The qubba, or dome, above the prayer hall also features a triangle motif.
Architect Sumaya Dabbagh designed the mosque of the late Mohamed Abdulkhaliq Gargash in Dubai. All photos Chris Whiteoak
The mosque in Al Quoz, Dubai, is contemporary in style with several unusual design features.
Ms Dabbagh is one of the first women to design a mosque in the UAE.
A passage from the Quran is moulded into the exterior facade of the building and, in a shift from tradition, the minaret is placed separately from the main mosque structure.
The awning over the courtyard was made of locally fabricated aluminium. Many of the building materials were sourced regionally.
An area for ablutions in the courtyard of the mosque.
From the moment worshippers enter the gate of the mosque, they are taken on a journey from the outer material world, through a shaded courtyard, to the ablution area, and then into the prayer hall, where the transition to contemplation can be completed.
Triangle-shaped windows puncture the walls of the mosque allowing in dynamic shards of light into the prayer hall.
Carefully selected passages from the Quran are stencilled onto the walls around the mihrab.
The lights inside the mosque are also shaped as triangles, to mirror those on the walls.
Ali Al Mulla prays in the main hall of the mosque.
The mosque opened for worshippers in June, but is already full for Friday prayers.
The qubba, or dome, above the prayer hall also features a triangle motif.
Architect Sumaya Dabbagh designed the mosque of the late Mohamed Abdulkhaliq Gargash in Dubai. All photos Chris Whiteoak
The mosque in Al Quoz, Dubai, is contemporary in style with several unusual design features.
Ms Dabbagh is one of the first women to design a mosque in the UAE.
A passage from the Quran is moulded into the exterior facade of the building and, in a shift from tradition, the minaret is placed separately from the main mosque structure.
The awning over the courtyard was made of locally fabricated aluminium. Many of the building materials were sourced regionally.
An area for ablutions in the courtyard of the mosque.
From the moment worshippers enter the gate of the mosque, they are taken on a journey from the outer material world, through a shaded courtyard, to the ablution area, and then into the prayer hall, where the transition to contemplation can be completed.
Triangle-shaped windows puncture the walls of the mosque allowing in dynamic shards of light into the prayer hall.
Carefully selected passages from the Quran are stencilled onto the walls around the mihrab.
The lights inside the mosque are also shaped as triangles, to mirror those on the walls.
Ali Al Mulla prays in the main hall of the mosque.
The mosque opened for worshippers in June, but is already full for Friday prayers.
The qubba, or dome, above the prayer hall also features a triangle motif.
One of the first UAE mosques designed by a woman - in pictures
