Kigali, Rwanda, Africa
Completed · Commercial · International Convention Centre · Tropical · 2016
A 28,000 m² convention complex in Kigali whose signature feature is a 40-metre-high structurally self-supporting spiral steel dome, parameterically designed with no internal columns, clad externally in glass and internally with a layered lamella system that blocks solar overheating. The dome form and the striped facade pattern are both derived from traditional Rwandan basket-weaving and royal palace geometry, making cultural reference through digital structural engineering rather than surface decoration.
#parametric structure #dome #cultural identity #solar shading #computational design #East Africa #MICE #steel structure #heritage-informed