GEOFFREY BAWA

SUBITTED TO – SUBMITTED BY – ANKUR SHARMA

AR. JITENDRA KUMAR 1700481002
B.ARCH- IV SEM.
 INTRODUCTION

• Deshamanya Geoffrey Manning Bawa was born

on 23 july 1919 in Srilanka.

• Educated at Royal College and Middle Temple,

London and became a
Lawyer.

• Studied architecture in Architectural Association,

London in 1956

• In 1957, at the age of 38 , returned to Sri Lanka

qualified as an architect to
take over Reid's practice.
He said..

A building can only be understood by

moving around and through it and by
experiencing the modulation and feel the
spaces one moves through- from the
outside into verandah, than rooms,
passages, courtyards.
Architecture cannot be totally explained
but must be experienced.
 HIS BELIEFS

•Highly personal in his approach, evoking the

pleasures of the senses that go hand in hand
with the climate, landscape, and culture of
ancient Ceylon(Present day Sri Lanka).

•Brings together an appreciation of the

Western humanist tradition in architecture
with needs and lifestyles of his own country.

•The principal force behind TROPICAL

MODERNISM.
PLANTATION HOUSE

•A collection of courtyards, verandahs and loggias create a

haven of peace and inspiration.

•Suites are individual and beautifully decorated to provide a

relaxing and memorable environment.

STUDIO

•Set at the edge of a cinnamon plantation

•high on the hill overlooking the lake to the south thus giving the privacy.
 Sectional elevation of the house

South facade of the house Drawing room

Exterior view of entrance to foyer Exterior view through oversized door-
frames reinforced and supported by
central columns
Exterior detail showing lattice windows Interior view showing rustic seating
area with views to garden
Arecanut palms, Jars Mask of Hindu Pan Exterior view showing
& pool a sculpture

Statue of leopard Mouth of hell, villa park, Italy

 The entry steps up to the south terrace

Aerial view showing retaining wall's

scalloped layout design
View from the sitting room across the
north terrace
• This is not a garden of colorful flowers , neat borders and curling
fountains –

1. it is a civilized wilderness
2. an assemblage of tropical plants of different scale and texture
3. a composition of green on green
4. an ever changing play of light and shade
5. a succession of hidden surprises and vistas
6. a landscape of memories and ideas
 A.S.H DE SILVA HOUSE, Galle

Variant Names Geoffrey Bawa's House

Location Colombo, Sri Lanka
Architect/Planner Geoffrey Bawa
Date 1960
Building Type Residential
Building Usage Private residence

Keywords courtyard house

• House for a doctor in
galle, on a sloping site,
with the house in the
upper part of the site,
with a corridor leading
down to the dispensary
by the roadside.

• The house is modernist &

traditional at the same
time.

• At the very heart of the

house is a planted court,
fountain and pool
PLAN

SECTION
APPROACH DRIVEWAY

ENTRANCE WITH REFLECTING POOL CENTRAL POOL COURT

PLAN OF COUNTRY HOUSE. MIES VAN PLAN OF A.S.H. DE SILVA HOUSE, 1960
DER ROHE, ARCHITECT, 1923

• In plan the Plan of De silva house recalls the pin-wheel layout of Rohe’s
brick country house (1923)

• At the very heart where Bawa has placed a planted court, fountain
and pool, Wright would have put the chimney there
 TRITON HOTEL ,AHUNGALLA,1979

THE TRITON HOTEL WAS COMMISSIONED BY HOTEL DEVELOPMENT

FIRM AITKEN SPENCE IN 1979.
AERIAL VIEW OF THE ENTIRE HOTEL AND BEACHSCAPE
SITE LOCATION

SECTIONAL ELEVTION THROUGH THE LOBBY

 GROUND FLOOR PLAN

THE BASIC UNIT OF THE HOTEL IS A SINGLE-NODED CORRIDOR.

LINKED OPEN PAVILLIONS
 FIRST FLOOR PLAN

SECOND FLOOR PLAN

 THE TRITON
HOTEL
FEATURES
VERY CLEAN
AND SIMPLE
ARCHITECTUR
AL DETAILING
WITH LITTLE
ORNAMENTATI
VIEW FROM MAIN LOBBY ON. VIEW OF BAR AREA AND POOL

• INTERIOR SPACES ARE LIGHT

AND AIRY, WITH EITHER PALE
TILED FLOORS OR CARPETS IN
NEUTRAL TONES.

•PLANTERS IN THE OPEN-AIR

LOBBIES AND HALLWAYS BLUR
THE LINES BETWEEN INTERIOR
AND EXTERIOR SPACE
THANK YOU…..