The building is positioned to create an immense enclosure of space between the building and encircling crescent of mountains across the valley.

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Architects: Thisara Thanapathy Associates

Location: Matale, Sri Lanka

Architect In Charge: Thisara Thanapathy

Assisting Architect: Nadun Saputhanthri

Area: 1725.0 ft2

Project Year: 2009

Photographs: Waruna Gomis

Structural Engineer: Wasantha Chandrathilake

Civil Contractor: Sunil

Client : Sanjeewa Maddumage

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The building is positioned to create an immense enclosure of space between the building and encircling crescent of mountains across the valley.
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The building is linear in form. It does not dominate the landscape, but tries to be a gentle noticeable part of it. This thin form does minimum damage to the vegetation, while allowing the sun and rain to fall on the ground. All this minimizes the damage to the ecology. By being on pillars it allows the breezes to cool the building. Timber grills used on either side of the upper level bedrooms provides ample natural ventilation. A thin metal roof with its long eaves, shades the building.

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Salvaged materials are used for the building. These salvaged materia...