Al Waab City, Doha, Qatar

Land area 8091 sqm, Total built-up Area 4350 sqm

Main Halls

• Male Praying Hall (800 worshipers)

• Sahn Al Masjed Hall

• Female Praying Hall (300 worshipers)

Auxiliary Facilities

• Male Ablution and WC

• Female Ablution and WC

• Koran Center

• NBK Charity HQ

• Imam Residence

• Mouazen Residence

• Amenities (Minaret, stairs, mechanical rooms, store, etc.)

The design is rooted in one central idea: a journey from the public realm to the sacred.

The mosque is shaped by its urban context — three surrounding streets define a disciplined square footprint, grounded in a strict geometric grid of 2.4m × 2.4m. Within this square, a rectangular prayer hall is overlaid, following the classic square and double square proportion — a geometry that echoes both Islamic architectural tradition and the orientation toward Mecca.

Rather than presenting itself as a monument, the mosque mediates between city and sanctuary through an interstitial arcade — a shaded in-between space that reinterprets the traditional threshold found in historic Qatari mosques. This transitional layer slows the worshipper's movement, preparing the mind and body before entering the sacred interior.

The courtyard, traditionally open, is reimagined here as a shaded, enclosed gathering space — protecting it from the harsh climate while preserving its social and spiritual role as a place of pause and community.

Light, shade, and spatial sequence are the primary architectural tools — not ornament. The architecture speaks through proportion, restraint, and the careful choreography of the worshipper's path.