Article source: Chinthaka Wickramage Architect

PROJECT DESCRIPTION 

A small coconut grove measuring approximately half an acre (80 Perches) overlooking a paddy field, inherited by the owner, was selected to build a house in Sub Urban Colombo. There were existing houses on the Western edge of the property with medium built up density but the Eastern side was full of mature trees including coconut trees, while Northern side overlooked a beautiful paddy field. In addition there were substantial numbers of existing mature trees present at the site boundaries, giving it almost a ‘semi wilderness’. Challenges for the architects were to build a four bedroomed house overlooking this wonderful future garden saving many existing trees as possible.

Image Courtesy © Eresh Weerasuriya

• Architects: Chinthaka Wickramage Architect
• Project: Polwaththa House
• Location: Pannipitiya, Sri Lanka
• Photography: Eresh Weerasuriya
  
• Project Architects: Chinthaka Wickramage, Nileeka Senerath
• Architectural Assistants: Thushara Sampath Ajith Kumara, Anushka Iththapana, Kasun Wijesinghe, Raveen Mathugama, Asiri Susith
• Structural Engineer: Prasantha Pieris
• Actual Cost of Residence: US $ : 125,000/
• Year of Completion: 2014

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