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Inside Geoffrey Bawa’s Lunuganga estate: What it’s like to spend a night in the home of Sri Lanka’s most famous architect Source:Cnaluxury Lunuganga Estate was the country house of the late Geoffrey Bawa, a renowned Sri Lankan architect, and now, guests can spend the night in his own personal bedroom.  Lunuganga Estate was the country house of the late Sri Lankan architect Geoffrey Bawa. (Photo: Lunuganga Estate) When news broke early this year that Lunuganga was finally letting paying guests stay in the west wing of its main house – the private quarters of its Sri Lankan architect and owner, the late Geoffrey Bawa – a frisson ran through the global architecture and gardening communities. For readers who are still not sure about the magnitude of the announcement, it’s the equivalent of getting to stay in Beyonce’s actual bedroom. Perhaps further context will help. Geoffrey Bawa is a giant among ...