Cayman Islands Mosque Concept

General Information of The Land

1. Land size: 83 ft x 96 ft (based on measurement done by Br Ozair before Smith Road widening project, 2015)
2. Land area: 7,986 sqf
   According to Valuation Report prepared by DDL Studio in 2013, the registered area of the land is 0.22 acres or 9,583 sqf
   Note: A fixed boundary survey is considered necessary to know the exact land boundaries information.
3. Parcel zoning: Neighborhood Commercial
4. Qibla direction: 32.33° from East toward North

Current Situation

• Currently, muslims in the island utilize a space of 800 sqf (approx.) at Cayman Business Park for praying and other community activities, its capacity is ~30 brothers & ~9 sisters.
• Around 10-15 cars, 2-3 motorcycles, and 1-2 bicycles occupies parking lot during Friday prayer.
• The amount of mass increases on Eid Al-Fitr and Eid Adha prayer.

ISCI's Wishlist

Prayer hall for brothers & sisters, bathroom (with a toilet, a shower, and wudhu tap) each for men and women, secluded room/space for sisters with children/babies, storage room, imam office/library, a room for visiting imam, dome & minaret, kitchen, small pantry, more taps outside for wudhu, outdoor space for social activities, and parking area.

General Requirements

Based on “Development and Planning Regulations (2015 Revision)”; Neighborhood Commercial Zone; other places of worship

1. Min. setbacks: 20 ft (front/road); 6 ft (sides); 6 ft (rear)
2. Max. height: 20 ft (information from Cayman Islands Airports Authority, 2016)
3. Min. parking: one space per 150 sqf (of building floor), min. space for a vehicle 8.5 ft x 16 ft exclusive access thereto, parking areas shall not be provided within front/road setbacks
4. Max. site coverage: 75% of lot area (includes paved surfaces, parking areas, driveways and service areas), the remainder being suitably landscaped
5. In case total impervious site coverage of 4,000 sqf or greater, we need to prepare a Stormwater Management Plan (based on Stormwater Management Guidelines, Dept. of Planning & NRA)

Preliminary Design

• With current limitation and regulation, we are only allowed to build a total of 1,200 sqf with 8 parking spots.
  An arrangement between brothers/sisters who utilize parkings is needed.
• Dome and minaret are considered hard to build due to the height limitation.
  The land is located within the flight approach zone pattern of the airport.
• To build something with an apparent Islamic identity, without being able to build a grand dome and minaret as what mosque usually is identical with, Islamic geometric patterns/decorations will be applied to facade and interior of the building.
• Due to the limited space, the main layout will be one single spacious room with portable partitions to create a new rooms when needed.

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※ Image-04 – Proposed floor plan [top view]

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Area = 1196.0 sqf (including walls and terraces/entrances)

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※ Image-05 – Main areas of the mosque [iso view]

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(A) Prayer hall 800,7 sqf; (B1) Pantry area for brothers 35.2 sqf; (B2) Pantry area for sisters 35.2 sqf; (C1) Bathroom for brothers 36.7 sqf; (C2) Bathroom for sisters 36.7 sqf; (D1) Outside wudhu area for brothers; (D2) Outside wudhu area for sisters

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※ Image-06 – Bathroom/toilet layout

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※ Image-07 – Furniture/fixtures layout

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(a) Bookshelves; (b) Pantry tables; (c) Wall bed; (d) Portable partitions; (e) Minbar

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※ Image-09 – Outside wudhu areas

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※ Image-10 – Exterior view

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※ Image-12 – Site plan

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Note: Total impervious site coverage is 4,722 sqf (building 1,196 sqf + parking/driveway 3,526 sqf), a Stormwater Management Plan needs to be provided.

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※ Image-13 – Perspective

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