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MINBAR
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Sima Ghorbani Kashkooli,Neda Pakari,Abolfazl Karbalaei Hossini Ghiyasvand
a Department of Architecture Branch,Islamic Azad University,Qazvin,Iran
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Daylighting Analysis of Pedentive Dome’s Mosque Design during Summer Solstice with Case Studies in Istanbul, Turkey
1. 2012 International Transaction Journal of Engineering, Management, & Applied Sciences & Technologies.
International Transaction Journal of Engineering,
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Daylighting Analysis of Pedentive Dome’s Mosque
Design during Summer Solstice with Case Studies in
Istanbul, Turkey
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Yasser Arab and Ahmad Sanusi Hassan
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School of Housing, Building and Planning, University Sains Malaysia, 11800 Penang, Malaysia
ARTICLEINFO A B S T RA C T
Article history: In this study, the analysis is to measure lighting
Received 15 March 2012
Accepted 24 March 2012 performance of single pedentive dome type in mosque design
Available online built during the Ottoman Empire in Istanbul, Turkey. The
24 March 2012 selected case studies are the Firuzaga and Orhan Gazi Mosque.
Keywords: This study investigates whether Turkish style’s pedentive dome
Illuminance level; mosque design provides efficient indoor daylighting in the Orhan
Pendentive dome; Gazi Mosque in compression with the Firuzaga Mosque. This
Istanbul;
assessment is simulated during summer solstice occurred when
Orhan Gazi Mosque;
Firuzaga Mosque. the sun is perimetering at its most northern position along the
Tropic of Cancer. This study applies simulation analysis using
Autodesk software known as 3DStudio Max Design 2011
programme. The weather data file was used to provide weather
information and climate changes of the study area. The analysis
shows that both mosques have mostly an evenly distributed
illuminance level with Scale 3, 4 and 5. The Orhan Gazi Mosque
has slightly higher illuminance levels compared to those of the
Firuzaga Mosque. The study concludes that the pedentive dome
mosque design has an effect on the mosque indoor daylighting.
Having excellent illuminance level distributed at all the locations
is one of the crucial reasons why the mosques with pedentive
dome roof cover are built by Ottoman master builders.
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Applied Sciences & Technologies
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2. 1. Introduction
The focus of this study is to identify the lighting performance in single pedentive dome
mosque, and to find why this pedentive dome mosque is very popular design in the Balkan
region especially during the Ottoman Empire. Assessment to obtain result of illuminance
level in this research is to measure the lighting performance inside the buildings. The focus of
this study is to compare results of indoor lighting performance between the Firuzaga and
Orhan Gazi Mosque located in Istanbul. This study applies lighting simulation analysis
generated in computer software known as 3dStudio Max Design 2011. Theof Firuzaga and
Orhan Gazi Mosque have single’s pedentive dome mosque design. Pedentive dome
construction had made possible for a mosque design with vast interior and ‘double space’ in
height; as a result, it is able to provide excellent daylighting inside the mosque as well as give
reflect to its architectural grandeur. The dome design is an ingenious works of Ottoman
master builders who reinvented the pedentive dome concept of Hagia Sophia’s architecture.
They translated the dome design which provides elaborated lighting performance from
indirect sunlight in the mosque design (Necipoglu & Al-Asad, 1996).
The idea is to transmit the daylight into the mosque interior space through upper window
openings at the projected domes besides intensifying a sense of sacredness inside the prayer
hall (Hillenbrand, 1994). Mosques with ‘pedentive dome’ for roof construction are a popular
Turkish architectural style. Pedentive dome design is a basic construction in Ottoman as well
as Byzantium architecture. Pedentive dome is a construction of ‘dome above dome’ concept,
dome design supported by four giant arches (Mango, 1976). The dome has load bearing
system, therefore; it bears its own weight. The advantage of this construction is that it
dematerialises of building material such as stones, bricks and marbles in the building
construction.
There are six types of pedentive dome mosques in Ottoman architecture namely as single,
earring, multiple, duplication, courtyard and earring courtyard pedentive dome plan design
(Hassan & Mazloomi, 2010). The scope of this study however is limited to single pedentive
dome plan design, which is the most basic plan unit design layout. This type of design is one
of the most popularly built in Istambul.
