<![CDATA[Amal Shaleh Mosque in Medan Tuntungan District, Medan City, serves not only as a place of worship but also as a community centre for religious development, including Qur'an learning activities for children. These activities require a learning space that is safe, comfortable, well organised, and responsive to users' characteristics. However, the partner did not yet have architectural planning documents that could guide the construction of a Qur'anic learning house. This community service programme aimed to produce a design for the learning facility in accordance with the needs of the mosque management and prospective users and to provide technical assistance during the initial construction stage. The programme applied a science and technology diffusion method through a participatory approach, comprising coordination with the partner, field survey and measurement of existing conditions, identification of spatial requirements, concept formulation, design development, consultation and revision, preparation of working drawings, and on-site assistance. The outputs consist of architectural design documents, including plans, elevations, sections, three-dimensional visualisations, and working drawings for construction guidance. Assistance during construction helped the partner understand the relationship between the design documents and site activities and reduced the risk of implementation discrepancies. The programme demonstrates that collaboration between the community service team and mosque management can produce a design that is more responsive to community-based religious education needs and support the provision of a feasible and sustainable Qur'anic learning facility.]]>
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