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Preserving Heritage while enhancing comfort at a sacred site
Hexacorp delivered a customised cooling solution featuring Systemair products to Al-Khadhmiya Mosque in Iraq, one of the most important religious destinations in the world.
Al-Khadhmiya Mosque, Iraq
Large-scale performance
53 AHUs power open-air cooling across 7,500 m² of sacred space.
Turning imagination into reality
Hexacorp and Systemair R&D worked closely together to meet the client’s unique requirements
Precision-engineered and heritage-conscious design
Cooling millions at Al-Khadhmiya Mosque with precision and respect—modern engineering tailored to honour tradition.
Meeting spiritual needs with technical precision
Al-Khadhmiya Mosque, also known as the Imam Al-Khadhim Holy Shrine, is a sacred location that receives around 5,000 visitors on a typical day and up to 4 million during the annual religious period in the month of Rajab.
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Ensuring thermal comfort for such a large number of visitors, especially in an open-air space exposed to high temperatures, posed unique challenges. The solution required more than technical expertise—it demanded sensitivity to the site’s religious and cultural significance.
Cooling with constraints
The client requested the manufacturing of a uniquely designed cooling unit for an outdoor prayer and visitor area, with very specific requirements: the unit had to be fully vertical without any external sides, and pipe connections had to be hidden and located underneath rather than on the sides.
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The biggest challenge was the strict size constraints, as the device had to be custom-built to exact dimensions without specified technical details. It also needed to be visually appealing in both colour and design, while providing airflow coverage up to 18 meters. It’s important to note that the open area designated for visitors spans 7,500 m² and remains uncovered, exposed to intense heat during the region’s warmest months.
Hexacorp and Systemair’s R&D department cooperated to design and deliver a cooling solution that met these needs, ensuring effective climate control in a highly demanding environment and creating a welcoming and comfortable atmosphere for worshippers, without compromising the integrity of the location’s heritage.
From concept to prototype
A prototype was manufactured and tested on-site, leading to valuable feedback for performance and design improvements.
After thorough studies with Systemair’s R&D lab in Turkey, 53 vertical-type Systemair fresh air handling units (AHUs), each with a 25 TR capacity, were deployed across the site. These units were specifically chosen for their ability to deliver high-performance cooling in open spaces while remaining discreet and unobtrusive. All these features made this unit the right choice for the project.
Equipment placement and integration received special attention. The Hexacorp team worked closely with local authorities and site planners to ensure that every detail, from the dimensions of the AHUs to airflow direction, complemented both functional and ceremonial needs.
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Since it was only an idea, they turned the talk into a reality, with units that matched our imagined specifications. Hexacorp was with us all the way until the units were started up. Thanks to Hexacorp for being supportive throughout.
The General Secretariat of Al-Kadhimiya Holy Shrine
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Respecting heritage, delivering innovation
This project reflects Systemair and Hexacorp’s partnership and core values of innovation, reliability, and cultural awareness. By merging modern HVAC engineering with an acute understanding of heritage preservation, the result is a seamlessly integrated system that ensures comfort for millions of worshippers, year after year.