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Project • By unarchitecte • Offices
Commercial Counsellor's Office in Sri Lanka
Counsellor's office is located in the embassy area of Colombo in Sri Lankan, the environment is elegant, but the site is long and narrow. The rooms on each floor of the office building have their own functions. Effectively integrating and separating these functional spaces, with the horizontal and vertical traffic organization through the hall corridor on the north side, then it forms a solemn and elegant north facade facing the street and a pleasant south facade facing the inner courtyard. In addition to the lighting from the north and south sides and roof, it minimize the window of the east-west side to reduce interference from the surrounding. To make the living environment more intimate and livable,
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Project • By a-designstudio • Private Houses
The Summer House
The soft clean lines, the subtle textures of the surfaces reflect the simplicity of the minimalistic architectural design of this modern beach villa in the southern coast of Sri Lanka. The Summer House consists of two floor levels with open living and dining spaces, 4 standard en-suite bedrooms, a master suite, a roof terrace lounge and bar.
Sadun De Silva
All inhabited spaces are provided with an infinite view of the ocean with the used of tall glazed windows. The framework of the windows is of white aluminium powder coat finish, which blends in with its neutral surrounding. The white interior and exterior finishes to the villa in Ambalangoda and its minimalist landscape completes the overall tropical feel. The introduction of the op... More
Project • By a-designstudio • Private Houses
Second Lane Nawala Residence
Situated in a suburban residential area in Nawala, the site setting was ideal for a close-knit family. The overall architectural design of the residence takes a modern yet humble look and feel. Spreading across 3 floor levels, the common living lounge, pantry and dining, home office, and a guest bedroom is designed on the ground floor and family member’s bedrooms with en-suite washrooms on the first. The studio space on the roof top level was exquisitely designed for indoor and outdoor entertainment.
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The richness of the residence is brought about by the use of subtle details such as the timber wall cladding which wraps around wide bear walls which further provides the interior a warm outlook. A similar groove details has... More
Project • By a-designstudio • Private Houses
79 Rosmead Place Residence
The architectural design of the residence is a combination of modern design details, maintaining the traditional elements. Situated in Colombo 7, the residence consists of a wide road frontage. The design aesthetic of the facade was critical ensuring the privacy of interior spaces whilst maintaining a methodical architectural language throughout the residence. The use of timber trellis work between the first floor level column grid severed the monotony from the ground level solid boundary wall, and further elevated the building facade. The magnificent mango and Araliya trees that protrude through the trellis facade softens the exterior appearance whilst adding a layer of natural shade to the residence.
Amila Rathnayake
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Project • By Toru OBA Architects • Hotels
Regenerated line house in the former tea plantatio
This project focuses on hidden history of the world-famous tea you drink in daily life.
Sri Lanka is world-famous for Ceylon tea, the export amount of which used to be the first of the world. However, the people who support the tea as labor are not well-known to the world. They are Tamil people, immigrants from South India, who are neither British people nor Sri Lankan people. The aim of this project is to revitalize a village, Bawlana village, where Tamil people have been living for 130 years, through support from architecture because they have been marginalized and poor since tea plantation here got closed about 30 years ago.
We have regenerated a row house called “line house” in Bawlana. Although 1/3 of it used to be lost... More