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3. With simple plan design, this single pedentive dome design comprises a square plan and
dome. Referring to its plan layout, this square form is highlighted by lines of the building wall
with door and window openings. It marks a confined space used as a prayer hall. The other
element is a dome highlighted by a dotted circle line which represents a void with double
volume space surmounted under pedentive dome as the roof cover. The dotted triangle lines
refer to the squinched arches. Dimension of the prayer hall can be rectangular in shape. In this
case, the plan design is outlined with an addition of dotted semi-circle line which represents
attached half dome or semi-dome roof covers, known as riwaq (exterior corridor).
2. Materials and Methods
The indoor lighting performance is evaluated using illuminance level as the measurable scale.
This illuminance level is measured in lux or lumen per metre square (lumen/m2), which
means the amount of luminance (lumen) affected on a 1m x 1m surface area. By referring to
this measurement, this study can determine the indoor lighting performance inside the mosque
(Runsheng, Meir & Etzion 2009). Building design using daylight system is considered as
having excellent passive lighting design. Daylight is lighting obtained from indirect sunlight
source. It provides the best source which comfortably matches with human visual response.
The projected dome above the dome concept allows sunlit penetration. The amount of
daylight penetration into a building through sunlit area from windows and door openings
provides dual functions not only of admitting natural light into the indoor area but also
allowing the occupants to have visual contact with the outdoor environment (Chel, Tiwari, &
Chandra, 2009; Chel, Tiwari & Singh).
3. The Case Studies
Like in other parts of the Ottoman Empire, the Orhan Gazi and Firuzaga Mosque play as
an important symbol of the Turkish architecture, which portrays the belief, culture and politics
of the Muslim community in this region (Saoud 2004). Location of the mosques is in
Istanbul, Turkey at latitude 40°48'36"N and longitude 29°26'24"E (Gaisma, 2011). On 21
June 2010 when summer solstice occurs, sunrise in Istanbul is at 5:32am and sunset at 8:40pm
with 15 hours 8 minutes day time (sunrise-sunset, 2011).
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4. Figure 1: Location of Istanbul, Turkey (source: Google Earth).
The location of the Orhan Gazi Mosque is at Gebze, an urban area of Istanbul City
whereas the Firuzaga Mosque is located in the heart of Istanbul city. The Orhan Gazi Mosque
(Figures 1 & 2), also known as the Gebze Orhan Mosque or Sultan Orhan Mosque, derived
from the Ottoman Sultan (King) Orhan Gazi (also known as Orhan I or Orhan Bey) reigned
from 1324 to 1361 AD (Wikipedia, 2011). During his reign in 1331, a famous cathedral of
the Hagia Sophia was converted to mosque. According to its historical record, there is no
information when this mosque was exactly constructed. The record only shows the date of the
Orhan Gazi mosque renovation taken place on 1775 AD. According to investigation by
Kuran, he argued that the Orhan Gazi Mosque was built in early 1400s AD by referring to the
building material of coarse rubble stones without any brick construction in between, and
Byzantine construction elements such as its column capitals and bases, which typify atypical
design on that period. The mosque design has a dome and square wall construction with a
minaret at the east wall adjacent to the building entrance on the north wall. The dome
measurement based on the building plan and section has 6.15m in radius and the square wall
height is 9.55m. The building height (dome with square wall) is 15.70m. The dome is
supported by four arches covered as a part of the building stone walls with 1.15m in
thickness. Squinches are places of a joint system between the dome and arch wall. There are
23 windows built at the building wall aligned in 4 tiers. A mihrab is a niche area located at the
south wall.
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5. Figure 2: Plan (left) and section (right) of the Orhan Gazi Mosque.
Figure 3: Orhan Gazi Mosque.
The Firuzaga (Figures 3 & 4) mosque is one of the famous mosques in Istanbul. The
mosque is located at Divanyolu, the main street overshadowed by the long queue of trees. It
was built by the head treasurer of Sultan Beyazit II, Firuz Aga in 1491. Unlike other
mosques, Firuzaga Mosque has a minaret placed to the left side of the wall while minarets of
most mosques (single dome type) had to be on the right side on the wall. Although, the exact
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6. reason behind the minaret being placed on the left is still unknown, there are a number of
stories relating different reasons for this.
This mosque was built during the first few years after Sultan Mehmet II conquered
Constantinople in 1491. The Firuzaga Mosque has a square plan design with 13.5 m by 13.5
m and about 14 m high. The mosque is built with Bursa style and has a dome with eight sides
with 5.20 m radius. The mosque is located in the neighbourhood of Sultanahmet which was
considered to be the heart of Constantinople or known as Istanbul today.
