Sri Lankan architect Geoffrey Bawa Archives

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 ...

A new take on contemporary tropical modernism-by Ellie Stathaki Source:Dailynews A love for modernist Sri Lankan architect Geoffrey Bawa and the team’s admiration for the rich, welcoming landscape of Sri Lanka led to the design of this hotel architecture project in Ahangama, Galle. Harding Boutique Hotel was created by Dubai-based studio Anarchitect, which is led by Jonathan and Militza Ashmore, a couple in work and life. The result is a thoroughly contemporary design that pays homage to its natural context and Sri Lanka’s 20th-century architecture. “My great uncle was one of the first hoteliers and great pioneers of tourism in the country, opening what was then the Blue Lagoon – the country’s first hotel designed by Geoffrey Bawa – the father of Sri-Lankan modernist architecture,” says the client, Sri Lankan-Australian hotelier Paul Harding. Architect Jonathan Ashmore was captivated by this piece of history and sought to connect with it, exploring ...