Tourist Zone Types
Kankasanturai
N
What are the travel destinations in Sri Lanka?
Transit Routes
Jaffna DRY ZONE
Entry Points - Access routes - Destination COLOMBO
SIGIRIYA
Commercial capital mix of modern and colonial buildings and ruins large harbour and location: promoted sea trade
SIGIRIYA 1000
KANDY
KANDY 500
SIGIRIYA COLOMBO
Mannar
World heritage site (5 sites) ancient rock fortress and palace ruins ancient fresco paintings
200 BENTOTA
0
GALLE
KANDY
GALLE
Altitudes from sea level
Zones
Trincomalee
World heritage city Scenic destination Temple of the tooth relic/ Buddhist community
Tourist attraction destination for water sports Art of healing: Ayurveda
COLOMBO
BENTOTA
Nilaveli
BENTOTA
WET ZONE
Due to its proximity to equator Sri Lanka has a tropical climate. The weather in plains and the coastal areas is hot and humid with an average mean temperature of 27° C. The hills are cool and pleasant with an average mean temperature of around 20° C. Relative Humidity varies from 70% during the day to 90% at night. Sri Lanka has abundant rainfall.
Wilpattu National Park Anuradhapura Kalpitiya
B162
A6
GALLE
Dambula
Living heritage fortifications that resemble to the coastal areas of Portugal
Srilanka
Batticaloa
Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage
YALA NATIONAL PARK Eco tourism destination Connection with the myth of Ramayana
Sri lanka acted as a trade stop to the south east countries for the European and Arab traders. Their influence is reflected in Sri lankan architecture.
Kandy
The access to the island country is via sea and air. Sri Lanka has one international airport present at Colombo and several sea ports. A-grade highways are laid across the country connecting the major cities.
A1
Colombo - Kandy - A1 - The A-1 road (Colombo - Kandy Road) is an AGrade highway in Sri Lanka. It connects the capital city of Colombo with Kandy.
Weligama
Colombo
Arugam Bay A2
The A6 road is an A-Grade trunk road in Sri Lanka. It connects Ambepussa with Trincomallee. B 162 is a B-Grade road which connects Inamaluwa to Sigiriya.
Ceylon Indian Ocean
TRADE cinnamon pepper cardamom elephants gems
Kalutara Yala National Park
GREEN FIELD HOTELS these have mostly exploited coastal as well as natural settings, which are abundant in the country but are subject to connectivity due to the few entry points in Sri Lanka. Since most of them cater to tourists from outside Sri Lanka, they have been made in a way to portray the local ideas of building and language along-with re-invention of traditional forms to suit increased demands of huge hotels, in the form contemporary vernacular and tropical modern expressions. They also exhibit inherent ideas of being destinations rather than places of transit, thus having large sites and proportionate scales of built forms, displaying a variety of interactions with the site. Depending on their attractions of nature and culture, they also have corresponding amenities to make the complete in many senses. They have a generous amount of public areas as compared to the rooms, since they act as ‘destinations’, also having expansive unbuilt zones acting as attractors, the sense of the local being complete though a basic addition of local architectural elements.
Equator
A9
Elephant orphanage
Kandy - Sigiriya A9 - A6 - B162 : The A9 Highway is a long highway in Sri Lanka, which connects the central city of Kandy with Jaffna, a city on the northern tip of the island.
Tropical zone
Wasgamuwa National Park
PINNAWELA
Colombo - Bentota - Galle - A2 : The A2 is an A-Grade road in Sri Lanka. It connects Colombo and Wellawaya via Hambantota. The highway passes through Bentota and Galle.
Sigiriya
Bentota
A2
Hikkaduwa
EXCLUSIVE HOTELS are unique projects with high psychological values but basically adopt the same ideas of the retrofits - small scale, exclusive, into site, nature-based. Hence they tend to be complete destinations with their attractions of the natural and its location. They have a generous amount of open as well as common areas and exhibit strong associations to the local, though their use of local elements.
