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Carnage has had a steady rise in its popularity, driving an immense expansion within a very small period. Along with its rapid development, came the need to establish a spacious back-end office that carries the business from its design and sourcing stages to its final output of product and content. This was where the “The Silent Architect” was given the responsibility of revamping a property of 4 floors at Narahenpita to create an office suitable for their young and energetic crew.

Urban Living Meets Natural Harmony. Nestled in the heart of the city, this house is a perfect blend of modern design and nature. Spanning across 07 perches, we’ve carefully crafted each space to harness natural ventilation and light-creating a refreshing and peaceful living experience.

Nestled in the picturesque mountains of Bandarawela, Sri Lanka, this 8,000 sqft modern luxury house seamlessly blends contemporary design with nature. Designed to embrace its stunning surroundings, the residence offers breathtaking mountain views and an ever-changing misty atmosphere throughout the day.

Residence is situated in the pleasant surroundings of Moragoda, Gampaha facing to a Paddy Field. This two-story building is spanning 4115 sqft in floor area. Building is consisting with Entrance floor (from road level-considered as First floor), ground floor and a terrace floor. Introducing “The Green Gaze” is a personalized home crafted to resonate with the soulful rhythm of the surrounding thick greenery and panoramic view of the Paddy Field. This residence is tailored for a marine engineer seeking relief from the harshness of the sea. Nestled beside a lush area, the residence is a seamless extension of nature.

This was to become the home for a young family with working parents; both the owners drive to Colombo for work from their home at Malabe; and from the onset they wanted an extent of privacy that would still allow them to enjoy the outdoors. The site offered no direction to open the house out to yet its shape and size lent itself to the idea of a courtyard house.

The site, located in the suburbs of Colombo, faces a marshy land, providing a unique backdrop for a residence tailored to a software engineer client who now works from home post-pandemic. With a focus on creating a peaceful live-work environment, the project embraces the “living big in a small house” ethos, prioritizing intentional simplicity and essential needs to minimize costs while fostering a homely ambiance.

The client, a young couple was eager to transform their 60+-year- old, abandoned ancestral property into a leisure villa where they can unwind and escape from their busy lifestyles. The primary objective was to refurbish the old house by converting the existing mundane spaces into user-friendly spaces that complement function. Hence the scope revolved around revitalizing the interior; 4 bedrooms, attached bathrooms, a large living room, a shared dining area, common bathroom, a show kitchen, a TV room, storage space and a linen room while also introducing a multifunctional space with a pool and relevant facilities to the exterior.

Nestled beside the vibrant Nawala wetland, where wild lotus blooms and lush flora blend with diverse fauna, this residence stands as a testament to personalized elegance and harmony with nature. Designed with an unwavering focus on its inhabitants, the home seamlessly integrates with its picturesque surroundings.

The inspiration for this home comes from the lofty horizontal landscape visible through the great green paddy fields. Perched at perhaps the most powerful piece of land at the foot of the rocky mountain of Andagala in Kurunegala, Sri Lanka. The house is completely open to the paddy field, unfolding towards the horizon.

As jarring as ‘regeneration’ may sound, that’s precisely what Architect Amila Liyanapathirana did so flawlessly when he was sought to build a boutique hotel in the cool climes of Kitulgala right on the edge of a rainforest. Moksha is a hotel built for repose and healthful living, of life embedded in nature. While it offers all the creature comforts in the likes of a star hotel in its interior, Moksha’s exterior structure and ambience blend themselves seamlessly into the natural landscape it is built into.