Figure 4: Plan (left) and elevation (right) of the Firuzaga Mosque.
Figure 5: Firuzaga Mosque.
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7. 4. Method of Simulation
The scope of this survey is to simulate the indoor lighting performance of the mosques
and to do comparative analysis of the results among these mosques. This simulation (Figure
7) was conducted on 21st June 2010 on the occurrence day of winter equinox when the sun
path is at perimeter along the Tropic Cancer. This daylight simulation deployed a computer-
based calculation of the amount of daylight inside the building using 3dStudio Max Design
programme. Before simulation analysis was conducted, three dimension drawings of these
two mosques were created using AutoCAD software based on one to one scale illustrating
exact measurement of the building form with reference to the mosque’s two dimensional
AutoCAD plan and section.
After that, these three dimension drawings were imported to 3D Studio Max 2010. A
daylight system was created in this programme, and a camera view was set to the top view
(perspective) before lighting analysis could be generated. A specific local daylight system was
inserted in this programme using the available weather data file of Istanbul. This weather file
was downloaded from weather data files (*.EPW) (EnergyPlus 2010), which contained annual
data for typical climatic conditions at this site. It would provide data with respect to the local
climatic condition.
Figure 6: Lighting simulation in 3dStudio Max.
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8. Orhan Gazi Mosque Firuzaga Mosque
Figure 7: Location Point 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 of the simulation.
Table 1: Measurable scales.
Scale Illuminance Level
(lux)
1 0 - 20 Total darkness to dark
2 20 - 49 Do not demand a high visibility of the task (public areas)
Do not demand a high visibility of the task (orientation
3 50 - 99
during short stop)
Do not demand a high visibility of the task (rooms not in
4 100 - 199
permanent use and hallway brightness)
Details easy to see at normal brightness for reading or
5 200 - 499
office area
6 500 - 999 Details difficult to see like intricate work for brightness
Tasklighting for highly demanding work - extremely fine
7 1000 - 1999
details like microelectronic assembly
Tasklighting for highly demanding work - extremely fine
8 2000 - 10000 details like special tasks in surgery (10000 lux is
maximum brightness from sunlight to indoor area)
Outdoor area brightness (100000 lux is the maximum
9 10001 - 100000
measurement)
A light metre was created by setting points of incidence which showed the illuminance
level. Each subdivision represented a point at which incident illuminance normal to the grid
(0.5 m x 0.5 m) would be measured (calculated). It provided overlaying a grid of illuminance
results. This simulation was created after identifying a light meter at human body level 45 cm
(when sitting on the ground while praying and listening to the Friday’s sermon) above the
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9. ground floor plan of the mosque. The results were based on its reference to this light meter’s
setting with modification of the daylight system to the selected weather file (Landry & Breton
2009). The simulation were done in selected points in the prayer hall in both of mosques , this
simulation took 12 hours from, and it had been done every hour from 6:00am until 18:00pm
on 21ts June 2010. The 5 selected points were (P1=entrance door; P2 centre prayer hall;
P3=mihrab; P4=right/east side prayer hall; and P5=left/west side prayer hall) inside the
building for each mosque (Figure 8). The results for each selected points were collected and
then converted to tables and line charts. These results allowed us to have comparative analysis
of lighting performances among these three mosques. This analysis referred to measurable
scales (Table 1) which recommend ranges of minimal illuminance levels as follows: (Schlyter
2010, Wikipedia 2010, Krochmann et. al 1989)
5. Results of the Analysis
The results are illustrated in Tables 2 and 3, and Figures 8 to 12. This analysis comprises
a comparative study between the Orhan Gazi and Firuzaga Mosque with reference to results
of the simulation as follows:
Table 2: Indoor lighting performance of the Firuzaga Mosque.
Firuzaga Mosque 21 -6
6:00 7:00 8:00 9:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 14:00 15:00 16:00 17:00 18:00
1 271.3 495.3 734.3 578.2 563.6 698.7 591.8 549.9 574.6 578.9 634.1 404.7 147
2 118.1 139 143.3 146.5 115.9 102.1 104.8 90.5 88.1 96 105.6 87.1 27.1
3 139.2 203.8 240 282.1 293.1 280.4 279.8 271.5 234.4 251.1 182.1 113.1 32.1
4 80.9 94.9 102.4 98.5 101.2 78.8 71.2 62.5 73.8 82.3 92.8 75.2 20.2
5 83.1 167.9 133.1 136.4 161.1 134.3 130.8 185 188.5 187.9 104.6 66.8 19.3
Table 3: Indoor lighting performance of the Orhan Gazi mosque.
