Modern Venacular Architecture

Modern Vernacular Architecture

Refer to buildings which are constructed using mainly reinforced concrete structural frame with plastered brick.Considered ‘vernacular’ because the practice and availability of these new materials and construction technique in this country presently.

Portray a gable or pyramidal roof with a small dome or the more expensive ones would find a larger single dome over the main prayer space. The verandah would be enclosed by a series of arches.

The plans of these mosques usually contain a single prayer space with the women area being separated on the rear part of the space with a curtain or movable partitions.

These mosques possess an aura closer to that of the Prophet Muhammad’s early mosque as they are used as community centers and places for travelers to rest overnight.

The mosques were built purely for practicality and  the most cost efficient so with the  economic way of construction and that is with the use of reinforced concrete frame with plastered brick.

The basic square or rectangle form derived from the construction system is then ‘decorated’ with the accepted language of ‘mosque architecture which is the use of arches and small or large domes.

The fenced up mosque projects the idea of separation between daily lives and that of the spiritual ones. 

Kampong Baru Mosque - Kuala Lumpur

Tuanku Raden Mosque - Kuala Pilah N.Sembilan

Kg Dato Keramat Mosque - Kuala Lumpur

Tuanku Munawir Mosque - Sri Menanti - N.Sembilan