Hadrovica Mosque

In the settlement of Drač (Podgorica_Monteengro) there is a unique typology of residential buildings,represented by single-pitched roofs of houses that direct water towards the inner courtyard.In synergy with the minaret, the composition of the building is formed by two connected volumes: one is intended for a religious ceremony and the other for the needs of ritual washing and sanitation. Second corpus is significantly rotated in the direction of the arrival of the faithful in order to express welcome. The women's entrance is formed as an independent, through the courtyard to the first floor.

In the process of thinking about the architectural composition of the mosque,houses with single-pitched roofs, which strongly accentuate the environment,could not be avoided as one of the important principles of the architectural composition.The design language is modernized,with clear and recognizable reliance on the found features of the existing architecture.In the Islamic religion,there is no canonization of architectural forms and binding vocabulary.There is still strong resistance to deviation from traditional matrices,which represented the biggest challenge in the process of accepting the design concept of the building by client. The combination of two connected volumes with a courtyard wall,the mosque owes to the traditional matrix of the found architecture.The same can be said for the application of a single-pitched roof and slope on the courtyard wall and minaret.This creates an interplay based on the principles of spontaneity,maintaining dynamic expression of the whole.

The traditional building material in the settlement of Drač is stone. The fence and the minaret are covered with brushed stone with a distinct tactility, which contributes to the contrast of the white, smooth marble used to cover the main building. The openings on the facade are dosed in order to provide the necessary amount of light and intimacy. Above the windows and doors, the positions of arabesque motifs are projected.The interior of the buildings has been reduced with the desire that the impression is based on the formation of a clean space as a stage for religious ceremonies. Mandatory elements of the prayer space (mihrab, minber and ćurs) are geometric, freed from secondary plastic and reduced to a mere function. The use of wooden elements on them is given with the aim of pointing out their uniqueness in the space and creating a dose of warmth.The whiteness of the walls and the blue carpet are stage for the light from the windows and 18 semicircular chandeliers.