This restored four-bedroom villa in Galle welcomes its guests with curated design and an acre of lush greenery. Elegant, discreet, curatorial and historical are just a few of the adjectives commonly used to describe Doornberg. This member of The Aficionados —a leading travel resource for those seeking luxurious accommodations that combine design.
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Photography
Banuka Vithanage
Nestled in the tea country hills of central Sri Lanka, there lies a holiday home that perfectly blends with the surrounding nature. This plush hideout is not just an architectural marvel but an experience that embraces the very essence of Nuwara Eliya.
Project name
Holiday Home, Nuwaraeliya
Architecture firm
Damith Premathilake Architects
Location
100, Ambewella Road, 4th step, Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka
Photography
Ganidu Balasuriya
Principal architect
Damith Premathilake
Design team
Damith Premathilake Architects
Collaborators
Nishantha Wickremasinghe – Quantity surveying
Interior design
Damith Premathilake Architects
Civil engineer
Nuwan Bandaranayake
Structural engineer
Nuwan Bandaranayake
Landscape
Damith Premathilake Architects
Lighting
Damith Premathilake Architects
Supervision
Prabath Nissanka, Gihan Ashinsana
Visualization
Nipun Hettiarachchi
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp, Corona Renderer, Lightroom
Construction
Jude Shantha, Priyantha Rathnayake, Ishara Liyanage
Material
Steel, Concrete, Glass, Natural Pine wood, Rubble, Wood composite panels, Zinc-Aluminum roofing sheets
Client
Sulanga Luxury Chalets, Nuwaraeliya
Typology
Residential › House › Hospitality
A personalized modern house in a fifty by seventy land plot in suburban edge of the city. Family with two kids approached to design a house including three separate unit houses for them and their two kids. Main aspect of the project was to design a house, which brings nature indoors without compromising privacy of its users.
Project name
Personalized House
Architecture firm
Wandering Architects
Location
Sri Lanka, Colombo
Tools used
SketchUp, AutoCAD, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
D.Widumina
Visualization
Wandering Architects
Status
Under Construction
Typology
Residential › House
The Colombo-based Architectural visualiser/designer, Thilina Liyanage envisioned Sky Treetop Restaurant, a suspended Pelican Beak-shaped restaurant overlooking Sri Lankan mountain, inspired by Pitcher Plant.
Project name
Sky Treetop Restaurant
Architecture firm
Thilina Liyanage Visualizations
Tools used
SketchUp, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Thilina Liyanage
Design team
Thilina Liyanage Visualizations
Visualization
Thilina Liyanage
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.
Project name
Nestled Hideaway – Villa /Boutique Hotel, Kandy, Sri Lanka
Architecture firm
CASAA - Contemporary Architecture Studio And Associates
Location
Kandy, Sri Lanka
Photography
Eresh Weerasuriya
Principal architect
Architect S.W. Isurunath Bulankulame AIA (SL)
Structural engineer
Udaya Dissanayake
Contractor
Plantec Engineering
Typology
Hospitality, Hotel
Client
Engineer Janaka Abeykoon
Located in the upcountry dry zone region of Sri Lanka about 2 kilometers away from the Diyathalawa military training school, is a cozy abode designed by Architect Damith Premathilake. Perched amidst a forest of pine trees on a cliff, the house is an ideal hide out for relaxation and contemplation in the climate which has a temperature of about 20°C...
Project name
Holiday Home at Diyathalawa - Architect’s hideout
Architecture firm
Damith Premathilake Architects
Location
4/1, Kodikanda, Aluthwela North, Diyathalawa, Sri Lanka
Photography
Ganidu Balasuriya
Principal architect
Damith Premathilake
Design team
Damith Premathilake Architects
Collaborators
Mihiran Liyanage
Landscape
Damith Premathilake
Construction
Dulantha Mendis, Priyantha Thilakaratne, K.B. Jude Shantha, Jude Shantha
Material
Wood, Steel, Glass
Client
Damith Premathilake
Typology
Residential › Cottage