Hambantota Galle Weligama
CONCLUSION RETROFITS are found to be in locations with some existing history or important natural settings and hence adopt a variety of languages ranging from flexible contemporary to the already existing vernacular ones, alongwith smaller scale built-forms. They can be flexible in terms of acting as destinations (based on their locations) or as transit places (which were earlier built adjacent to the road-connections) and hence are completely dependent on location, which acts as their attractor as well as thriving factor. Their amenities of relaxation and vegetation are based on the premise that they are in a protected historical or secluded natural environment. Due to them being adaptive re-use buildings and hence having existing volumes and proportions, they have varying amounts of public-room ratios which also influences the landscape-built ratio immediately around them. Retrofit buildings contain a high amount of the local spatial elements.
BUSINESS HOTELS are city-based commercial projects with large scales and a contemporary ‘aesthetic’ to attract the relevant clientele of frequent travelers who use the hotels for its services and basic amenities rather than adopt the idea of the local and the complete destination; their thriving factor being their location and extroverted character. They have low public-room ratios with the highest preference being given to the built. These hotels do not adopt any local elements and prefer to use the most space-increasing floor plates.
small scale footprint
User
site balanced footprint
HT
AVG
HT
AVG
HT
AVG
HT
AVG
HT
AVG
HT
AVG
HT
AVG
HT
into site
site scale
monolith
into site
site scale
proportionate footprint-plot ratio
monolith
maximum footprint-plot ratio
RESULT
DE PURPOSE
RESULT
PENDENCY
ENDENCY P DE
en
d
3
2
Dependency cycle Non-Manifest location
language
Kandalama Hotel Hotel Sigiriya
lower than
close to
close to
lower than
higher than
disappearance in elevation
higher than
lower than
proportionate presence with surroundings
close to
higher than
high scale presence onto surroundings
[ELEVATION]: understanding building’s relation with immediate surroundings// Built /natural-heights/volumes/elevation partial destination
D Functions as a destination as well as a place to visit surrounding areas
complete destination
city-based
transit
D
type
monolith
Provides an isolated and complete environment for rejuvenation and relaxation
Provides a basic-practical environment, maintaining balance between luxury and business operation
Place for cheap stay, basic accommodations and facilities, stop-over places
retrofit
R
N
location
surrounding context/ relevance of the area
amenities
exclusive amenities and services provided
location
natural feature
new
context based insert
adaptive reuse
attraction
cultural feature
retorfit/new interaction rock, coast, wetlands
surrounding context/ relevance of the area
promoting culture and heritage of site, historic, tourist/site of interest in close proximity
extrovert
thriving factor
introvert
Lighthouse Hotel
as an architect
degree of completion linkage: interdependence
exposing// builds relation the typology of the structure
as a traveller
subdued// progression through the structure unveils the typology
[FACADE]: Inferring the interaction of the structure with the abutting street Colonial
Translation Hotel Global Towers
scale
AVG
built / vegetated
HT
built / vegetated
AVG
retrofit/ new
site scale
purpose/result
Galle Fort Hotel
completion
site scale footprint
[PLAN]: understanding the building -plot relation through changing footprints
type
Cultural vernacular
Dutch inspiration
Commercial modern
Contemporary vernacular
Tropical modern
Architect-Tourist Arches Opening for ventilation/light Extrovert Facade
2010
small scale footprint
thriving factor
monetary investments
lesser footprint-plot ratio
scale
2005
site scale footprint
attraction/edge
into site
layout
2000
site balanced footprint
interaction
developer-builder pre-defined layout
1985
1995
small scale footprint
gardens/courts/groves/terraces
Owner-Client
Manifest
1990 1991 1992
site scale footprint
tours/walks/visits
stores/souviner shops/arcades
conferences/connectivity
define hotel types
1
Club Villa Hotel
site balanced footprint
pools/club/gymnasium/spa
specific clientele particular tastes and wants
1970
1979 1980
bar/restaurant
degree of
tourist-economy
The Bentota Beach Hotel
1975
special
basic
PURPOSE
1965
1968
increased travel globalised citizens
Nature engulfing Pitched roof Cultural /historical evidence
Modern material Maximum utilization of the plot area
Columns verandah parallel to the front street Roof
Natural edge Modern tropical material Inside/outside connection
Nature Pitched roof Courtyard/ water body
language
1960
vegetation*
surrounds*
shop*
Economy
built / vegetated
1950
communicate
relax
eat
logo types / scales / percentages / types
Lunuganga
Why Study Hotel Typologies?
