Al Istighfar Mosque, Singapore
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Project: Dome and skirting
Location: Al-Istighfar Mosque, Pasir Ris, Singapore City
Client: Al-Istighfar Mosque, Singapore
Main Contractor: Pee Lee Construction
Handover: 1999
Taking its inspiration from the legendary ‘Blue Mosque’ in Istanbul, Singapore’s Al-Istighfar Mosque has been in daily use since the turn of the millennium. With room for a congregation of 3300, the 2500m2 mosque embodies design elements needed to cope with life in the tropics, including wide roof eaves, high ceilings with effective cross-ventilation and sun shade mouldings above the windows, fusing them with classic motifs from Islamic architecture.
To deliver on the architect’s landmark vision, BFG fabricated and installed the mosque’s centrepiece – a 12 metre diameter onion shaped composite dome, with window panels and composite skirting below.
Conventionally tooled and contact moulded in 12 segmented FRP panels using fire retardant resin and sealed with leak-proof joints, the dome was covered with a special UV coating to guarantee that its colour finish would last for over a decade.
Location: Al-Istighfar Mosque, Pasir Ris, Singapore City
Client: Al-Istighfar Mosque, Singapore
Main Contractor: Pee Lee Construction
Handover: 1999
Taking its inspiration from the legendary ‘Blue Mosque’ in Istanbul, Singapore’s Al-Istighfar Mosque has been in daily use since the turn of the millennium. With room for a congregation of 3300, the 2500m2 mosque embodies design elements needed to cope with life in the tropics, including wide roof eaves, high ceilings with effective cross-ventilation and sun shade mouldings above the windows, fusing them with classic motifs from Islamic architecture.
To deliver on the architect’s landmark vision, BFG fabricated and installed the mosque’s centrepiece – a 12 metre diameter onion shaped composite dome, with window panels and composite skirting below.
Conventionally tooled and contact moulded in 12 segmented FRP panels using fire retardant resin and sealed with leak-proof joints, the dome was covered with a special UV coating to guarantee that its colour finish would last for over a decade.
