This is a proposal that unifies the diverse pieces of the complex in one cohesive image; one concept, one ideal. Inspired by the physical and poetic characteristics of the great Islamic cities of the past, it reinvents and reinterprets their formal language into calligraphy, which becomes both a spatial as well as visual experience.

It also offers an urban solution that promotes connective opportunities and harnesses the potential to act as a catalyst for change in surrounding areas. An icon inspired by nature, it exists in harmony with its context and in its abstraction is timeless, capable of relating the past with the future. 

In its physical expression, it creates spaces that respect the needs of all people at a scale that at once impresses and moves, whilst offering protection and sheltering. 
All elements in its plan collectively symbolize one of the most compelling messages of the noble Qur’an: oneness.

Directly influenced by Islamic urbanity, the building’s dense organic form leverages vernacular sustainable strategies. Genuine sustainable efforts should not be based in technology, but augmented by demonstrated traditional techniques, particularly in this climate.

Islamic communities often settled in hostile climates and terrain; therefore, it was not always possible for the settlement to exist in harmony with their environment.

Instead, in refuge and escape from oppressive climates, houses clustered into compact formation providing self-articulated protection and heat isolation. Greenery and water had to be domesticated and introduced into the urban environment artificially, in interior patios.

Because large open spaces proved intolerable due to the penetrating sun, they were reserved only for rare occasions such as military parades or similar festivities.