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The Truss Wall House designed by Ushida Findlay 

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Preston Mosque Design Competition, Lancashire

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New mosque near Preston, Lancashire

26 February 2021

Preston Mosque Architecture Competition

Thursday 25 February 2021

The RIBA launches an international design competition for a new Mosque near Preston, Lancashire, northwest England, UK.

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has today (Thursday 25 February) launched a competition for the design of a new mosque on a site near Preston in Lancashire on behalf of a local registered charitable trust.

The client is looking to create a landmark, timeless building on this site, close to the city centre.

This site is located close to the city centre but in its own, prominent setting, visible from a large part of the surrounding area including key routes into Preston therefore there is a great opportunity to design a building which will become a proud element of Preston’s skyscape for many years to come. At phase one, the competition seeks initial anonymous design concepts. A shortlist of up to five teams will then be selected to develop their designs.

The RIBA competition is open to registered architects worldwide. Further details about the competition and how to enter can be found here.

Initial design proposals must be submitted by 14:00 (BST) on Thursday 22 April 2021.

Date: 22 April 2021, 14:00 Place: Preston, Lancashire, UK Contact: call+44(0)113 203 1490 | riba.competitions@riba.org Fee: £4,000 +VAT

Introduction

A local charity is seeking a talented and ambitious architect to develop ideas for a new Mosque on the northern outskirts of Preston, Lancashire.

The design solution should be of the highest quality, both enduring and at the same time modern and reflective of current trends. As such, the design team should seek to create a landmark building.

Examples of landmark buildings of worship in the local area include:

• Preston England Temple in Chorley, Lancashire – The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints • Fairhaven United Reformed Church in Lytham St Annes • Church of St Walburge’s in Preston – boasts the third tallest spire in the country

Location

The site for the proposed Mosque is at the western end of D’Urton Lane on the northern edge of the City of Preston. The site has been cut off by the recent completion of the Broughton bypass alongside the junction of the M55 and M6 and as such sits in a particularly prominent and elevated location. Drone footage of the site is available to view here:

Design Guidance

The intention is to produce a strong and bold design that is clearly identifiable as a place of worship but not necessarily to the extent that it is dominated by the traditional Islamic designs. Similarly, it is acceptable to have an element of Islamic flair or features but this is not paramount and if the building has minarets they should be subtle and modern in appearance. The building should have a clear focal point or strong design features which gives character and visibility at some distance. It should not be so institutionalised as to simply have the look of a contemporary office building.

Consideration should be given to the potential for the creation of an external courtyard area or sahn which would be part of the public realm and available for informal meetings or relaxation.

Detailed consideration should be given to the appropriate use of materials as part of the design but also in terms of the future maintenance and operating costs of the building which will be run by a charity. For example, it may be that a material such as marble or other high quality stone is acceptable whereas timber, although having the potential to add a contemporary element to the design, is not due to the ongoing maintenance requirements. Simple composite panels and cladding are unlikely to be the solution and the preference is most probably for the use of more traditional materials such as brick or stone, including marble.

Maintenance should also be considered not simply over 25 years but much longer.

Scale

It is expected that the mosque will extend to the equivalent of three storeys, with a large prayer hall of double or triple height and a capacity for some 450 prayer mats plus circulation space. This area should be open to allow clear views for all worshippers. There should be no columns in this area, but the prayer hall does require a domed roof to accommodate a double or triple height grand space.

In addition to the prayer hall, there should be three floors of other accommodation including a ladies’ prayer hall on a separate floor with a separate entrance and clear views into the main prayer hall. This area should extend to approximately half the overall footprint of the building.

The charity’s retained architects have prepared an indicative sketch of how the site may be laid out. This demonstrates a footprint of at least 730m2 is achievable but this should not be regarded a minimum or maximum requirement.

Interior

The building should make maximum use of natural light where possible. At this stage it has not yet been determined how the interior design will be addressed. Entrants are therefore encouraged to put forward their general ideas for the interior design which should be simple and not ornate with a general open and contemporary approach.

Sustainability

The architect should seek to achieve a zero carbon development or as close to this as is reasonably possible, subject to the demonstration of costs and benefits. This may include the achievement of a BREEAM Excellent rating or the equivalent but should look at all opportunities for the incorporation of renewable energy, enhanced thermal efficiency and sustainable materials where possible. However, such renewables should not be visually dominant and should not be clearly visible in views of the building.

Prominence

Given the location of the site, the potential is there for this to be a visually prominent building and the design should take advantage of this. It will be visible from both motorways, the surrounding area and, of course, close up.

