Low-cost school and home for HIV orphans

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    Project entry 2008 Africe Middle East - "Low-cost school and home for HIV orphans, Rakai Uganda": Center courtyard of the Mukwano Home: basic huts gather and become the home with connecting canopies.

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    Project update 2011 - "Low-cost school and home for HIV orphans, Rakai, Uganda": The central courtyard serves as an assembly area and playground, and is the heart of the community.

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    Project update 2011 - "Low-cost school and home for HIV orphans, Rakai, Uganda": The eight basic hut structures provide two sleeping spaces, three lecture halls, two offices and a bathroom.

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    Project update 2011 - "Low-cost school and home for HIV orphans, Rakai, Uganda": As the children grow to adulthood, the village can be extended for their own families to grow up in this caring community.

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    Project update 2011 - "Low-cost school and home for HIV orphans, Rakai, Uganda": The first phase of the project showing the nucleus of a sustainably growing settlement - new community structures in the future will have to adhere to the initial design with units and a 45° rotation.

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    Presentation of the Global Holcim Awards finalist 2009 certificate (l-r): Rolf Soiron, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Holcim Ltd and Koji Tsutsui, Principal, Koji Tsutsui Architect & Associates, Tokyo, Japan author of project “Low-cost school and home for HIV orphans, Rakai, Uganda”.

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    Holcim Awards Silver winner, Koji Tsutsui, architect, Koji Tsutsui Architect & Associates, Tokyo, Japan for "Low-cost school and home for HIV orphans, Rakai, Uganda"

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    Project entry 2008 Africe Middle East - "Low-cost school and home for HIV orphans, Rakai Uganda": Mukwano Home: photo of construction site. The huts surround an existing tree in the center court.

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    Project entry 2008 Africe Middle East - "Low-cost school and home for HIV orphans, Rakai Uganda": The orphans assist and learn building techniques.

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    Project entry 2008 Africe Middle East - "Low-cost school and home for HIV orphans, Rakai Uganda": Model: roof structure.

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    Project entry 2008 Africe Middle East - "Low-cost school and home for HIV orphans, Rakai Uganda": Mukwano Home: plan.

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    Project entry 2008 Africe Middle East - "Low-cost school and home for HIV orphans, Rakai Uganda": Mukwano Village: plan.

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    Project entry 2008 Africe Middle East - "Low-cost school and home for HIV orphans, Rakai Uganda": Model photo: from ground.

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    Project entry 2008 Africe Middle East - "Low-cost school and home for HIV orphans, Rakai Uganda": Photo: from above.

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    Project entry 2008 Africe Middle East - "Low-cost school and home for HIV orphans, Rakai Uganda": Expanding Mukwano Village.

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    Project entry 2008 Africe Middle East - "Low-cost school and home for HIV orphans, Rakai Uganda": Sketch: Mukwano Village.

  • Awards Silver 2008–2009 Middle East Africa

HIV/Aids has made orphans of millions of children. With a tree at its symbolic center, the Low-cost school and home for HIV orphans enables children to create their own home, and even help in its construction. As the children grow to adulthood, the village can be extended for their own families to grow up in this caring community.

By Koji Tsutsui - Koji Tsutsui & Associates, Tokyo, Japan

Ideas: Inclusion, Housing Needs

HIV/Aids has made orphans of millions of children. With a tree at its symbolic center, the Low-cost school and home for HIV orphans enables children to create their own home, and even help in its construction.

As the children grow to adulthood, the village can be extended for their own families to grow up in this caring community.

Low-cost school and home for HIV orphans

Project authors

  • Koji Tsutsui

    Koji Tsutsui & Associates

    Japan

Project updates

May 23, 2011 | Project Update | Rakai, Uganda

Initial nucleus of a small community

The first series of eight buildings are now completed including residential space for 50 orphans and a primary school catering to around 200 children. The project to build a school and home for children orphaned by HIV/AIDS has been built on a tiny budget of USD 30,000. The first eight rectangular units have now been completed on a rural site without water or power, and form the nucleus of a small community.

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November 13, 2008 | Holcim Awards | Marrakech, Morocco

Sustainable construction projects applauded across Africa Middle East

The winners of the second Holcim Awards for Sustainable Construction from across region Africa Middle East were announced at a ceremony in Marrakech. Total prize money of USD 270,000 was presented to eleven projects that illustrated the broad scope for applying sustainable construction approaches to the built environment across public and private architecture, urban planning, and environmental remediation.

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June 19, 2008 | Jury Report | Johannesburg, South Africa

“Long-term development towards an organically grown and solid community” – Holcim Awards Jury

The project’s notoriety lies in its long-term social and contextual impact. The conceptual philosophy consists of creating new homes for orphans caused by HIV/AIDS that reflect the local social traditions and habits, provide shelter and offer health care, educational and leisure amenities.

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February 29, 2008 | Project Entry & Details | Rakai, C, Uganda

Project Entry 2008 for Africa Middle East

HIV/Aids has made orphans of millions of children. With a tree at its symbolic center, the Low-cost school and home for HIV orphans enables children to create their own home, and even help in its construction. As the children grow to adulthood, the village can be extended for their own families to grow up in this caring community.

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