SRI LANKAN

HOUSES
Done by :
Prajna Rao J
Pratheekha K C
Pratiksha P Kalose
R J Saishnav Karthik
P. Nirupama Reddy
 INTRODUCTION
Sri Lanka is an island country in s, located South Asia in the o the southwest
of the Bay of Bengal and to the southeast of the Arabian Sea. The island is
geographically separated from the Indian subcontinent by the Gulf of
Mannar and the Palk Strait
 CLIMATE

•The climate in sri lanka is

tropical and consists of very
distinctive dry and wet seasons.

• The average temperature of sri

lanka usually ranges from 28 – 32
degrees Celsius .

•The mean annual rainfall is less

than 900mm in the SE and
NW(driest) parts of the island to
over 5000mm in the western
slopes and the central highlands.
.
 CULTURE

The Culture of Sri Lanka mixes modern elements with traditional

aspects and is know for regional diversity and influenced by the
heritage of Theravada Buddhism.
GEOFFREY BAWAS TOWN HOUSE, 1962–1968

•Geoffrey Manning Bawa, was a Sri Lankan

architect.
•. He is the principal force behind what is today
known globally as “Tropical Modernism”
• Go hand in hand with the climate, landscape, and
culture of ancient Sri Lanka.
• Western humanist tradition in architecture .
• Work with a sensitivity to site and context.
LOCATION AND CLIMATE ANALYSIS
OF TOWN HOUSE

• Indian Ocean is near by the house.

Location : Colombo
• Located in 33 Lane street.
Climate : Tropical Monsoon
• Surrounded by small residence.
 TOWN HOUSE PLAN

•The Overall Site Is Nearly Rectangular In shape.

•Measuring Between 50 And 52 Feet.
•Wide North-south And 120 Feet Deep East-west.
•Total area of a ground is 6000 sq-m.
CONTEXT
• Verandahs.
• Non-structural Antique Wooden Columns,
Reclaimed Stone Floor Tiles Bordering
Small Interior Gardens, And Painted.
• Double-doors
• Clean White
•.The White Cement Floors And The White
Plastered Walls And Ceilings .
SPACES AND CIRCULATION
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TOWN HOUSE
AND POST TSUNAMI HOUSES

T P
O O
W S
T
N
T
H • Site is near to small
•Site is near by to S
residence
O • Outdoor space
sea
U
•Open court space
U • Non-structural in middle of the N
S Antique Wooden building. A
Columns, •Mixture of sun
E M
Reclaimed Stone baked clay and
Floor Tiles ,Double- I
cement
doors.
IMPACT ON HUMAN BEINGS

An architect can control human behavior with his design by

understanding the way that a building’s design can influence a
person’s behavior.
Understanding the way in which environment effect people could
enable the design and construction of work, recreation and living
space that has the ability to influence people’s behavior.