To personalise the environment around us is an instinctive reaction intended to organise our surroundings to better suit our lifestyles. This customization of spaces stems from the need to better demarcate one’s own entity and distinguish one from the other.  This is where the science of interior design takes predominance in creating and recreating environments […]

Interior decoration is often used to enliven space. It is contrived towards enhancing space; it can set the mood, create genial vibes in an internal environment and has a direct bearing on human psychology. Its need is strongly felt today with technological advancements, tough targets and stringent timelines that have resulted in high levels of […]

Stepping into the house you are immediately enveloped by an ambience of tranquil serenity. It is a cocoon of whiteness, with bright airy spaces that merge into each other, the clean lines of the design and understated décor enhancing the sense of peace within.

A retreat to the wilderness with creature comforts to spare was the client’s requirement in the making of a holiday bungalow for his extended family. Thus, Archt Nandika Samaranayake endeavoured a design centred around an open verandah with a touch of sophistication, situated at the border of the Yala wildlife reserve.

Within the vicinity of Atthidiya marsh at Boralasgamuwa, the house stands out in unique rustic colours, yet spells out simplicity. The triple storey brick house with peculiar elegance was designed on merely six perches. A multipurpose nest, the house is not the Architect’s permanent residence, but has the functional possibility of being used as a […]

The term climate responsive architecture not only signifies a built environment, which complements its surroundings but also an environment which complements those who dwell in it.

Royal Fernwood porcelain showroom on Havelock Road grabs the attention of the passerby. The showroom airs its wares well as the container provides an unobtrusive backdrop to the porcelainware on display.  By Fatima Abdul Cader | Photography Indika De Silva When Archt Dinuk Senanayake was approached by Royal Fernwood to build a low cost showroom […]

The ancient Chinese discovered the art of manufacturing “Porcelain”, a type of ceramic which became a much sought-after commodity of that era. The translucent, glossy characteristics of these products were compared to the surface of common sea shells, referred to as “Porcellana” by the Italians, from which the name Porcelain was derived. By Nandaka Jayasinghe […]