Bismilla Green Masjid

Mosque

A contemporary white mosque whose projecting bays are wrapped in full-height square-lattice jali screens.

Jali screens along the street front, between the window bays — Bismilla Green Masjid — Jali screens along the street front, between the window bays.

A jali-clad bay above the upper floors — Bismilla Green Masjid — A jali-clad bay above the upper floors.

The entrance, with the angled bays and their screens — Bismilla Green Masjid — The entrance, with the angled bays and their screens.

This mosque is a contemporary building in white. Its angled bays project from the main block, and each is wrapped from ground to parapet in a jali screen with a simple square lattice.

The screens let light and air into the rooms behind while giving the street front a fine, even texture. Along the side, the same lattice fills the gaps between the deep window bays, tying the elevation together.

Large screens like these are made as a series of panels and assembled on the building, which is how a jali can run the full height of several floors.