Rwanda has a rapidly growing population and, due to migration to the capital, Kigali, the city increasingly needs affordable housing. Project development is rare in the country. When it happens, it results in housing that is too expensive and high-rise buildings that do not suit a culture that prizes outdoor living. The high prices are caused by project developers’ high development costs and profits, but also because building materials are virtually unavailable and have to be imported. When developer Remote Group wanted to build a residential area of 2,000 homes in Kigali, they shipped a complete (second-hand) factory from Latvia for the production of ‘aircrete’ (aerated concrete) blocks. For an urban plan and the design of the façades, they turned to De Zwarte Hond. The new district comprises a mix of apartments and ground-floor homes, in a maximum of three layers. Due to the height differences of the location, the design pays a lot of attention to adequate water drainage during the rainy season, resulting in a terraced landscape. The neighbourhood will also have a shopping centre, built from the 74 containers used to transport the concrete factory.