the National Institute of Faith Leadership is a campus that reconnects the nationalist and liberal Islamic virtues and evolves the understanding of this faith; celebrating traditional values that are relevant to contemporary times. The building complex houses programmatic needs of this faith facility.
The space needed to evoke bare thought, therefore bold architectural impressions are conceptualized to urge people towards brave expressions.
The breaking of the arch is synonymous with the opening of the mind from myths and traditions. The arch also anchors the courtyard controlling the free flowing stone wall as the landscape respects the traditional geometry.
The arch also anchors the courtyard controlling the free flowing stone wall as the landscape respects the traditional geometry. The entrance pivots anarchy in concrete and removes ‘the key stone’ to liberate the form, allowing in light and space. The courtyard in turn allows light into the building as it celebrates the introverted magnificence of an Islamic institution. The courtyard is positioned at mid-level to two floors of the institute so as to maximize access to nature, to light and green.
