extension: Classrooms, Assembly Hall, Ablution, Mortuary and residential accommodation
Location: Crawley Sussex
Sector: Community
Project Value: Overall £1.3 million (in two phases)
Architectural Service Provided: Feasibility, Design: Planning Approval, Working Drawings, Tender and on-site project management
Project History: Detailed feasibility study appraising existing planning consent and community needs, resulting with a re-design and new planning submission. Following full working drawings and tender, a temporary site office was established to successfully execute the project within budget.
The site office enabled daily contact with the contractor and sub-contractor to ensure that design standards and budgets were rigorously maintained, whilst providing extensive site and project management experience.
Design Generators: The proposal sought to blend the architectural style of the existing whilst simultaneously introducing design features such as:
- Stone window surrounds and brick banding, inspired by the national context
- Bespoke blue and white stone arches to tie into the windows but inspired by the Prophets Mosque in Medina.
- Bespoke square Cufic design calligraphy panels in hardwood external doors
- Rear brick stair tower, dome and high level arched windows
Blackstone Architects theological knowledge and architectural experience was coupled to provide the client with a building that responds both to the existing, national and functional context.