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Big Trees Small Plants House / Read Studio

Hana Abdel — Tue, 06 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Brief. The brief was for a 4-bedroom house on 40 perch land, with all the service areas and related amenities. The question was how to organize the brief through connections, overlaps and separations of spaces to create the right matrix. We were taken on a tour to see the client’s existing house, and to see the little rituals that have been developed over the years that they would want to bring to the new house; it was a great insight and a briefing.

Screened Sculpture House / Anushka Dassanayake

Hana Abdel — Mon, 15 Aug 2022 22:00:00 +0000

The site purchased by the client was a 14 perch land; bordered by an approach road and a private lane on the two sides. The requirement of the Client was for a four-bedroom house which would give the family privacy and relaxation after each busy day of work. The trees and the greenery were mostly placed towards the rear of the land. Therefore, since the initial visit; and the schematic design, it was apparent that the main spaces should be located towards the rear of the site. Starting off with this approach, the design further developed into creating an envelope of space that would reap the maximum advantage of the available greenery, in and around the site.

Barbeque Hub at Ella Hotel / KNG Architects

Bianca Valentina Roșescu — Mon, 20 Jun 2022 20:00:00 +0000

The location of Ella brings one a feeling of enjoying the cool breeze, scenic views of the mountain range, cloud forests, roughness of Ella rock, and softness of Rawana Ella waterfall. The challenge given was to build a small hotel bringing back the sense of being submerged in nature. The site, a 12-perch land enclave within the haphazard neighborhood, hardly bears a single factor to experience the natural settings of Ella other than the cooler breeze, in which the BBQ Hub was born.

The Humanitarian Works of Shigeru Ban

ArchDaily Team — Tue, 12 May 2020 07:35:00 +0000

2014 Pritzker Laureate Shigeru Ban may be as well known for his innovative use of materials as for his compassionate approach to design. For a little over three decades, Ban, the founder of the Voluntary Architects Network, has applied his extensive knowledge of recyclable materials, particularly paper and cardboard, to constructing high-quality, low-cost shelters for victims of disaster across the world —from Rwanda to Haiti, to Turkey, Japan, and more. We've rounded up 10 projects of his humanitarian work, explained by Shigeru Ban Architects themselves.

House at Kalalgoda / Damith Premathilake Architects

Hana Abdel — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 19:00:00 +0000

“The Kalalgoda House”, sits on a 14.4 perch land, in the suburb of Colombo known as Kalalgoda, adjoining a serene paddy field. This nature friendly abode brings together nature and architecture to celebrate the beauty of its adjoining paddy field.
Despite the challenge of having to design on a narrow site, the house is designed for its tropical context to achieve ideal orientation. The front of the land faces the entrance road while the rear faces the endless serene paddy field. It helps to capture natural ventilation that creates a comfortable and cool atmosphere inside the house.

Kalundewa Retreat / Earth & Space Architects

Paula Pintos — Wed, 18 Dec 2019 21:00:00 +0000

Kalundewa Retreat is nestled within a 104-acre property with strong biodiversity, integrated water bodies, and agricultural fields. The Design Intention was to minimize the impact on earth on every aspect of the project – Design – Construction – Maintenance.

Nestled Hideaway Villa - Boutique Hotel / IPA Architects

Cristobal Rojas — Sun, 07 Jan 2018 02:00:00 +0000

The villa lies on a 10.5 perch (265 square meter) land on a hill in Kandy city, Sri Lanka overlooking the historical Kandy Lake. A narrow elongated site nestled between two 4-5 level apartment buildings. The villa is approximately 70 feet in length and 30 feet in width. The requirements of the client subjected the land to maximum utilisation.

Veherakanda Road House Baddagana / Chinthaka Wickramage

Cristobal Rojas — Fri, 30 Jun 2017 22:00:00 +0000

The house, which is situated in the leafy suburb of Baddagana Pita-Kotte, is arrived at after traveling through a network of narrow winding roads, at the end of a gently sloping lane. At arrival one is absorbed by the natural beauty of the terrain, with breathtaking views of the adjoining marshes and the lush green vegetation of Diyawanna Bird Sanctuary.

