CREATING SIMPLICITY

Sri Lankan Tropical Architecture - Design & Landscaping

An illustrated autobiography of a Sri Lankan Architect Anura Ratnavibhushana

VIJITHA YAPA PUBLICATIONS 16 A Foreword of sorts 21 Preface

part 1 - MY WORK

Solo Practice (1997-to date)

Built Work Three Autobiographical Houses : 25 Anura Ratnavibhushana House, Battaramulla 39 Anura Ratnavibhushana Twin Urban House, Colombo 53 Anura Ratnavibhushana Lagoon House, Moratuwa 67 Wijemanne Urban House, Colombo 95 The Spa at Tangerine Hotel, Kalutara 113 Ranjith's House, Mount Lavinia 125 Ayurveda Pavilions, Negombo 149 Public Library, Attanagalla 163 Hiran Cooray House, Lake Drive, Rajagiriya 167 CEB Circuit Bungalow, Samanalawewa 185 Museum,BMICH,Colombo 193 Hashra Weerawardane House, Malabe 199 Additions to Deraniyagala House, Colombo 203 Interior design of Public areas Citadel Hotel, 215 Vijaya Kumaratunga Monument, Katunayake 221 Remodelling an Estate Pavilion, Colombo suburb 223 S.W.R.D Bandaranaike Museum, BMICH,Colombo 229 Aryasinha House, Kotte 239 Nanayakkara House, Mirihana 243 Kulatunga House, Lakeside, Kotte 251 Renovation of Sister's House, Dehiwala 261 Design of Furniture 267 Design of Light fittings Unbuilt Works 272 Proposed tourist Resort, Maavelavaru, Maldives. (Competition Entry)

279 Bridge House - on an estate stream 280 Proposed Holiday Bungalows, Rekawa 282 Senior Relatives Apartments, Battaramulla 284 National Performing Arts Centre, Colombo (Competition Entry) 287 Gamini Dissanayake Memorial, Kotmale 288 Museum Of Contemporary Arts, Colombo 290 Swarna Mallawaarachchi House, Kotte 291 Druvi de Saram Holiday House, Kandy

Techniques of Communicating 293 Ideas & Concepts 311 Construction Details

My Practice 330 An Essay 332 The studio Office 337 Teamwork 343 Clients 345 Published Work

At Mihindu Keerthiratne Associates Ltd.(1980-1997) 349 An Essay Built Works 350 Mahaveli Museum & R.A.S Library, Colombo 354 Police Family Flats, Colombo

358 Veranda and Garden - An Urban Retreat - for Professor G.L.Peiris, Colombo 363 SLLR&DC Headquarters, Rajagiriya 366 UNP Headquarters, Kotte 368 Law College Students' Hostel, Rajagiriya Unbuilt Works 373 Competition Entries 1- Proposed National Heroes Monument, Kotte 2- Proposed re-design of Galle Face Green, Colombo 374 SLIA Head Quarters, Colombo (Competition Entry)

12 At Edwards Reid & Begg (1963-1966 & 1969-1978)

380 Steel Exhibition Tower, Colombo 381 Graphic Design

382 The Ceylon Pavilion - Expo 70, Osaka 383 Twin House, Guildford Crescent, Colombo 385 Jaffna College Library, Jaffna 388 Some fragments of work 389 Solo Art Exhibition (Studio Times, Colombo)

At Justin Samarasekera Associates (part time 1964-1965)

391 Paper Corporation Pavilion, Colombo

At Design Group Five (part time 1971-1974)

393 Swimming Pool, Renuka Hotel, Colombo

PART 2 - MY BACKGROUND

395 Three Unique Gurus

396 Three unique Gurus - An Essay

399 A Guru Pooja - An Essay 402 Formal architectural education & training Copenhagen & 403 An Essay 411 Interaction with Architects and Kindred Spirits 428 Interaction with Extended Family 434 Childhood and Schooldays 435 An Essay

13 part 3 - SOME SOURCES OF INSPIRATION

438 Landscape and Built Environment 454 Proportions 455 Intangible qualities of design 457 A life style related to outdoors 459 A life style related to water 460 Moods that inspire

part 4 - EPILOGUE

463 Sources of inspiration, global warming and possibilities

476 Glossary

477 Some books I find interesting

478 Published work comprehensive list

479 Additional information on Built & Unbuilt Works (Solo Practice)

481 Illustrations & Photo Credits

483 Acknowledgements

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