Designing a mosque in our homes

Some people have a mosque inside and outside his home. How important is the presence of the mosque in the house? Including important mosque as a place of worship that enhances the faith of the household.

What needs to be considered for designing a mosque in the house? Space is essentially a small mosque space facing the Qiblah, because it needs to consider the location of doors, Qibla direction and the length and width of the room to be comfortable. The location of the mosque could be close to the family room so you can easily reach the entire family, or slightly apart so as not to interfere with other activities, in accordance with the wishes of the residents. The minimum size for the dimensions of prayer per person of approximately 60 × 100 cm so that the size of the human dimension can be seen just how many family members who could pray. Sometimes the amount can customize the prayer, but if the new mosque can be designed according to the needs of how many people could prayers.  
Subject position for the mosque, How to specify this in consideration? Mosque could be placed close to the area of ​​common space such as living rooms, some of my clients choose such that when prayer comes, other activities like watching TV can be paused to pray together, this means a very respected family prayer time. For the choice is separated from the other room, usually an option to be more khusu 'mainly away from activities that could interfere such as children playing, watching TV / listening to music in the entertainment space, and so on. Choose a location that best suits your wants and needs.

How is the ceiling height? Ceiling heights may be the same or different, sometimes depending on existing conditions, such as high ceiling can give the impression of more spacious and airy. Low ceilings can also add to the impression of intimacy in the room.

How to put a proper ablution? Ablution place adjacent to the mosque as much as possible, so as not to disturb the other room, because after ablution, usually wet skin, or wearing sandals wet, so water can be splashed or wet the floor in another room. Ablution places could be the bottom with coral, iron frame with a pair of iron kisi2 to drain the water in sandals, and excess water ablution should be routed so as not to stagnate quickly.

Furniture and interiors should be placed in the mosque? No furniture should be placed, but can wear a kind of a long table or desk Lesbian short for reading the Quran. Decoration that can be used is calligraphy, Islamic-style painting, it could be from the stained glass windows with Islamic motifs as well. A good floor coverings can be adapted to current needs of our prayers go barefoot so that wood flooring, parquet, or ceramic can be used. We recommend that you use different types of floor coverings with the other floors and raised slightly from the other floors.

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HAVE A special room as a place of worship around the house is often done a lot of people. For example, musala which aims to improve the faith of the homeowner and their family members.

According to architect Probo Hindarto, before building musala, many things that must be considered. First, note the size or dimensions of the room. This is important because the landlord needs to consider the location of doors, Qibla direction, as well as the length and width of the room to be comfortable.



 The location of mosque could be close to the family room so you can easily reach the entire family or slightly apart so as not to interfere with other activities.
"Usually for a suitable location tailored to the wishes of the residents," he added.
Furthermore, musala can be placed close to the area of ​​shared space. "Some of my clients choose such that when the times of prayer, other activities like watching TV can be paused to pray together," said the Probo.
Another reason, so far away from activities that could disturb the prayers. Thus, you should select the location that best suits your wants and needs. As for its size, said the Probo, at least for the dimensions of prayer per person of approximately 60 × 100 cm.
Thus, the size of the human dimension can be seen just how many family members who could congregational prayers. Sometimes the amount can customize the prayers, but the new musala be designed according to the needs of how people can pray.
Then what about the ceiling height, Probo, caregivers astudioarchitect.com website says, ceiling height can be the same or different rooms in the house. In fact, sometimes depending on existing conditions. For instance, for minimal land space, it could use a high ceiling.
In order to get an impression of more spacious and airy. Other cases, there are also residents who want a low ceiling is designed to give the impression of intimacy every person in the room.
Meanwhile, to cover the floor, you can adjust it to current needs prayer. Such as wood flooring, parquet, or ceramic can be used.
"We recommend that you use different types of floor coverings to another floor and raised slightly from the other floors," added Probo.
So even when choosing the right lighting for musala. Lighting can be dramatic. For example, using a strobe light or a spotlight. However, many also choose to use lights or general public to remember to pray we do not need the lighting of all sorts.
About the color, Probo suggested, better to use neutral colors or colors that have associations with Islamic color, like a soft green color so as not to interfere with absorption of worship.
Furthermore, note also the location of the ablution. According to the Probo, the ablution as much as possible close to musala so as not to interfere with other space. Usually, after ablution the skin becomes wet or damp so that the user is wearing sandals or water can be splashed over the floor in another room.
"The ablution could be the bottom with coral, couples iron frame with iron gratings to drain the water in sandals, and the water used must be quickly channeled wudu in order not to stagnate," Probo advice.