Mpirigiti Rural Training Center in Kamuli, Uganda by Studio FH

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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination.

Mpirigiti Rural Training Center in Kamuli, Uganda by Studio FH Architects

January 9th, 2019 by Sumit Singhal

Article source: Studio FH Architects

Three courtyard buildings on a 13-acre site near Kamuli town in Eastern Uganda provide accommodation, teaching and working space for agricultural students from Iowa State University and Makerere University.

The architecture contrasts a heavily textured clay brick envelop with light-weight timber-glass and coloured render facades facing the courtyards. An undulating roofscape organically embeds the buildings into the surrounding, and the folded metal gutters not only make an architectural statement of the rainwater harvesting that supply the majority of the Centre’s water needs, but also act as light reflectors illuminating the underside of the walkway roofs.

Image Courtesy © Will Boase Photography

Architects: Studio FH Architects
Project: Mpirigiti Rural Training Center
Location: Kamuli, Uganda
Photography: Will Boase Photography
Landscape Designer: The Landscape Studio
Structural Engineer: Aquila Gallery
MEP Engineer: Equatorsun
Quantity Surveyor/Project Manager: Dudley Kasibante and Partners
Contractor: Soleco Construction
Area: 1,950m²
Project Year: 2018

Image Courtesy © Will Boase Photography

The buildings were designed to minimise on the impact of the Centre on the natural environment. Besides a centralised rainwater harvesting system, solar panels generate a substantial proportion of the electricity demands and an anaerobic baffled reactor with constructed wetland ensures an environmentally friendly wastewater treatment system. Passive design principles including ventilated roofs supported by trussed purlins ensure a comfortable indoor climate throughout.

Image Courtesy © Will Boase Photography

Image Courtesy © Studio FH Architects

: Image Courtesy © Will Boase Photography

: Image Courtesy © Will Boase Photography

: Image Courtesy © Will Boase Photography

: Image Courtesy © Will Boase Photography

: Image Courtesy © Will Boase Photography

: Image Courtesy © Will Boase Photography

: Image Courtesy © Will Boase Photography

: Image Courtesy © Will Boase Photography

: Image Courtesy © Will Boase Photography

: Image Courtesy © Studio FH Architects

: Image Courtesy © Studio FH Architects

: Image Courtesy © Studio FH Architects

: Image Courtesy © Studio FH Architects

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Tags: Kamuli, Uganda

Category: Training centre

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