Tag: Kumudu Munasignhe

The home is inspired from the detailing and composition of the Dutch Colonial architecture expressing a contemporary feeling. Orientating the building to exposes the most out to the captive Bolgoda Lake and placing it to preserve the large garden area the building takes you through a journey towards the lake through articulations of space, volume and light.

The Romance Valley is located in a mesmerizing setting of nature offering you breathtaking boundless views which is in Haputale. The site is located in southern part of the hill country of Sri Lanka, one of the most accessible destination of South Asia with a daily flights most of the major cities in Asia and Europe. Location of the villa is a suitable for a hotel and the environment is a healthy and hygienic.

The rectangular cube has emerge from the bank of the lake to capture the view across the ripple of the water towards the lush greenery beyond. It is a place to relax and rejuvenate yourself, and enjoy the nature. The tranquility overwhelmed. Concrete and bricks raised from the bank of the lake is used as the main structure to get the maximum benefit of the view. The wide glass panels and elevated floor allows you to capture wide perspective from the living room and bed rooms as well as it links the nature and the building together.

Architect’s own house designed in an urban area yet, with a natural setting covered with foliage where the name for the house was given as ‘Tamarind House’ accordingly. This is conceptually a response to the site which is at the end of a short road. Since the adjoining sites are bare lands the design was done predicting the outcome and turning the house inward to face a garden courtyard.