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Lunuganga – Bentota

Lunuganga was the country home and masterfully crafted personal laboratory of Deshamanya Geoffrey Bawa. Starting in 1948, he spent over 50 years transforming an old rubber estate into a magical Italian renaissance-inspired tropical garden. It stands as a sublime monument to his design philosophy, featuring tranquil vistas, antique urns, and unique architectural pavilions.

Lunuganga – Bentota

Lunuganga was the country home and masterfully crafted personal laboratory of Deshamanya Geoffrey Bawa. Starting in 1948, he spent over 50 years transforming an old rubber estate into a magical Italian renaissance-inspired tropical garden. It stands as a sublime monument to his design philosophy, featuring tranquil vistas, antique urns, and unique architectural pavilions.

Number 11 Colombo Residence

Tucked away in a quiet suburb of Colombo, Number 11 was Bawa's intimate personal town residence. Created by combining four separate small bungalows over several decades, it represents a brilliant architectural puzzle. The house features a sun-drenched, narrow central courtyard, rustic pillars, polished cement, and an extraordinary collection of art.

Number 11 Colombo Residence

Tucked away in a quiet suburb of Colombo, Number 11 was Bawa's intimate personal town residence. Created by combining four separate small bungalows over several decades, it represents a brilliant architectural puzzle. The house features a sun-drenched, narrow central courtyard, rustic pillars, polished cement, and an extraordinary collection of art.

Parliament - Sri Lanka

Designed in the late 1970s and opened in 1982, the New Parliament Building in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is one of Bawa's grandest public masterworks. Rising majestically from the center of the man-made Diyawanna Lake, its design is inspired by traditional Kandyan palaces, featuring grand copper roofs, floating pavilions, and majestic wood columns.

Parliament - Sri Lanka

Designed in the late 1970s and opened in 1982, the New Parliament Building in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is one of Bawa's grandest public masterworks. Rising majestically from the center of the man-made Diyawanna Lake, its design is inspired by traditional Kandyan palaces, featuring grand copper roofs, floating pavilions, and majestic wood columns.

Paradise Road Gallery Cafe

Originally built as the architectural offices of Geoffrey Bawa in the 1960s, this beautiful space was later converted into the famous Paradise Road Gallery Cafe. It is a stunning showcase of Bawa's hallmark features: an elegant open courtyard, peaceful lily-filled reflecting pools, sleek monolithic pillars, and a serene, minimalist layout.

Paradise Road Gallery Cafe

Originally built as the architectural offices of Geoffrey Bawa in the 1960s, this beautiful space was later converted into the famous Paradise Road Gallery Cafe. It is a stunning showcase of Bawa's hallmark features: an elegant open courtyard, peaceful lily-filled reflecting pools, sleek monolithic pillars, and a serene, minimalist layout.

Steel Corporation Offices

The Steel Corporation Offices and Housing complex in Oruwela represents one of Bawa's earliest and most innovative industrial designs. Built between 1966 and 1969, the structure demonstrates his ability to blend modern industrial concrete forms with lush tropical trees, maximizing ventilation and local ecological integration.

Steel Corporation Offices

The Steel Corporation Offices and Housing complex in Oruwela represents one of Bawa's earliest and most innovative industrial designs. Built between 1966 and 1969, the structure demonstrates his ability to blend modern industrial concrete forms with lush tropical trees, maximizing ventilation and local ecological integration.

The Ratnasivaratnam House

An iconic private residential design completed in Colombo, the Ratnasivaratnam House showcases Bawa's mastery of micro-climates and private urban dwellings. The design features open brick walls, spacious internal garden courtyards, natural timber screens, and serene water bodies that create a cool, peaceful sanctuary in the heart of the city.

The Ratnasivaratnam House

An iconic private residential design completed in Colombo, the Ratnasivaratnam House showcases Bawa's mastery of micro-climates and private urban dwellings. The design features open brick walls, spacious internal garden courtyards, natural timber screens, and serene water bodies that create a cool, peaceful sanctuary in the heart of the city.

Geoffrey Bawa Architecture Tour

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Architectural Sites you will visit

Lunuganga – Bentota

Lunuganga – Bentota

Number 11 Colombo Residence

Number 11 Colombo Residence

Parliament - Sri Lanka

Parliament - Sri Lanka

Paradise Road Gallery Cafe

Paradise Road Gallery Cafe

Steel Corporation Offices

Steel Corporation Offices

The Ratnasivaratnam House

The Ratnasivaratnam House

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