Code Identification
1940
language / type / scale / thriving factor
Hotel Suisse
Timeline of Hotels
The Heritage Rest
PENDENCY DE
1850
1850
Light house hotel
The Heritage Rest
galle fort and rocky beach
Lunuganga
cafe
1950
restaurant
rooms
TYPE speciality hotel
TIME economic buoyancy
d
1940
en
how does the hotel work?
Purpose Rejuvenation and relaxation
Hotel Suisse
LAYOUT open to sea closed courts
TYPE
1960 rooms
kitchen 1965 reception
tennis kitchen
site balanced footprint
t oas
pool and bar
interactive+
cavities in between
ocean+seating
inside outside
built / vegetated
site scale monolith
D
D
partial destination
complete destination
HT
lower than
AVG
HT
close to
AVG
HT
G+2
higher than
[ELEVATION]
Introvert
Structure
courtyard
site scale footprint
AVG
natural edge insert
contained
interaction retorfit/new attraction
within nature
N
thriving factor
small scale footprint
type
Hotel Global Towers
contextual intermediate spaces
Tropical modern
The natural edge of the coast: contoured landscape within the site.
Amenities
Resort + Speciality eat
communicate
relax
shop*
surrounds*
vegetation*
degree of completion
Galle Fort Hotel
living spaces
natural edge
[PLAN]
2010
Cultural
SPA
Lighthouse Hotel
modulated
language layout
Kandalama Hotel Hotel Sigiriya
ocean
into site
2005
e:c edg
Natural
health resort
2000
proximity: Galle fort coastline
scale
1995
MICRO CONTEXT: Framing sea view
Club Villa Hotel
1985
1990 1991 1992
working
way
1975
1979 1980
programatic distribution
location
1970
MACRO CONTEXT: Galle fort as heritage Coast
kitchen to rooms
RETROFIT -NEW contemporary+ vernacular
high
The Bentota Beach Hotel
verandah roof
1968
staircase blocks
TIME
THRIVING FACTOR luxury completeness
1850
The Heritage Rest
Bentota Beach Hotel / Bentota Bentota Beach & Lake front
Lunuganga
1950
pool rooms
1960
SCALE large
LOCATION bentota beach
d
1940
en
how does the hotel work?
Purpose Health and Leisure Resort
Hotel Suisse
TYPE partial destination
LOCATION
public
cafe parking reception 1965
1968
rooms
kitchen
services
The Bentota Beach Hotel
MACRO CONTEXT: Beach + Coast
kitchen to rooms kitchen
sta
programatic distribution
SCALE
RETROFIT -NEW heritage building
entry
LANGUAGE vernacular historical
staircase blocks
working
site balanced footprint
site scale monolith
D
complete partial destination destination 2010
AVG
HT
lower than
spa+club
type
D
natural edge interaction spaces of multiple proportions
Structure
Introvert
insert
Facade
interaction retorfit/new attraction
oa ge :c
contextual
cultural significance
courtyard
Hotel oriented according to the natural edge of the beach.
site scale footprint
[PLAN]
Hotel Global Towers
cloister
N
AVG
HT
close to [ELEVATION]
AVG
HT
G+2
higher than
thriving factor
into site
2005
living cloisters opening to the court
roof+nature Contemporary Vernacular small scale footprint
court
material_tropical
courtyard
natural feature
health resort Amenities
beach
Resort + Speciality
eat
communicate
relax
shop*
surrounds*
vegetation*
degree of completion
Galle Fort Hotel
ocean+lake
Natural
cloister
2000
Lighthouse Hotel
cloister
built / vegetated
1995
Kandalama Hotel Hotel Sigiriya
language layout
court
1985
1990 1991 1992
st
Club Villa Hotel
scale
1979 1980
MICRO CONTEXT: holiday resort
ed
1975
beach MACRO CONTEXT: Coast Line, Beach
site
location
1970
1850
The Heritage Rest
Kandalama Hotel / Sigiriya Sigiriya Rock & Wetlands
Lunuganga
rooms
1950
rooms 1960
LOCATION sigiriya wetlands
kitchen reception
THRIVING FACTOR lake grasslands rock
1965
AVG
HT
HT
Introvert
G+6
monolith
lower than
D
D
close to [ELEVATION]
higher than
Resort + Speciality
natural envelope Senvenelopedpa
Amenities
eat
communicate
relax
shop*
surrounds*
vegetation*
interaction retorfit/new attraction
natural edge
AVG
thriving factor
HT
degree of completion
site scale
to view from
type
Facade health resort
built / vegetated
AVG
N
insert
site scale footprint
complete partial destination destination 2010
Structure
contextual
vegetation as an element of the structure
language layout
inside outside
[PLAN]
Hotel Global Towers
Integration of existing natural element with proposal.