It is therefore essential that the building makes a real visual statement from whichever angle it is viewed. It should become a real focal point and landmark building for North Preston and the approaches to it.

Landscaping

Consideration should be given to the potential for landscaping of the site. This should take into account short and longer distance views of the site to maximise the quality of the setting within which the building will site. There is a preference for the landscaping to incorporate a majority of evergreen species, but it should also address the emerging requirement for a 10% biodiversity uplift.

There may be an opportunity to combine the scheme of landscaping with that to be undertaken by the highway’s authority on adjacent land. Maintenance of the grounds should be taken into consideration also.

Parking

The layout should maximise the opportunities for parking with a minimum of at least 140 spaces including disabled spaces and electric charging points. There should be no underground parking. Cycle parking should also be provided and thought should be given to the overall pattern of travel and accessibility to the site. The parking should respect the landscaping scheme and not dominate the site

Preston Mosque Design Competition images / information received 250221 from the RIBA

Location: near Preston, Lancashire, north west England, UK

Preston Architecture

Contemporary Architecture in Lancashire – architectural selection below: Preston Buildings

Preston Bus Station Date built: 1969 Design: Building Design Partnership (BDP) photograph © Adrian Welch Preston Bus Station Building

Beautiful and Brutal: 50 Years in the life of Preston Bus Station Curator: Charles Quick Location: Harris Museum, Art Gallery & Library, Market Square, Preston, PR1 2PP, England photograph : Ian Clegg Preston Bus Station Birthday Exhibition Preston Bus Station is an internationally important piece of architecture that was built for everyday use by the people of Preston.

Brockholes Wetland and Woodland Nature Reserve Visitor Facilities, east of Preston Design: Adam Khan Architects Lancashire nature reserve

National Football Museum, Deepdale Design: OMI Architects National Football Museum Preston – the contents have now moved to Manchester’s Urbis building.

Avenham Park Pavilion Design: McChesney Architects Avenham Park Pavilion

Sika Liquid Plastics Limited Design: Frank Whittle Partnership Sika Liquid Plastics Preston

Preston Design Competitions

Preston Design Competition RIBA University of Central Lancashire in Preston Design Competition

Preston Office Building Competition Design: Moxon Architects Preston Office

Preston Housing Competition Preston Housing Competition

Park Houses Design: Ushida Findlay Architects and Holmes Partnership Preston Houses

Manchester Buildings image courtesy of architects office

Comments / images for the Preston Mosque Design Competition page welcome

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TRUSS WALL HOUSE / Eisaku Ushida + Kathlyn Findlay

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[Building] Truss Wall House, Tokyo (Kathryn Findlay & Eisaku Ushida, 1993) via /r/architecture https://ift.tt/37v4HZt

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“From Here, To the World”

38cm x 54cm; Mixed Media on Paper (Image Transfer, Acrylic, Watercolour, Pen, Collage)

This piece provides a view of my home – Chiaroscuro House (Ushida Findlay c. 1990) – on a street in western Tokyo, superimposed on a map outlining the paths I use on a daily basis. My street consists of mixed wood frame houses and apartment blocks of different styles, and because it’s narrow it is a challenge to find the right angle from which to sketch a street view.

I approached this piece as a reflection of what this street means to me – as a symbolic starting point for my immediate future, and the beginning of a path to a new chapter in my life. I used vivid colours as opposed to the calming, neutral beige of the actual house to reenact the exciting sense of ‘rush’ that this narrow yet busy street renders, in addition to the emphasis on gold illustrating the value of the street to me, setting off towards “golden” opportunities.This is also conveyed through the Japanese words: 「すべての始まり」 (meaning: “The beginning of everything.”).Through the deliberate manipulations of its colours, lettering, and composition, I aimed to communicate the enthusiastic sense of optimism that this street brings to me and my life.

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Игра в прятки. Архитекторы в поисках утраченной гармонии

Сад в Царском дворце в Катсуро, Япония, 1625 г. Архитектура и природа все еще составляют одно целое В конце собственной жизни Ле Корбюзье с горечью увидел: «Архитектура ошибается, природа – никогда». Такое признание звучит достаточно удивительно из уст конструктора, который всей собственной деятельностью утверждал индустриально-массовый подход к архитектуре и определил также и еще более узнаваемый, практически обратный постулат – «Дом – это машина для жилья». Разумеется, что даже будучи фаворитом архитектуры модернизма, Корбюзье лицезрел и осознавал то противоречие, которое сложилось меж природной и искусственной средой в эру промышленной массовой архитектуры, и никак не был рад такому положению дел. Вправду, если достаточно длительно архитектура оставалась почти во всем частью природы, то с началом процессов индустриализации и урбанизации и развитием инженерной оснащенности строй процессов произошел резкий разрыв меж природой и архитектурой. Что, вобщем, стало соответствующим не только лишь для архитектуры, да и для большинства других сфер людской деятельности, ну и для самого человека.

