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This project is the result of a few months of research and hard work. I have created an interior, a study or area for contemplation in contemporary Islamic style, using as many different materials and techniques as I can combine harmoniously, trying to balance well together its varied architectural features and styles creating an atmosphere of focused energy, both a stimulus and a reminder of the cosmic laws of harmony and proportion.

The focal point is a glass window, a four-centred arch framing a sandblasted ten-fold geometric pattern rooted in Mughal art. The arches on both sides are equal in shape and expose the same ten-fold geometric pattern but with different orientation, scale and materials. For these I have used four layers of Venetian plaster in a range of warm colours, from lighter to darker.

The arabesques and calligraphy ("Kullu shay-in hâlik-un illâ wajha-hu", "Everything will perish except His Face", Sura Al-Qasas {28:88}) inscribed in the four pilasters are inspired by wall designs from the Mausoleum of Sultan Al-Ghuri in Mamluk Egypt. The ceramic tiles are based on a specimen used in the tomb of Akbar at Sikandra, India. The pattern for the marquetry table has its source in Moorish Spain and northern Africa