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The reconstruction and rehabilitation of the Al Nouri Complex in Mosul
The reconstruction and rehabilitation of the Al Nouri Complex in Mosul
In collaboration with : Francesco Siravo – Filippo De Dominicis – Valerio Fonti – Elisa Vendemini – Rossella Villani – Giorgia Dal Bianco -Federica Bresin – Fabio Lalli – Massimiliano Gioffrè
The express aim of our design proposal is to make the Al Nouri Mosque complex—the historic area and the extension area added in 2019—the veritable core of the new old city of Mosul. To this end, we allow the surrounding fabric to enter and penetrate the design area by breaking and deconstructing the site perimeter as much as possible. Rather than dividing the inner from the outer space, the new border, even if built as a wall, acts as a device that urges users, residents and visitors to explore the area and finally penetrate the site at several crucial locations. These locations correspond to the four main entry points. The border wall helps to define the pedestrian alleyways, courtyards, and gardens, while respecting the historic alignments and block subdivisions.
Although our approach considers the complex as a unique whole, we see the historic area as distinct from the extension, as it was historically, and we also identify three sub-areas or courtyards, each with its own vocation: the western area added in 2019, the frontcourt of the Prayer Hall, and the surroundings of Al Nouri tomb. Each of these enclosures is a distinct sector defined by a pattern of walls, gardens andbuildings. However, distinction does not equal isolation or separation. To the contrary, distinction is intended as a means of integration. While indeed distinct the three premises share a few decisive common elements that connect the site to the surrounding fabric. These encourage the visitor to move through, discover, and experience the site with its vibrant urban atmosphere. In this respect, we decided to maintain the pedestrian path crossing the entire complex south to north. Flanked by gardens and buildings with relevant public functions, the alley looks to the minaret and represents the best way to discover the site and its enclosures. Northward, it flows into a small, paved square just below the minaret. While providing the main entrance from the north, the square also reaffirms the Hadba minaret’s pivotal role, the node to which all threads converge and from which to access all areas.
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- Date : 24.05.2021
