Kéré Architecture prepares health care campus in burundi In Bubanza, around 30 kilometers north of Bujumbura, Burundi, Francis Kéré and Kéré Architecture design the Ineza Center, a decentralized healthcare campus embedded into a high, north-facing hillside. Developed to support the region’s rural population, the job matches an existing basic hospital while presenting devoted maternity and surgical care. A main spine roadway arranges the website, rising from the nationwide route below to a visitor zone above, stitching together ten pavilions dispersed along the surface.
The buildings follow existing shape lines, lowering excavation and protecting the hill’s natural profile, enabling the clinic to preserve clear and clear movement for staff, patients, and visitors, while optimizing adjacencies in between departments. The pavilion system breaks down the scale of the hospital into friendly units, improving orientation and creating a more gentle health care environment.
outpatient system|all images © Kéré Architecture, unless mentioned otherwise Climate-responsive style and passive comfort All structures of the Ineza Center are oriented according to prevailing winds to take full advantage of cross-ventilation and lessen dependence on mechanical systems. The birth and outpatient systems share a typology with irregular perimeters that create shaded waiting zones, integrating built-in seating along their edges. Above, an aerated roofing system, improved through earlier tasks by the studio, secures against heavy seasonal rains while promoting airflow. In contrast, the surgical ward introduces vertical chimneys for stack ventilation, paired with private windows for each client bay, making sure daytime, views, and a sense of self-respect during healing.
Kéré Architecture’s Ineza Center is built using locally sourced materials and adjusted structure methods established by the practice. Perforated walls and screens are made from locally fabricated clay bricks, while ramps and retaining structures utilize stone from close-by quarries. Along with building, the group actively trains local workers, sharing knowledge and strengthening local capacity. This technique lowers the project’s carbon footprint while supporting the local economy and embedding understanding within the community.
outpatient system outpatient unit and drug store birth unit surgical ward foundations of one of the Ineza Center buildings developed with regional stone © Epitace Niyubahwe development of exterior mockup, January 2026 © Kéré Architecture exterior mockup, January 2026 < img src= "image/gif; base64, R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP/// yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7"alt= "kéré architecture shapes center across hillside in burundi to expand rural healthcare access-9"width="818"height="460"data-src="https://static.designboom.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/kere-architecture-clinic-hillside-burundi-rural-healthcare-access-designboom-01.jpg"/ > aerial view of the Ineza Clinic website, March 2026 © Epitace Niyubahwe 1/6 birthing system axonometric birthing unit section site strategy surgical ward ventilation diagram building site, January 2026 Ineza Center model job info: name: Ineza Center designer: Francis Kéré, Kéré Architecture|@kerearchitecture place: Bubanza, Burundi location:
3,000 sqm style group: Giovanni Bortolotti, Maria Paula Rodriguez Sarmiento factors: Pierre Jules Gagniére, Ben Nepomuk Klages, Sophie Schräder, Pablo Sanchez Sanus, Jonathan Wiedemann, Valeria Torrens Zapata, LeonneZoe Vögelin engineering: EVAN Business, Bujumbura,
Burundi general specialist: Robuco Group, Bujumbura, Burundi client: Ineza Center Burundi