into terrain into site
2005
lake
merging landscape and structure
Tropical Modern site balanced footprint
rock
carved into the rock face
natural edge
location Galle Fort Hotel
vegetation engulfing
rock
small scale footprint
Natural
terrraces
2000
working
MICRO CONTEXT: Intergration of nature + rock and framing views to lake water
Lighthouse Hotel
kitchen to rooms
ATTRACTION isolation
lake
scale
1995
Kandalama Hotel Hotel Sigiriya
staircase blocks
INTERACTION
k roc
Club Villa Hotel
1985
kitchen
programatic distribution
MACRO CONTEXT: Lake, Natural edge
1975
1990 1991 1992
shops
The Bentota Beach Hotel
1970
1979 1980
LAYOUT spread-out panorama
LOCATION
cafe
1968
INTERACTION permeable d
1940
en
how does the hotel work?
Purpose Look from the Hotel but not at the Hotel
Hotel Suisse
1850
Hotel sigiriya
The Heritage Rest
Lion’s rock
Purpose Ayurvedic resort//rejuvenation
Hotel Suisse
1940
kitchen to rooms
rooms
kitchen pool
LAYOUT courtyards
1950
d
RETROFIT -NEW galle fort
en
Lunuganga
lounge
LOCATION
1960
kitchen cafe reception
rooms
rooms
HT
lower than
AVG
HT
close to
AVG
HT
G+1
higher than
Location
[ELEVATION]
World Heritage Site + Resort
Extrovert proximity: tourist sites
eat
thriving factor
AVG
Amenities
relax
shop*
surrounds*
vegetation*
degree of completion
partial destination
courtyard
roof built / vegetated
D
interaction retorfit/new attraction
natural feature
habitable trails in the vegetation
rock
monolith
localhospitality based
type
Hotel Global Towers
rejuvinate
site scale footprint
site scale
insert
Facade
long corridors / spread-out
Galle Fort Hotel
site balanced footprint
N
contextual
forest
roof+nature small scale footprint
Hotel oriented according to the view framing the lion’s rock. woven within the
resort
Lighthouse Hotel
nature
courtyard
[PLAN]
2010
ro ck
location language layout
Kandalama Hotel Hotel Sigiriya
adaptive spaces
Contemporary Vernacular
into site
2005
Cultural
Natural
scale
2000
lion’s rock
MICRO CONTEXT: Rock View Nature
Club Villa Hotel
1985
1995
working
programatic distribution
MICRO CONTEXT: Lion’s Rock + Fort
1975
1990 1991 1992
SCALE function change, form same
The Bentota Beach Hotel
1970
1979 1980
LAYOUT
RETROFIT -NEW world heritage site
1965
1968
TIME colonial establishment
1850
Galle fort/hotels
The Heritage Rest
Fortification and heritage site
kitchen Lunuganga
cafe
rooms
1950
LOCATION galle fort
LAYOUT courtyards
TIME colonial establishment
d
1940
en
how does the hotel work?
