Cambridge Central Mosque

Cambridge, United Kingdom, Europe

Completed · Civic · Mosque · Temperate · 2019

Europe's first purpose-built eco-mosque, seating 1,000 worshippers under a prayer hall roofed by tree-like glulam timber columns forming an interlaced octagonal lattice vault. Naturally lit and ventilated, with rooftop photovoltaics, air-source heat pumps and rainwater harvesting feeding a SUDS landscape. It was shortlisted for the 2021 RIBA Stirling Prize.

Innovation highlights

Glulam 'tree' columns forming a lattice fan vault
Near-zero-carbon eco-mosque
Natural daylighting and year-round natural ventilation
PV, air-source heat pumps and rainwater harvesting

Innovations in the catalogue

Glulam Tree-Column Lattice Vault
Fabric-First Daylit and Naturally Ventilated Worship Hall
Integrated PV, Heat Pumps and Rainwater Harvesting

Client / Developer: Cambridge Mosque Trust
Architect: Marks Barfield Architects
Engineer: Price & Myers (timber structure)
Type: Mosque

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