'Urban Envelope' Samuel House / MMGS Architects

Sabrina Leiva — Wed, 08 Mar 2017 21:00:00 +0000

Sited in the vibrant city of Colombo is the ‘Urban Envelope’, the dwelling house of a metropolitan architect. With its univocal façade seamlessly weaving itself into the tight residential fabric of the city, the abode has been named for its distinct concealment from the dusty and noisy urban street life of Sri Lanka’s commercial capital.

Kurundu House / Zowa Architects

Valentina Villa — Tue, 18 Oct 2016 22:00:00 +0000

Tucked away in a remote mountain side off the Digana golf club road is Kurundu house ,a small 4 bedroom retreat for a busy financial consultant and his family. The site is a 132 perch bare plot except for a lonely Kohomba tree.

Nanotechnology Center of Excellence / Arch International

Cristobal Rojas — Wed, 07 Sep 2016 20:00:00 +0000

The SLINTEC, Nanotechnology park is one of the pioneering visions of the greater ‘knowledge hub’ development plan for Homagama creating a unique opportunity to house research incubation and technology commercialization in one setup that functions to both the public and private sectors. SLINTEC is one of the most successful implementations of a private-public partnership in aspects of funding, management and operations that lead to a challenging framework that generated a unique architectural solution in design of spatial and functional requirements. The building is a catalyst for scientific research putting Sri Lanka on the map for science and technology with the state of the art facility being the signature trademark for the nanotechnology park that is to proceed in the future masterplan.

Polwaththa House / Chinthaka Wickramage Associates

Daniela Cardenas — Sat, 16 Apr 2016 20:00:00 +0000

A small coconut grove measuring approximately half an acre (80 Perches) overlooking a paddy field, inherited by the owner, was selected to build a house in Sub Urban Colombo. There were existing houses on the Western edge of the property with medium built up density but the Eastern side was full of mature trees including coconut trees, while Northern side overlooked a beautiful paddy field. In addition there were substantial numbers of existing mature trees present at the site boundaries, giving it almost a ‘semi wilderness’. Challenges for the architects were to build a four bedroomed house overlooking this wonderful future garden saving many existing trees as possible.

Floated House / KWA Architects

Cristian Aguilar — Mon, 25 Jan 2016 18:00:00 +0000

The “lookout point” is located in the astonishing hill country of Sri Lanka. The site is a steeply sloping land accessed at its highest point, allows for breathtaking views of the mountains around all the way up to Gampola and beyond. The tight budget of the clients allowed for very little earth work, retaining walls. The brief called for a small 1300 sqft family home for two veterinary scientists and their daughter.

Layered House / KWA Architects

Daniel Sánchez — Fri, 15 Jan 2016 18:00:00 +0000

Designed as a family residence for two doctors and their two daughters this five bedroom residence also has an attached annex for any visiting relatives to stay in. Located in a 14 perch block of land in a busy part of Colombo, the design attempts at creating a three dimensional composition of spaces layered both vertically and in plan. The limited un-built open space has been used to create three gardens creating beautiful landscaped areas to which some of the spaces open out. They also flood all public and private spaces with an abundance of natural light and ventilation.

Nugegoda House / Chinthaka Wickramage associates

Cristian Aguilar — Fri, 13 Feb 2015 00:00:00 +0000

A house located close to Colombo (Sri Lankan commercial capital) in the urban area of Nugegoda amongst a labyrinth of by lanes, is a recent refurbishment of an existing annex, built as an extension to an ancestral house inherited by owner. This 220 Square Meter (2375 Square Feet) House refurbishment, completed at a modest budget of 52,000 dollars (Sri Lankan Rupees 6,750,000/=) comprise a Ground Floor of 125 square meters and an upper Floor mostly out of Timber deck 95 Square Meters.

House 1 / Isurunath Pramitha Associates

Karen Valenzuela — Mon, 10 Mar 2014 00:00:00 +0000