 Rodolfo Nolli, a Singapore based sculptor and decorative stonework contractor, it appears that it was first envisaged by His Majesty in 1952, with its design was developed by Kuala Lumpur based architectural firm Booty and Edwards, with Nolli acting as a contractor for its exterior and interior decorative stonework.Built in an artificial lagoon on the banks of the Brunei River at Kampong Ayer — the "village in the water" — the mosque has marble minarets and golden domes, a courtyard and is surrounded by a large number of trees and floral gardens.A bridge reaches across the lagoon to Kampong Ayer in the middle of the river.