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Sri Lanka Style – Tropical Design and Architecture

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Tác giả: Channa Daswatte
Năm xuất bản: 2006

Số trang: 287
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Ngôn ngữ: Tiếng Anh

Reflecting its location and status as an entrepot of Indian ocean trade from time immemorial, the island of Sri Lanka has always been open to the movements and patterns of world culture. Indigenous architectural and cultural traditions, colonial incursions and the vagaries of living in a tropical environment have combined to produce a distinctive Sri Lankan architectural style: thick lime-washed walls, tall windows and doors, terracotta or granite tile floors, open pavilions and verandas, courtyard gardens, elaborately carved furniture and vibrant hand- looms. Sri Lanka style showcases over thirty of the finest traditional and modern dwellings in Sri Lanka, from private homes to retreats and resorts, all designed by the island’s most creative architects and interior designers, including some by the renowned architect Geoffrey Bawa that have not been seen before. These houses demonstrate the essentials of the Sri Lankan lifestyle-spaces open to the environment and simplicity of disposition of space and decor – and contribute to a palpable sense of peace and discipline.