Bangalore the picturesque garden city of the early 19th and 20th centuries has over the years lost its green park like atmosphere as it developed commercially.


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Situated down Madinagoda Road, Rajagiriya, on a site that abuts a marsh is located a residence designed by Architects Indika and Samanthi Samarasinghe. A home for a family that loves nature, the architects envisaged a house that overlooks the marsh to absorb its breathtaking beauty whilst ensuring maximum privacy and security. Taking the clients’ other requirements into consideration, the house was designed with most internal spaces opening out to the marsh. A high, exposed granite wall towards the road ensures that privacy is maintained.


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“Keeping the client’s requirements in mind I have used several elements of an old walawwa house to create a modern interpretation,”
says the Architect.


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By Thilini Kahandawaarachchi | Photography by Upula Chandrakumara “Imagine designing a house for an imaginary resident”, that was the brief given to Architect duo Upula Chandrakumara and his wife Amanda Rajapakse. Yet, they were tasked with not just designing one house, but an entire housing scheme comprising of 27 houses in Arangala, Malabe. In response, […]


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By Udeshi Amarasinghe | Photography Yasumori Harano Situated in close proximity to the Nugegoda junction, the land is surrounded by trees. Archt Philip Weeraratne, considering the young clients’ requirements, transformed this property so that the outdoors seamlessly blended with the interior, to create a sense of modern tropical living.


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By: Prasadini Nanayakkara | Photography by: Menaka Aravinda A rough granite façade is the first introduction to this house built for a family with two young children, situated down a narrow lane in Rajagiriya. Faced with the restriction of ten perches in a highly built up residential area, coupled with the need to meet the […]


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By Madhushala Senaratne Nestled on the bank of the Diyawanna Oya in Rajagiriya, River Shack has been designed to suit the client’s requirement of an entertainment house with provision to entertain more than 100 guests. Entering through an atrium of treble height, a walk along a bridge, under which flows a stream of water, leads […]


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By Thilini Kahandawaarachchi | Photography by Sanjaya Vithana Situated in suburban Rajagiriya, this house at Kamathawatta was designed for a young family with two small children. Their design brief for Archt. Mohan Wijayaratne was for an intimate home with ample light, air and space.


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