Cambridge Central
Mosque
A sustainable oasis
for prayer
The Cambridge Central Mosque is an extraordinary building that fuses traditional architecture with modern. The concept was to design a contemporary British mosque, drawing inspiration from both Islamic and English religious architectural traditions, as envisioned by Marks Barfield Architects, who won the competition to design the building in 2009.
The mosque also strives to be as green as possible. The large skylights in the roof of the building, provides natural light all year round, and is supplemented by low energy LED bulbs. Solar panels on the roof and heat pumps that create more energy than they use, keeps the carbon footprint as low as possible.
Within the building, d line products from the Knud Holscher collection has been used. The pull and lever handles in real satin brass finish is stunning against the mix of dark and light wood, that is dominant in the mosque. The Cambridge Central Mosque won the RIBA Stirling Prize in 2022.
The pull handle mitred from the Knud Holscher collection
The pull handle mitred from the Knud Holscher collection
“We didn’t want to create a replica or pastiche of something that existed elsewhere. The opportunity to do something English, British, excited us. Now that there is a significant Muslim community it’s time to work out what it means to have an English mosque.’’ - David Marks
