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Mosque Morphological Analysis: The Impact of Indoor Spatial–Volumetric Visibility on Worshipers’ Visual Comfort

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  • Lana Abubakr Ali

    (Department of Architecture, College of Engineering, Salahaddin University–Erbil, Erbil 44002, Iraq)

  • Faris Ali Mustafa

    (Department of Architecture, College of Engineering, Salahaddin University–Erbil, Erbil 44002, Iraq)

Abstract

One of the essential needs of humans that is influenced by architectural geometry is visibility in indoor areas. Prayer hall geometry dominates the mosque typology and morphology. The spatial–volumetric shapes of interior prayer halls affect worshipers’ visual comfort and spirituality. In this study, a new integrative framework is developed to quantitatively describe various mosque typo-morphologies affecting the visual comfort of worshipers, including spaciousness and consciousness, to obtain prayer hall typo-morphological patterns that may provide higher levels of visual comfort. Spatial and volumetric metrics from various prayer hall vantage points are used in this study. A two-dimensional isovist (VGA) map in depthmapX.10 collects spatial metrics, while the grasshopper script in Rhinoceros-7 collects 3D isovist volumetric metrics. The findings confirm the feasibility of creating a prominent area in barrier-free mosque layout designs centered on a central domed roof form.

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  • Lana Abubakr Ali & Faris Ali Mustafa, 2023. "Mosque Morphological Analysis: The Impact of Indoor Spatial–Volumetric Visibility on Worshipers’ Visual Comfort," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(13), pages 1-31, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:15:y:2023:i:13:p:10376-:d:1184344
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