Archinect - News2024-11-21T13:16:09-05:00https://archinect.com/news/article/150328760/francis-k-r-s-kamwokya-community-centre-debuts-in-uganda
Francis Kéré’s Kamwokya Community Centre debuts in Uganda Josh Niland2022-11-02T10:00:00-04:00>2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/1b/1ba383e04414ad44cc09940a170b60fc.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150302044/francis-k-r-named-2022-pritzker-prize-winner" target="_blank">Pritzker Prize winner</a> Francis Kéré’s <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/79859021/k-r-architecture" target="_blank">firm</a> has shared photos of their just-completed Kamwokya Community Centre project in the Ugandan capital of Kampala.</p>
<p>Designed for the city’s informal settlement of Kamwokya, the center hosts a variety of activities and educational resources for residents in partnership with its clients, the Ameropa Foundation and Kamwokya Christian Caring Community (KCCC). </p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/f2/f27b55e8ec8d1bd1175b9adb2eca883d.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/f2/f27b55e8ec8d1bd1175b9adb2eca883d.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image by Jaime Herraiz. Copyright Kéré Architecture</figcaption></figure><p>“We wanted to give a place of quality and beauty to the people of Kamwokya,” Ameropa’s founder Nicole Miesche said. “A place where they could sit down, take a rest from their daily struggle and dream, a place also where the children could play in a safe and clean environment.”<br></p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/27/27bbb45f151df2feaacf1ebe9b7fd764.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/27/27bbb45f151df2feaacf1ebe9b7fd764.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Photo by Iwan Baan</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/88/885037f57a355b1f1b0b5cd60dad2d8e.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/88/885037f57a355b1f1b0b5cd60dad2d8e.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Photo by Iwan Baan</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/5e/5e4a08102bbf3b2a0b14b728a0e168df.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/5e/5e4a08102bbf3b2a0b14b728a0e168df.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image by Jaime Herraiz. Copyright Kéré Architecture</figcaption></figure><p>Set on a raised platform to protect against flooding, the program includes two well-ventilated, spatially-flexible buildings, a sports field, and separate sanitary facilities. The build...</p>