This conceptual design proposes a Bahá’í House of Worship for a northern Toronto site owned by the Bahá’í community. The single large worship space accommodates approximately 600 people of all beliefs within roughly 17,000 square feet.
Bahá’í Houses of Worship are organized around nine entrances. Here, nine paths lead toward the building and divide into nine approaches. Some routes are direct and accessible, while others become longer walks through the surrounding landscape. The multi-directional exterior and entrances are intended as a welcoming gesture to the wider community.
The roof is the project’s main architectural feature. Its supporting columns extend the visual language of the surrounding tree canopy, while the roof beams are spaced according to the tributary area each one supports, producing an adaptive rhythm modeled on the veins of a leaf.
