The new mosque is located at the western end of D’Urton lane on the northern edge of the City of Preston, with prominent and elevated location.

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The fundamental idea of the mosque is to enhance the connection between the worshiper and Allah which connects the earth with the sky, it is focused on creating an open and inclusive atmosphere, which is inviting to worshipers and the community at large. It is designed to be a strong and bold architecture identifies the place of worship by using modern patterns combined with seed and leaf like shape, to create a modern sculptural architecture.

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The façade is inspired by the sun and rain, they giveth the energy to the seed, which growing into trees and later form into forest. Upon receiving the energy the forest creates its own space and transforms into the new mosque built form.

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The built form is articulated into a trifolium inspired by the natural environment (true north), site dominance and characteristics (Southwest), and prayer’s orientation (Southeast). It appreciates the mother nature, the locality, and the worshipers by offering a unique concentrated and well organised space.

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The concept of dome for the main prayer hall is developed through the drop of water, it represents the arrival of the rain from the sky, infiltrates through the roof flowing through the undulating wave cladding and reaches the main prayer hall, and with such understanding, the space below the dome therefore is trying to enhance the connection between the worshiper and Allah. The interior wave cladding can be acoustic treated, acoustic panels and materials can be implemented as require.

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The idea of the minaret sit on a clean shallow feature water pool is to align with the embedded downpipe inside the cladding. The water receives by the roof and directs to the water tank is re-used for the on-site water treatment plant, the minaret than pointing to the sky to convey the message, it is a dialogue, a centre point, and part of the water feature.​