Masdar City Mosque

Its circular 1,595-square-meter footprint will accommodate more than 1,300 worshippers, and its compact geometry will reduce thermal load and internal water consumption. Passive airflow strategies are also central to the design team, with interiors shaped to capture and direct soft breezes, reducing reliance on mechanical systems to cool prayer rooms, ablution spaces, and circulation zones. These systems combined with the integration of solar panels expected to generate 100% of its annual energy needs, and greywater recycling will achieve a 55% reduction in water consumption.