Orhan Gazi Mosque 21 -6
6:00 7:00 8:00 9:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 14:00 15:00 16:00 17:00 18:00
1 399 663 687.3 677.2 670.8 653 664.1 682 751.6 825.1 952.5 638.3 220.3
2 70.3 137 158.1 177.1 187.1 174.6 186 168.2 212.8 193.8 142.2 96.9 31.3
3 56 80.2 106 180.8 145.9 117.6 121.6 140 143.4 153.2 115.8 75.4 23.6
4 320.5 204.4 166.7 193.3 180.1 155.3 184.8 160 142.3 147 126.4 100 30.3
5 73.7 137.3 156.7 148.3 154.2 114.8 121.3 103.5 100.1 107.6 84.4 61.1 23.1
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10. (a). Point 1
Line chart in Figure 8 shows illuminance levels at Point 1 (near the mosque entrance) for
both mosques. Illuminance levels at Point 1 have higher brightness level compared to the
other locations at Point 2, 3, 4 and 5. The result shows that the average illuminance level at
the Orhan Gazi Mosque (653 lux) is higher than that (525 lux) of the Firuzaga Mosque. In the
Orhan Gazi Mosque, sunlight from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm provides illuminance levels higher
than 630 lux equivalent to Scale 5. While in the other hand the Firuzaga mosque has the
illuminance levels under scale 5 from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. The Orhan Gazi has brighter
illuminance levels than the Firuzaga Mosque throughout all simulations made from 6:00 am
to 6:00 pm except at 8:00 am because of direct sunlight occurring at this point on in the
Firuzaga Mosque. The Orhan Gazi Mosque has good illuminance levels from 6:00 am and
6:00 pm above 200 lux (Scale 5). Most readings of its illuminance levels is above 600 lux
(Scale 6), which is from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm. The Firuzaga Mosque has good illuminance
levels from 6:00 am with 271 lux and 495 lux at 7:00 am then 405 lux at 5:00 pm which go
under (scale 5) to 6:00 pm with 147 lux (Scale 4) of the illuminance levels.
Point 1 Jun‐21
1200
1000
Illuminance
800
600
400
200
0
Firuzaga Orhan Gaze
Figure 8: Line chart of Point 1.
(b). Point 2
Line Chart in Figure 9 illustrates illuminance levels at Point 2 (location at the central
prayer hall). Like at Point 1, the Orhan Gazi Mosque has brighter illuminance level than the
Firuzaga Mosque in throughout all simulations made from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm. The average
of illuminance levels at the Orhan Gazi and Firuzaga Mosques are (149 lux) and (104 lux)
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11. respectively. In the Orhan Gazi Mosque its illuminance level starts under the scale 3 with 70.3
lux at 6:00 am, then increases gradually from 7:00 am to 10:00 am to scale 4 (187.1 lux), after
that the line chart fluctuate between 142.2 lux and 212.8 lux from 7:00 am to 4:00 pm which
is the maximum illuminance level for Orhan Gazi Mosque (scale 5). Then the illuminance
level drops at 5:00 pm to less than 100 lux (scale 3) and about 30 lux at 6:00 pm which is its
minimum illuminance level scale 2. The Firuzaga Mosque on the other hand starts with higher
illuminance level than those in the Orhan Gazi Mosque at 6:00 am with 118 lux. The two
chart lines intersect at 7:00 am with less than 140 lux, then from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm the
Firuzaga Mosque has lower illuminance level than those in the Orhan Gazi under 147lux at
4:00 pm. The results show that the illuminance levels in point 2 from the morning until the
afternoon are under scale 4, while it is under scale 3 at 1:00, 2:00, 3:00 and 5:00 pm, and
finally at 6:00 pm under scale 2.
Point 2 Jun‐21
250
200
Illuminance
150
100
50
0
Firuzaga Orhan Gaze
Figure 9: Line chart of Point 2.
