Tag: Kandy

Since the dawn of human civilization, street markets have been at the forefront of shaping and encouraging the flow, movements and behaviors of the general public.

Nestled on a serene hill overlooking the iconic Kandy Lake and the sacred Sri Dalada Maligawa (Temple of the tooth relic of the Buddha) in Sri Lanka, “The Trees” is a 27-room boutique hotel epitomizing tropical modernism and sophisticated minimalism.

Relationship and Collaboration Child Art Project and Exhibition is to be held; carrying the theme “My Beloved Srilanka” an initiative to explore the creative pursuits of the school children in Kandy. The collaboration between two cities Kumamoto and Kandy along with the artists are providing a great opportunity for the school kids to showcase their talents and to get themselves acquainted. The exhibition is aimed for children between 4 -12 years and any medium is encouraged to be used. The deadline of submissions is the 5th of October 2024.

Architect Isurunath Bulankulame has created a villa that draws inspirations from the vernacular tradition of the locality as well as the natural beauty of the Landscape and historical significance of Kandy. Minimalistic in his approach with clean lines and simple framing of views he has captured what resonates in the context and maximised the land area to create initially a house that is now being used as a boutique villa/hotel.

The Architecture today is dominated by the overstimulated visual forms. These visual forms are most of the time not sympathetic to their surroundings. They dominate & compete with the surrounding whether it’s in a cityscape or rural landscape. They do not follow the rhythms of nature. A heavy concrete structure built on a marshy go against the rhythms of nature. A structure in hot dry zone should have lot of shade to protect from heat.  Structure in hot humid climate should have shade as well as cross ventilation. When you recognize forces of nature – climate, topography, etc… built structures blend with their context and do minimum harm to it. Santani is a place where the built structures recognize the importance of being contextual.

A Moving story “National Geo-Monument Park” at Alagalla Mountain Range in Sri Lanka, is a landscape architectural project with a whole new concept of appreciating nature in form of natural state.  Making an awareness of the nature and its processes through sequence of spaces to the people and to blend the nature and human instinct.