LOVE RWANDA
LOVE RWANDA
2026
Rwanda
On the shores of the lake that serves as the source of the Nile, in Nyamasheke, we breathed in the beauty of a cultivated land, the richness of the smiles of the youth, and the light of trust in the future. We found what truly moves us: genuine wonder and the will to act. We came here to learn and to share what we do best with the local community. Guided by friends who, having lost their families in the genocide, have committed themselves for many years to the sincerely sustainable growth of the country, we entered into the spirit of the place. With them, we begin a journey that is first and foremost humanitarian, based on mutual trust. Only through authentic human relationships can we transform simple functional spaces into places capable of welcoming the nature of the local environment and its people.
We face the new projects with an enthusiasm guided by multifaceted local ambitions: the desire for a more inclusive life, closer to what the world offers today. We know, however, that today’s world—on the brink of an epochal breakdown—brings confusion and opens up new dangers to collective well-being. In this scenario, our attitude compels us to believe that goodness and genuineness are the vaccine architecture needs to help inhabitants discern the paths to happy living. Today more than ever, we seek to fulfill our role: helping the creatures of the world to socialize. There is no better setting than an open territory to make a positive impact with a first, sincere gesture toward a future development attuned to the soul of the place.
“LOVE RWANDA” is a project of everyone, for everyone, made by everyone, and lived by everyone. The program includes a school, to prepare young men and women for critical independence in the working world, social commitment, and, above all, to rejoice in life; a hotel, to host travelers, rendering this place even more public and interactive, while offering a real-world training ground for the students; and finally, a multipurpose hall for meetings, congresses, parties, and weddings, conceived to celebrate the important moments of collective life.
The entire complex is structured in eucalyptus wood, a fast-growing local resource that ensures environmental balance, and the project is dimensioned precisely according to the characteristics of this beautiful material. Wherever possible, particularly for the hospitality structures, we build on stilts so as to leave the soil intact and permeable. This building typology minimizes the use of materials without taking away from the expressive and evocative strength of the intervention. The architectural volumes thus place themselves subordinately to the functional, handcrafted panels that clad the buildings, leaving the structure to become a support for the free creativity of the artisan-artist.
The final result is the sincere expression of the pride of a community that sees its own priorities valued. Those of us who come from the outside seek to reflect ourselves in this pride, in order to improve ourselves and extend the utmost respect. This respect is the raw material for building a better and more inclusive world. We start from the people and we end in nature, with nature. “LOVE RWANDA” is not just a project: it is a manifesto.
