A new architectural western Sydney landmark, the punchbowl mosque by
Australian firm Candalepas Associates reinterprets traditional Islamic
architecture elements through a contemporary, unassuming and, at times, brutalist lens. built for the Australian Islamic Mission (AIM), the
mosque incorporates a sculptural concrete ceiling of 102 quarter-spherical ‘muqarnas’, a reference to traditional ornamental vaulting.
Candalepas Associates has developed a complex of buildings for the Punchbowl mosque, including learning and religious worship facilities for
the local Muslim community. constructed during phase one, the mosque
itself can be accessed through the first of the two courtyards of the development and can accommodate approximately 300 worshipers. upon entrance, men and women separate, with male worshipers moving to the main prayer hall through the compressed entry awning and the triangular form of the male ablutions area.