Purpose Heritage//conservation and promotion
Hotel Suisse
LOCATION
1960
RETROFIT -NEW world heritage site
1965 reception 1968
kitchen
The Bentota Beach Hotel
staircase blocks
SCALE function change, form same
kitchen to rooms
programatic distribution
MACRO CONTEXT: Galle Fort ,Coast Line
LAYOUT
working
site balanced footprint
built / vegetated
site scale
monolith
lower than
AVG
HT
close to
AVG
HT
G+1
higher than
transit
reuse
luxury residence
Location
[ELEVATION]
D partial destination
HT
adaptive
Facade heritage town
AVG
R Extrovert
doors+windows
site scale footprint
villa guesthouse
type
sea
Dutch villa small scale footprint
Hotel Global Towers
columns
Structure
scale
Galle Fort Hotel
Dutch villa: converted and developed as a boutique hotel.
verandah-main access relation
main access
Dutch inspired
[PLAN]
2010
Cultural
Resort + Resthouse
eat
relax
vegetation*
degree of completion
Lighthouse Hotel
Verandah
rented-out apartments
language layout
Kandalama Hotel Hotel Sigiriya
Courtyard
into site
2005
Natural
thriving factor
location
l
2000
al tw
1995
Location
Club Villa Hotel
1985
1990 1991 1992
site: within fort r fo
1975
1979 1980
MICRO CONTEXT: Living Heritage
interaction retorfit/new attraction
1970
1850
The Heritage Rest
Club Villa / Bentota Sea & Natural envelope
Lunuganga
1950
rail tracks
1960
TIME economic rejuvenate
LAYOUT open to sea community dwelling
TYPE
rooms lounge
pool
TIME
cafe 1965
staircase blocks reception
The Bentota Beach Hotel
MACRO CONTEXT: Coast Line
THRIVING FACTOR luxury basic needs
LOCATION bentota coastline
kitchen to rooms
kitchen 1968
TYPE speciality health resort
d
1940
en
how does the hotel work?
Purpose Boutique Hotel for Rich
Hotel Suisse
kitchen
working
programatic distribution
site balanced footprint
into site
site scale
monolith
D complete destination
2010
garden
type
Hotel Global Towers
Dutch Villa
Extrovert
varying scales of community spaces
courtyard
natural envelope
site scale footprint
[PLAN]
2005
Facade
AVG
HT
AVG
close to lower than [ELEVATION]
HT
AVG
HT
G+1
higher than
Resort + Rest House
Location
eat
Amenities
communicate
relax
shop*
surrounds*
vegetation*
thriving factor
small scale footprint
reuse
loose circulation + unobstructed view
intermediate spaces of nature+structure
roof+nature Contemporary Vernacular
adaptive
degree of completion
Galle Fort Hotel
courtyard
R
health resort
Lighthouse Hotel
requirement_addition
language layout
Kandalama Hotel Hotel Sigiriya
site: Intovert
Encased
Location
Dutch villa: converted and developed as a boutique hotel.
structures with inserts linking to nature
outdoors
2000
MICRO CONTEXT: Sound of sea,railway line and green belt of Sri Lanka
built / vegetated
1995
site:
scale
1990 1991 1992
access road
Club Villa Hotel
1985
site: Intovert
interaction retorfit/new attraction
location
1975
1979 1980
highway
1970
1850
Hotel Suisse:
The Heritage Rest
Tooth relic temple and temple town
kitchen Lunuganga
1950
rooms cafe
RETROFIT -NEW clubhouse-tohotel
LOCATION kandy town road
TYPE pre-defined lsyout
d
1940
en
how does the hotel work?
Purpose Portray heritage of Kandy
Hotel Suisse
RETROFIT-NEW
1960
restaurant
LOCATION
rooms
pool 1968
LAYOUT retrofitted
SCALE function change
kitchen to rooms 1965 staircase blocks kitchen The Bentota Beach Hotel
programatic distribution
MACRO CONTEXT: Airport Route
working
Royal residence
Extrovert
reuse
site scale footprint
built / vegetated
site scale
type
Hotel Global Towers
transit
monolith
AVG
HT
lower than
AVG
HT
close to
AVG
higher than
[ELEVATION]
Old Mansion + Resthouse
HT
G+4
heritage sites
thriving factor
site balanced footprint
Location
eat
relax
communicate
vegetation*
degree of completion
small scale footprint
[PLAN]
2010
adaptive
Facade
Structure
into site
2005
R
Elements
heritage hotel
Galle Fort Hotel
disconnect old and new
english mansion
language layout
Lighthouse Hotel
Colonial
on city transit route
2000
Kandalama Hotel Hotel Sigiriya
Chief minister residence modified as a guesthouse and then transformed into a hotel.
fit in mountain ranges+ vegetation
scale
1995
Location
Kandy: heritage city
Club Villa Hotel
1985
1990 1991 1992
centrally located
location
1975
1979 1980
MICRO CONTEXT: MICRO CONTEXT:opening towards lake Framing sea view
interaction retorfit/new attraction
1970
1850
The Heritage Rest / Kandy - Colombo road
The Heritage Rest
Airport transit route how does the hotel work?