Радиотрансляционная станция, Австрия, арх. Г. Пехль, 1976-1979 гг. Дом, Япония, арх. Ushida-Findlay Partnership, 1994 г. Нельзя сказать, что и архитекторы, ну и общество в целом не осозновали и не понимают губительность такового разрыва для экологии и природы и человека. Но если в эру индустриализации это проявлялось только в форме рассеянного сожаления, то сейчас, в постиндустриальное время возникает больше примеров попыток инициативного преодоления «внеприродности» современной архитектуры.

Для многих архитекторов (об одном из их – португальце Эмилио Амбаше наш журнальчик уже писал в № 4 (11) за 2006 г.) поиск взаимодействия архитектуры и природы становится нормой. Дом, Великобритания, арх. А. Квормби, 1974 г. Естественно, сначала это касается строительных объектов, которые создаются на неосвоенных территориях, посреди еще ненарушенного природного окружения. Благодаря этому многие подобные местности сохраняют собственный статус природных и хотя бы снаружи избегают разрушительного воздействия «созидательной» людской деятельности. Вместе с этим предпринимаются пробы сотворения «природоподобных» строительных объектов и в урбанистической среде с целью возвратить сюда природные элементы в надежде на их предстоящее развитие за счет имеющихся и создаваемых антропогенных частей. Жилой поселок, Швейцария, арх.

П. Ветч, 1993 г. Дом художника, Великобритания, арх. Д. Леа, 1985 г. Но в текущее время идет речь в абсолютном большинстве случаев всего только о «маскировке» искусственных объектов под природные, о специфичной «игре в прятки», затрагивающей только внешний облик строительных сооружений, но не метод их функционирования, который остается обычным, а означает энерго- и ресурсозатратным и приносящим вред природному окружению. Часовня, США, арх. Ф. Джонс, 1979-1980 гг. Европейский центр исследования вулканизма, Франция, арх.

Х. Холяйн, 1994-2001 гг. Естественно, и это уже еще лучше той отлично знакомой всем ситуации, когда архитектура формировалась без оглядки на природное окружение и самим фактом собственного возникновения приводила к деградации природных ландшафтов. Но сейчас в распоряжении архитекторов есть средства, которые позволяют создавать не просто «природоподобные» строительные объекты, да и сооружения, функционирующие подобно природным системам. Тут можно выделить два класса таких средств – структурные и технические.

Центр культуры, Новенькая Каледония,арх. Р. Пьяно, 1992-1998 гг. К структурным относятся приемы таковой пространственной организации строительных объектов, которые позволяют избегать излишних расходов на отопление, кондиционирование, проветривание и другие процессы их обычного функционирования. Кстати сказать, многие из таких приемов всходят к обычным историческим строительным сооружениям, которые нередко возводились в критериях ограниченности ресурсов и вынужденно были очень оптимальными и экономными. Например, многие современные небоскребы имеют такую вентиляционную систему, в базу которой положены принципы естественной вентиляции обычного жилья. К техническим можно отнести применение современных ограждающих и несущих конструкций и инженерных систем, которые также позволяют существенно сберегать ресурсы и работать строительным объектам подобно природным, осуществляя собственного рода фотосинтез и другие соответствующие для их процессы. Практически сейчас можно гласить о способности сотворения строительных сооружений, находящихся в симбиозе с природной средой.

Дом, США, арх. О. Боуман, 1987 г. Дом, Швейцария,арх. Э. Золотай, 1984 г. К огорчению, схожий подход к организации искусственной среды все еще очень далек от русской архитектуры, которая остается во всех собственных проявлениях – и в форме и в методе функционирования, полностью «антиприродной».

