Gods’ Flatshare
Thesis Statement [WHY]Religious sacred places symbol believers’ culture and identity. However they always become the attack targets in order to show the power of terrorist by easing the memory and cultural identity of the followers. I believe that without political solution, these sacred places will constantly be at risk. My project will show how architecture foster the equilibrium of power from different parties. Spacial arrangement can foster the religion coexist and increase the sensitivity and understanding among people. Site BackgroundHoms (around 1.2 km2) is the only city in Syria whose centre completely destroyed due to the Siege of Homs in the Civil War.The war in the old Homs ended in 2015 and refugees have started to move back, thus there is an urgent need to rebuild the city. Healing Homsi’s huge post-war trauma, religion, as spiritual sustenance, will be one of the solutions. Syrian architect, Marwa Al- Sabouni, mentioned in her book, “before the war, Syrian communities were united by a shared approach to life. They were generally fairly tolerant and were historically used to variety, accommodating a wide range of beliefs, origins, customs, goods, even climates and food. This variety, in facts, inspired tolerance on a level that many other societies with similar economics and political systems almost certainly lacked.” At that time, Muslims and Christians peacefully coexisted in the intimate network of streets, squares and souks that made up the Old City. It was common to hear Christian bells and the Muslim call to prayer echoing along the streets at the same time. However after the master renewal urban plan, ‘Homs Dream’, there old urban fabric has been demolished. Everything were rebuilt in form of separate high rise in divided zones, the whole plan was carried out without referring to history.
Description of contexts and key ideas driving the thesis [WHAT]I would like to design an architecture consisting church, mosque, synagogue, temple and stupa in the center of Old Homs. Plans are the significant symbols for representing those sacred places. Through overlying the plans, common spaces will be found (e.g. classics book library and meditation room), which can be opened and shared among the visitors. I will ensure the privacy of those sacred space without isolate them . Believers of different religions can be visually and physically connected in the building. For example the House of One in Berlin, ”. It facilitates three different religions under one single roof. Each religions have their own geometries, which associate with respective religions
Also as the building is situated at the strategic location. Refuge can be placed underneath, which can reduce the casualty during the war. As terrorists are less likely to target here otherwise they will also destroy their own religious sacred places. This can minimize the risk of terrorist attack based on religious hatred. Description of Project Intended to Test the Thesis StatementThe statement will be tested in various scale:
Methodological Processes/ Outline of Research/ Design Experiments [HOW](Research part) I study the follow factual aspects of five religions (i.e. Christian, muslim, Judaism, Buddhism and Hinduism) Then I figure out how the programmes and circulations can interview together in order to create one united piece. Other:
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