(c). Point 3
Figure 10 is a line chart which shows the results of illuminance levels at Point 3, near the
mihrab. The illuminance level at the Orhan Gazi ranges from 56 lux in the early morning, 181
at 9:00 am as a maximum illuminance level to 31 lux the minimum illuminance before sunset,
whereas the Firuzaga Mosque has illuminance level ranging from 139 lux at 6:00 pm to 293
lux at 10:00 am with its minimum 32 lux at 6:00 pm. The result shows that the average
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12. illuminance level at the Orhan Gazi Mosque is 112 lux lower than that 215 lux of the Firuzaga
Mosque. In the Orhan Gazi Mosque, there is a sunlight which provides illuminance level to
Scale 3 and 4. The Orhan Gazi Mosque has lower illuminance level than that in the Firuzaga
Mosque throughout all hourly intervals in these simulations. The Orhan Gazi Mosque has
illuminance levels from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm above 100 lux Scale 4. The Firuzaga Mosque has
higher illuminance levels from 6:00 am about 140 lux and from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm above
100 lux (scale 4), then from 7:00 am to 4:00 pm above 200 lux (Scale 5), and finally at 6:00
pm with 32 lux scale 2.
Point 3 Jun‐21
350
300
250
Illuminance
200
150
100
50
0
Firuzaga Orhan Gaze
Figure 10: Line chart of Point 3.
(d). Point 4
Line Chart in Figure 11 illustrates illuminance levels at Point 4, location near west wall.
The Orhan Gazi (the average of illuminance levels 162 lux) has brighter illuminance level
than Firuzaga Mosque (the average of illuminance levels 80 lux) in all simulations made from
6:00 am to 6:00 pm. The illuminance levels at the Orhan Gazi ranges from the maximum
illuminance level in the early morning at 6:00 am with 320 lux and 205 lux at 7:00 am (scale
5) then decreases to scale 4 from 8:00 am (167 lux) to 5:00 pm (100lux).Its minimum
illuminance level is recorded with 30 lux at 6:00 pm under scale 2. On the other hand the
Firuzaga Mosque has illuminance level most of the times under scale 3 from 6:00 to 5:00 pm
except at 8:00 and 10:00 am under scale 4. The results show that the illuminance level starts
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13. at 6:00 am with about 81 lux then fluctuate between 102 and 63 lux until 5:00 pm. The last
hour of simulation at 6:00 pm becomes the minimum illuminance level of the Firuzaga
Mosque with 20 lux scale 2.
Point 4 Jun‐21
350
300
250
Illuminance
200
150
100
50
0
Firuzaga Orhan Gaze
Figure 11: Line chart of Point 4.
(e). Point 5
Line chart in Figure 12 shows illuminance levels at Point 5 (location near east wall).
Illuminance levels at Point 5 show that the chart lines of both mosques have almost the same
behaviour. Illuminance levels at the Orhan Gazi and the Firuzaga Mosque start with scale 3
with 73 and 83 lux respectively then increase to scale 4 from 7:00 am to 3:00 pm for the
Orhan Gazi and to 4:00 pm for the Firuzaga Mosque. Then both of the mosques are under
scale 3 at 5:00 pm, and finally the Orhan Gazi chart line is under scale 2 at 6:00 pm, while the
Firuzaga Mosque is under scale 1. The result shows that the average illuminance level at the
Orhan Gazi Mosque (107 lux) is lower than the Firuzaga Mosque (131 lux). Figure 12 and
Tables 2&3 show that the illuminance level starts in the Orhan Gazi Mosque with 74 lux at
6:00 am, then increases from 7:00 am to 10:00 am from 137to 154 lux. It starts fluctuating
until 3:00 pm with the following amounts 115, 121, 104, 100 and 107 lux, which declines at
4:00, 5:00 and 6:00 pm with 84, 61 and 23 lux respectively. Whereas the Firuzaga Mosque
chart line starts with 83 lux at 6:00 am then start increasing until 3:00 pm to189, and start
decreasing at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00 pm with 105, 67 and 19 lux respectively.
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200
180
160
140
Illuminance
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
Firuzaga Orhan Gaze
Figure 12: Line chart of Point 5.
