women's opportunity center - kayonza

[what]: cultural center

[where]: kayonza, rwuanda, africa

[who]: sharon davis design

[when]: 2013

"We chose the idea of a vernacular Rwandan village as our organizing principle: a series of human-scaled pavilions clustered to create security and community for up to 300 women. 

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Bricks were made on site by the center's future users; in crafting the clay bricks needed for construction, women are learning marketable, income-generating skills."

[source]: archdaily, sharon davis design