SPACE: portable prayer tent / Abdul Falakh Abunloh Lahuya

Mosques and suraus are public spaces for Muslims to perform their prayers. Since the emergence of Covid-19, space in suraus and mosques has become limited due to the government having set SOP distances of 1 meter between individuals. Because of that, they have to wait their turn to use the mosque or surau. SPACE is a a small tent that is portable and easy to install that specializes for muslims to perform their prayers. It is suitable to use at sidewalks or parking lot. The advantage of this product can be seen in terms of its function, which is enough space to perform prayers and change the telekung for women. In addition, it is easy to clean because the waterproof material used is recycled polyester. It is also easy to install and store for users to take with them everywhere. Next, "SPACE" provides privacy and isolation from being exposed to others. The objectives of SPACE are (1) to design a portable product that can be used by muslims, (2) To design a product that can isolate oneself from being exposed to others during prayers and (3) to design an Arabesque style product. A survey analysis technique was used on 26 Muslims to answer a form on the issue of public prayer space. This approach is used to obtain relevant information from respondents on the problem of prayer space in public places causing Muslims to have to wait their turn. In addition, questions about the use of sidewalks as an alternative to prayer space were also raised. It was found that, the majority of respondents agreed to use the sidewalk as an alternative prayer space and agreed with the problem. Based on the reported results, showing that, most of respondents 88.5 percent agreed that public prayer space is very limited during covid-19. With this invention, Muslims can perform their prayers in public places easily and save their time. Apart from that, they are not cramped with people.