Built by an architect who prays in these rooms.
I'm Abdullah Gerasimov, a licensed architect and principal of Temelar – Commercial Architecture.
I started The Masjid Manual after years of praying in mosques with the same problems. Mold climbing the grout. Water across the floor and into the carpet. Stained tile. Faucets pulling away from the wall.
None of it was bad luck. Each problem traced back to a design decision. A porous stone chosen from a pretty sample. A fan wired to the light switch. A drain in the wrong place. A faucet sealed with grout.
Committees rarely have someone to warn them before the money is spent. This library is that advice, free for any community. If you want help applying it, that is what Temelar does.
Abdullah Gerasimov
Principal Architect, Temelar
Licensed Texas architect, Texas Board of Architectural Examiners #31455.
Master of Architecture · B.S. Architectural Engineering
Commercial and civic buildings first, then two years running residential construction in the field, then five and a half years at institutional scale.
- Licensed ArchitectTexas Board of Architectural Examiners (TBAE)
- LEED Accredited ProfessionalU.S. Green Building Council
- WELL Accredited ProfessionalInternational WELL Building Institute
- SITES APSustainable Sites Initiative
- Living Future Accredited ProfessionalInternational Living Future Institute
- Certified Professional Building DesignerAmerican Institute of Building Design
- NGBS Green ProHome Innovation Labs
- RESNET HERS AssociateRESNET
- Zero Energy ProfessionalEnergy & Environmental Building Alliance
- High Performance Building ProfessionalEnergy & Environmental Building Alliance
- Certified Site SupervisorEnergy & Environmental Building Alliance
- Green Globes Emerging ProfessionalGreen Building Initiative
- Fitwel AmbassadorFitwel
- ISSP Sustainability AssociateInternational Society of Sustainability Professionals
From one room to a whole building.
Temelar is a commercial architecture practice. For masjid projects, help usually takes one of these forms.
New masjid design
Layout, qibla set-out, design and construction drawings, with the working rooms done right from day one.
Wudu area renovation
Find out why a wudu room floods, stains or grows mold. Then get a rebuild your contractor can price.
Design review for committees
A second look at drawings someone else prepared, checked against this library before you build.
Construction administration
Site visits, flood-test witnessing and submittal review, so what gets built matches the drawings.
Planning a new masjid or fixing an old one?
Temelar helps masjid committees plan, design and renovate. Send a few lines about your project. You will get a straight answer on what it takes.