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Umusozi Ukiza Healing Hill by MASS Design Group

Located on an adjacent site to the Butaro Hospital, the “Healing Hill” is a Butaro Doctors’ housing project designed by Boston-based non profit firm MASS in collaboration with the Daniel E. Ponton Fund at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Partners In Health, and the Rwandan Ministry of Health.

Architects: MASS Design Group
Location: Butaro, Rwanda
Photography: Iwan Baan

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This Doctors’ Housing consist of four duplexes house that made of local available materials and manufactured by skilled, local craftsmen that were trained throughout the process.

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The result ont only created an improved and sustainable building, and ultimately cultivated 900 jobs in sustainable building practices. It’s great!

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