Singita Kwitonda Lodge by Context Landscape Architecture

Location Ruhengeri, Rwanda Client Tom Palmer / Milton Group

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The Singita Kwitonda Lodge is situated in northwest Rwanda at the foothills of the Volcanoes National Park, the natural habitat of the critically endangered mountain gorilla. The lodge is intended to attract sustainable tourism investment in order to diversify the economy, and partner in the protection of the country’s natural and cultural assets. The lodge is built and operated to the highest level of sustainability. The landscape architect has achieved an outcome that speaks of the place and excels in integrated water management and the use of endemic plants to reforest the landscape. A permanent plant nursery grows stock to supply the ongoing reforestation as well as produce for the lodge.

A suite of design elements maximizes locally available materials and draws on the skill set of the local workforce.

Entrant Context Landscape Architecture Landscape architects Context Landscape Architecture in partnership with Milton Group Development management and site planning Milton Group Hotel operator Singita Architect GAPP Architects Quantity surveyor Webb Uronu and Partners Contractors Seyani Brothers and Company Photography Milton Group