6. Discussion
The study is able to identify the sacred index of the illuminance level provided in
pedentive dome mosque design. Pedentive dome design has excellent illuminance levels
inside the mosque in most hourly interval time equivalent to Scale 4 from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
taken throughout the simulations. No result of the simulations records the illuminance level
below 20 lux equivalent to Scale 1 except at 6:00 pm (slightly before the sunset) in the
Firuzaga Mosque at point 5. The findings from the results of analysis are as follows:
(a). Orhan Gazi Mosque has better results of illuminance levels at Point 1, 2, and 4 recorded
throughout the simulations. Most illuminance levels higher than 200 lux (Scale 4) are at
Point 1 in the Orhan Gazi and Firuzaga Mosque.
(b). Figures 13 and 14 show that results of simulation at Point 1 in both mosques have the
highest illuminance levels compared to Point 2, 3, 4 and 5. Point 1 in the Orhan Gazi
Mosque records higher illuminance levels than Point 1 in the Firuzaga Mosque. In the
Firuzaga Mosque, Point 3 has the second highest followed by Point 5 and 2 whereas
Point 4 has the lowest ranking.
(c). Figure 14 shows that in the Orhan Gazi Mosque, point 1 has the highest illuminance
level, followed by point 2, 4 and 3, while point 5 has the lowest illuminance level.
(d). The findings show that large door openings for both entrances at the Firuzaga and Orhan
Gazi Mosque become an important factor that provides high illuminance at Point 1.
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15. (e). The research outcomes also show that upper windows opening built around the dome
perimeter provide daylit factor which transmits daylight at Point 2 location at central
prayer hall in the Orhan Gazi mosque. On the other hand the lack of the windows
design in the Firuzaga makes the central of prayer hall with low illuminance level. This
shows that the impact of the upper windows openings to pedentive dome design to the
level of illuminance level at Point 2.
Firuzaga mosque June ‐ 21
1000
900
800
700
Illuminance
600
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Figure 13: Line chart of the Firuzaga Mosque at Point 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5.
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Figure 14: Line chart of the Orhan Gazi Mosque at Point 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5.
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16. 7. Conclusion
This study concludes that single pedentive dome design creates sunlit factor to give
additional brightness at central prayer hall inside the mosque. Besides due to sunlit factor by
the sun perimetering at the Topic of Cancer from southern atmosphere, adding the upper
windows openings surrounding the dome in the Orhan Gazi Mosque provides additional
daylight especially in the centre of the prayer hall at point 2 in both cases of the mosques. As
a result, the extra high ratio to the plan dimensions helps to provide the good illuminance
levels through the windows from the walls in the Firuzaga Mosque even without the upper
windows openings. However applying the pedentive dome style in both case studies offers
illuminance level distributed at all locations inside the mosque which gives a better
illuminance level in all locations inside these mosques. Applying this pedentive roof form
gives inspiration to the master builders to design a mosque with a perfect lighting
performance with sacred sense of worshipping activities in the mosques, and helps creating
vast interior space plan layout without obstruction by walls and columns (Goodwin 1993).
These offers the master builders to explore daylighting design as a source of scared
expression a place of worship with a presence of divinity inside prayer hall.
8. Acknowledgement
This study is under research grant financed by the Universiti Sains Malaysia.
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Yasser Arab is a research assistant and currently pursuing his Master by Research degree in Sustainable
Architecture at the school of Housing, Building and Planning, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Penang,
Malaysia. He got his bachelor of Architecture from Ittihad Private University, Aleppo, Syria. His research is
related to natural lighting in Turkish Mosques. He is registered Architect in the Syrian Engineers Union.
Dr. Ahmad Sanusi Hassan is an Associate Professor in Architecture Programme at the School of Housing,
Building and Planning, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Penang, Malaysia. He obtains a Bachelor and
Master of Architecture degrees from University of Houston, Texas, USA, and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D)
degree focussing on sustainable architecture and urban planning development for Southeast Asia from
University of Nottingham, United Kingdom. At the university, he is lecturing in courses related to urban
design, studio architecture and history and theory of architecture. He is also teaching architecture courses in
Computer Aided Design (CAD) and computer animation that he is emphasised in heritage and architectural
building’s study.
Peer Review: This article has been internationally peer-reviewed and accepted for publication
according to the guidelines given at the journal’s website.
*Corresponding author (Yasser Arab). Tel/Fax: +6-14-2426181 E-mail address:
yasserarab2005@yahoo.com. 2012. International Transaction Journal of Engineering,
Management, & Applied Sciences & Technologies. Volume 3 No.2 ISSN 2228-9860 eISSN
183
1906-9642. Online Available at http://TuEngr.com/V03/167-183.pdf.