Mosque in Sokhna

The design of the Mosque in Sokhna aspires to represent the theme of “Chiasma”, or rather the connection between dialogue and diverse horizons. The theme of light takes shape and form due to the invention of 10 differently-sized categories of skylights built in preset cement, that when paired with the simple concrete structure and the polychrome glass walls, create a poetry of colour through tradition (which touches religions across-the-board).  The skylights themselves seem a study of unknown but beloved mountains, inventing a contemporary genealogical language for a Timeless genealogical place.

Mosque in Sokhna

location
Sokhna, Egypt

client
Tatweer Misr.

architectural design
GianlucaPeluffo&Partners

design team
Gianluca Peluffo, Gabriele Filippi, Domenica Laface, Antonio Lagorio (project leader),  Daniele Marchetti, Jana Van Der Hoeven, Giorgia Console, Paola De Lucia, Massimo Raciti, Ernesta Caviola, Lidia Nario, Domenico Faraco

plan
Mosque in Sokhna, Egypt

total area
3.400,00 m2

calendar
in progress

art architecture dialogue
Adriano Bocca

render
© GianlucaPeluffo&Partners

ceramic method
Danilo Trogu (La casa dell’Arte, Albisola Superiore), Gianluca Peluffo, Antonio Lagorio

photo
© Ernesta Caviola

video
a film by GianlucaPeluffo&Partners
directed by Ernesta Caviola
editor: Domenico Faraco
hand: Cecilia Marson
thanks to Ahmed Shalaby, Baher Ayoub, Antonio Lagorio, Gabriele Filippi, Gianluca Peluffo, Stefano Bucci