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Rumah Ibadat Bukan Islam (Baha'i) [Ongoing]

Design Challenges and Solutions

  • Bahai Concept of a place for communal worship and service​

  • ​Solely use for worship and not dual usage e.g a multi-purpose hall is not a prayer hall. Hence a serious challenge between the Bahai writings and practical expression.​

  • Present survey shows Bahai houses of worship has 3 types i.e local ,national and continental where land size and size of community is a major criteria.​

  • RIBI :Penang State Vision for religious houses of worship other than Islam on the various plots for this area as a symbol  of religious harmony within the Malaysian context.​

  • Plot size of around 12,000 sq ft is sold at discounted price to Bahai community for this purpose.

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Full view of the buildings: on the right is the multi-purpose hall with diagonal landscape vertical wall and on your left is office block with 9-sided prayer hall on the roof , an open landscape between them, connected by an exhibition space at the linkage

3D Printed Model Close up of Prayer Hall

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