Возможно этому содействует кажущаяся безграничность природных территориальных и других ресурсов. Но она конкретно что кажущаяся и в последнее время нам придется понять их ограниченность. А тут и выяснится, что русская архитектура полностью не готова ни на техническом уровне, ни психологически к необходимости гармонизации взаимодействия с природным окружением и снова придется возлагать на то, что нам посодействуют западные архитекторы и западные технологии. Хотя можно было бы поучиться у собственных протцов, которые делали архитектуру, умопомрачительно гармоническую и контекстуальную по отношению к природе, и некие монументы которой стоят еще до сего времени. Миша Туркатенко Иллюстрации взяты из книжки «Green Architecture», Taschen, 2000 

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Soft and Hairy House – Ushida Findlay Architects

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1994 Soft and Hairy House

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Preston Mosque Building Design, Lancashire, UK

Preston Mosque Building Design Competition Winner, Architect, Lancashire Architecture Contest, UK Images

New Preston Mosque Building Design, Lancashire

17 September 2021

Design: Luca Poian Forms

RIBA announces winner of international design competition for new Preston Mosque

Luca Poian Forms wins Preston Mosque Architecture Competition

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has today (17 September) announced London-based architectural practice LUCA POIAN FORMS as the winner of the international RIBA Competition for the design of a new mosque in Preston, Lancashire.

The client was looking for a truly inspirational design to create a timeless landmark building on a site near to Preston city centre and visible from the surrounding area. The competition provided a unique opportunity to design a building which will become a proud part of Preston’s skyscape for many years to come.

Following lengthy consideration and discussion, the Evaluation Panel unanimously selected the Brick Veil design by LUCA POIAN FORMS as the overall winner.

In the winning proposal for the new iconic mosque, the building’s elliptical design allows visitors to observe and appreciate the structure from various viewpoints. The minaret tower makes reference to Lancashire’s well recognised cotton mill chimneys, celebrating the local history whilst announcing the mosque’s presence in the skyline of Preston.

Speaking about his design proposal and winning the competition, Luca Poian said:

“By virtue of its scale, form, and materiality, the mosque will be executed as a highly refined building that celebrates Islamic tradition whilst also paying homage to British craft.

Working on projects that will have a profound community impact is at the core of our ethos, as well as delivering uniquely iconic architecture that will stand the test of time. This competition was a truly unique opportunity to achieve both goals hand-in-hand, and we’re looking forward to fostering a close relationship with our Client as well as with other key community stakeholders to ensure the project is delivered to the highest standard. We are thankful for the opportunity and we look forward to carrying this project to fruition.”

The international competition attracted over 200 entries from 40 different countries. Five up-and-coming practices were shortlisted for the second phase:

• BLANKPAGE Architects, Lebanon • Borough Architects + buchhandler-nelli + elca, Cambridge, UK • Luca Poian Forms, London, UK • Mcheileh Studio, New York (Highly Commended by the Evaluation Panel) • TABE SHOURI, New York

Luca Poian Forms

LUCA POIAN FORMS is a research-based architectural design studio investigating the relationship between form, materiality and construction methods. Based on the belief that within the context of contemporary culture the design and construction industry has gradually submitted to a technology-driven mindset, we work at the intersection of culture and innovation in search for a spiritual understanding of architecture that goes deeper than simply constructing buildings. Our ultimate goal is to create spaces that are both highly functional and spiritually uplifting. We refrain from short-lived fashions and aspire to deliver timeless and environmentally conscious buildings.

BIO – Luca Poian is a London-based architect with a keen interest in architectural tectonics. His work spans a variety of scales and uses and is characterised by a rigorous approach that integrates materials, construction and context.

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Preston Mosque Building Design images / information received 170921 from RIBA

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Preston Mosque Architecture Competition Entry

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Preston Mosque Architecture Competition

New Mosque For All Preston Mosque Architecture Competition

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) international design competition for a new Mosque near Preston, Lancashire, northwest England, UK, on behalf of a local registered charitable trust:

Location: near Preston, Lancashire, north west England, UK

Preston Architecture

Contemporary Architecture in Lancashire – architectural selection below: Preston Buildings

Preston Bus Station Date built: 1969 Design: Building Design Partnership (BDP) photograph © Adrian Welch Preston Bus Station Building

Brockholes Wetland and Woodland Nature Reserve Visitor Facilities, east of Preston Design: Adam Khan Architects Lancashire nature reserve

National Football Museum, Deepdale Design: OMI Architects National Football Museum Preston – the contents have now moved to Manchester’s Urbis building.

Avenham Park Pavilion Design: McChesney Architects Avenham Park Pavilion

Preston Design Competitions

Preston Design Competition RIBA University of Central Lancashire in Preston Design Competition

Preston Office Building Competition Design: Moxon Architects Preston Office

Preston Housing Competition Preston Housing Competition

Park Houses Design: Ushida Findlay Architects and Holmes Partnership Preston Houses

Manchester Architecture image courtesy of architects office

Comments / images for the Preston Mosque Building Design Competition page welcome

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