Designed to reflect the tastes of its occupants and blend in with its surrounding terrain Archt Madhawa Premaratne has manipulated a layout across a footprint of only ten perches to maximise the feeling of space and openness. The house situated in Rajagiriya upon an L-shaped piece of land of 40 perches is thus built around […]

Within the Victoria Golf and Country Resort in Kandy, Eagles’ Ridge is a residential location that offers breathtaking beauty surrounded by the Victoria Lake, views of the golf course and the Knuckles mountain range as a backdrop. The client, an Englishman and avid golfer, wished to build his holiday home in this setting, which in […]

Architects Sudesh Nanayakkara and Mangala Nelum Kumari, set forth to design a house in the suburbs amidst a coconut plantation, for a family that sought a living environment with a traditional and contemporary space.

Set in a tranquil ambiance facing the Bellanwila marsh and the bird sanctuary, N2 cabin is a living and working space, which blends in peacefully with nature and accentuate the four basic elements; water, fire, air and earth.

Hidden amidst the thick foliage bordering the quiet waters of Bolgoda lake lies the weekend rest for a family of four.

Architects Thushari and Thilan Koththigoda needed a homely space that spelt relaxation away from a busy and demanding work life.

The two main requirements that influenced the design of this house are the site and the client’s brief. The client wanted a house which blended in with its surroundings with a lot of natural light and ventilation “I considered all these factors and realised that the ideal concept was a courtyard house,” says Archt Shobha Seneviratna.

“The creation of a beautiful piece of art where the gifts of nature combine with the philosophy of boundless freedom and space is the result when the client who is a nature lover commissions a modernist architect to create a home on a neglected stretch of land” said Archt Thisara Thanapthy describing the project.