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  • Harding Boutique Hotel in Sri Lanka by Anarchitect

    Anarchitect channels tropical modernism for Sri Lankan boutique hotel

    The tropical modernism of Geoffrey Bawa informed the architecture of this boutique hotel in Sri Lanka, designed by British practice Anarchitect to be a vertical interpretation of the style. More about Anarchitect channels tropical modernism for Sri Lankan boutique hotel

    Rima Sabina Aouf | 4 July 2022 | Leave a comment
  • Soul & Surf Sri Lanka all-inclusive retreat hotel stay

    Competition: win a week-long retreat at Soul & Surf in Sri Lanka

    In our latest competition, we're offering our readers the chance to win a week-long retreat for two at Soul & Surf in Sri Lanka. More about Competition: win a week-long retreat at Soul & Surf in Sri Lanka

    Semi Han | 26 December 2019 | Leave a comment
  • Wild Coast Tented Lodge by Nomadic Resorts near Yala National Park in Sri Lanka

    Nomadic Resorts creates safari camp village overlooking the Indian Ocean

    The Wild Coast Tented Lodge near the Yala National Park in the south of Sri Lanka is a series of dwellings designed to mimic rocky outcrops scattered across the local landscape. More about Nomadic Resorts creates safari camp village overlooking the Indian Ocean

    Tom Ravenscroft | 20 August 2019 | Leave a comment
  • K House by Norm Architects and Aim Architecture

    Concrete surfaces create "rough luxury" inside K House in Sri Lanka

    Austere concrete interiors offset the verdant surroundings of this pair of holiday homes in southwest Sri Lanka, completed by Aim Architecture and Norm Architects. More about Concrete surfaces create "rough luxury" inside K House in Sri Lanka

    Natasha Levy | 7 March 2019 | Leave a comment
  • Geoffrey Bawa staircases: The Raffel House, Colombo, 1963

    Ten staircases designed by Sri Lankan modernist Geoffrey Bawa

    Every staircase designed by Geoffrey Bawa is unique says David Robson, the leading expert on Sri Lanka's best-known architect. In a Dezeen exclusive, he picks out the 10 that are most worth knowing. More about Ten staircases designed by Sri Lankan modernist Geoffrey Bawa

    Amy Frearson | 14 February 2019 | Leave a comment
  • Sapphire Residences by Gensler

    Gensler designs pair of skyscrapers on Sri Lankan coast

    The Gensler-designed Sapphire Residences in Colombo, Sri Lanka, will be connected by a sky bridge topped with a swimming pool, and have interiors by Philippe Starck. More about Gensler designs pair of skyscrapers on Sri Lankan coast

    India Block | 17 July 2018 | Leave a comment
  • MVRDV architects design Veranda Offices in Colombo

    MVRDV unveils plans for Sri Lankan office building with stepped terraces

    Work has begun on an office building designed by Rotterdam studio MVRDV for the Sri Lankan capital Colombo, which will feature a gridded facade based on local weaving patterns. More about MVRDV unveils plans for Sri Lankan office building with stepped terraces

    Eleanor Gibson | 3 August 2017 | 5 comments
  • SOM Columbo Port City Masterplan, Sri Lanka

    SOM designs "new skyline" for port area of Sri Lanka's largest city

    SOM has won a competition to design a new district for Sri Lankan city Colombo, with a design featuring numerous skyscrapers, a marina, canals and a park, influenced by the country's tropical climate. More about SOM designs "new skyline" for port area of Sri Lanka's largest city

    Alyn Griffiths | 19 July 2017 | Leave a comment
  • Estate Bungalow by Narein Perera

    Treetop holiday home by Narein Perera stands between a rubber plantation and a jungle

    Raised up by a framework of slender steel supports, this wooden holiday home offers a unique vantage point over a Sri Lankan rubber plantation and the jungle beyond (+ slideshow). More about Treetop holiday home by Narein Perera stands between a rubber plantation and a jungle

    Amy Frearson | 15 June 2015 | 2 comments
  • Post-Tsunami Housing by Shigeru Ban

    Post-Tsunami Housing by Shigeru Ban

    Japanese architect Shigeru Ban developed these timber and earth houses for the rehabilitation of a Sri Lankan fishing village that was swept away during the 2004 tsunami (+ slideshow). More about Post-Tsunami Housing by Shigeru Ban

    Amy Frearson | 3 May 2013 | 3 comments
  • Colombo Residential Development by Moshe Safdie

    Colombo Residential Development by Moshe Safdie

    Israeli architect Moshe Safdie has designed a skyscraper for Sri Lanka comprising one tower slumped against another. More about Colombo Residential Development by Moshe Safdie

    Amy Frearson | 18 June 2012 | 4 comments
  • House in Sri Lanka by Tadao Ando

    House in Sri Lanka by Tadao Ando photographed by Edmund Sumner

    Japanese architect Tadao Ando has completed a concrete house on the edge of a cliff in southern Sri Lanka, writes Yuki Sumner. More about House in Sri Lanka by Tadao Ando photographed by Edmund Sumner

    Amy Frearson | 20 September 2011 | 45 comments

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