A school extension in Kigali doing more than teaching.
Brick walls. Reed ceilings. Local stone. The classroom breathes because it was designed to.
3 new classrooms. A multipurpose hall holding 300 people, used as a dining hall, gym, meeting space, and event venue for the community.
The school generates income. The building earns its keep
This is what 650m² looks like when architecture understands its context.
📍 Umubano Primary School Extension, Kigali, Rwanda
Architects: ASA Studio
Client: APIE
📸 ASA Studio
A bakery. A craft workshop. A wool garden. All inside 130m².
Built by the women it serves. With what the land already had.
The walls are granite dug from the same hill. Adobe brick inside. Eucalyptus beams and reed ceilings.
This is what economic development looks like when it starts from the community.
📍 Women’s House of Ouled Merzoug, Morocco
Designers: Building Beyond Borders, UHasselt
📸 Thomas Noceto, Cinzia Romanin