The House of God sits on the outskirts of Lahore. Its conception came about as paradoxical in nature to its setting; the idea as imagined by NKDS was to add a touch of modernism to the existing historical and traditional fabric and metaphorically, make the mosque a landmark which instead of looking back at the past, looks at the future and welcomes it as a contemporary and minimalistic religious space.
The main intent of the architect was to shape the spaces, their experience and configuration using natural light and strengthen one’s attention to the presence of God throughout the sacred design of mosque, instilling a sense of infinity through oneness and simplicity.
The mosque celebrates the essential worshipping spaces at the forefront, flowing out into a verandah. The double-height main hall with its scale allows one to experience the realization of being around a higher presence, the grandeur symbolizing the power of God. The “Mihrab” not only generates a hierarchic progression in the spatial geometry that creates multiple surfaces as an acoustic amplifier of the Imam’s voice, but the light slicing through the windows also creates a halo effect, establishing the Imam’s presence as one of great importance.
It uses modern architecture to accentuate the spiritual experience of a mosque and redefines the cultural norms of a mosque in its locality. The House of God architecture is a blend of simplicity and spirituality executed in modernity.