Purpose Promote cultural heritage//Pit stop
Hotel Suisse
1940 exit Lunuganga
1950
THRIVING FACTOR restaurant -based
RETROFIT-NEW
parking
1960
cafe kitchen reception
kitchen to rooms
SCALE
staircase blocks
rooms
TYPE transit rest-house
kitchen
1965
1968
SCALE small
RETROFIT -NEW heritage building
LOCATION kandy-colombo road
entry
The Bentota Beach Hotel
programatic distribution
MACRO CONTEXT: Airport Route
working
location
site balanced footprint
site scale
monolith
AVG
2010
HT
lower than
AVG
HT
close to
AVG
HT
G+1
higher than
travelers: pit stop
Location
[ELEVATION]
on city transit route
type
transit
Facade
site scale footprint
[PLAN]
Hotel Global Towers
reuse
Eatery + Resthouse
eat
thriving factor
small scale footprint
adaptive
Extrovert
Street View
Cultural vernacular
into site
2005
Heritage Rest: a way side stop over enroute to Kandy.
Amenities
vegetation*
degree of completion
Galle Fort Hotel
rest house
Restaurant in the dominance
layout language
Lighthouse Hotel
R
restaurant
vernacular housing scale
2000
Kandalama Hotel Hotel Sigiriya
Cultural
Structure
built / vegetated
1995
Location
scale
1990 1991 1992
tropical background
hi
Club Villa Hotel
1985
transit
y wa h g
eatery
1975
1979 1980
MICRO CONTEXT: Stop over People - Discussion
interaction retorfit/new attraction
1970
1850
Global Towers
The Heritage Rest
coastline and epicentre of the city
Lunuganga
rooms 1950 kitchen to rooms lifts
staircase blocks
lifts 1960
kitchen
void
LOCATION city
RETROFIT -NEW new building d
1940
en
how does the hotel work?
Purpose Accessibility in Colombo//transit
Hotel Suisse
ATTRACTION basic needs
LOCATION
void
RETROFIT-NEW
reception
TYPE transit
kitchen
1965
SCALE large-scale accomodation
cafe 1968
programatic distribution
The Bentota Beach Hotel MACRO CONTEXT: Capital city, Coast
working
small scale footprint
site balanced footprint
site scale
site scale footprint
AVG
monolith
city-based
HT
lower than
AVG
HT
close to
AVG
HT
G+10
higher than
Location
[ELEVATION]
on city transit route
type
Hotel Global Towers
Facade
Structure
materiality+height
[PLAN]
2010
sea route
courtyard
into site
2005
sea
overlooking habitable spaces
insert
Extrovert
commercial modern
program based
thriving factor
Galle Fort Hotel
N
Business + Transit
eat
business hotel
relax
communicate
degree of completion
Lighthouse Hotel
Hotel oriented according to the view framing the sea.
sea
inter-national / tourists
2000
coastline
Apartment+cloisters
built / vegetated
1995
Kandalama Hotel Hotel Sigiriya
language layout
1985
1990 1991 1992
Location
Club Villa Hotel
scale
1979 1980
railway line
location
1975
proximity: railway line
MICRO CONTEXT: Transit Hotel Ocean View
interaction retorfit/new attraction
1970
1850
Lunuganga
The Heritage Rest
estuary and wetlands
Lunuganga
9
8
10
10 14
15
11
1950 4
7b
10
4
16
10
13 12 13 6d
1960
6b
6e
3
7b
6a
6c
2
7a
1965
1968
The Bentota Beach Hotel
7c 7d
LOCATION lake+vegetation
THRIVING FACTOR isolated island d
1 Front Terrace 2 Hall 3 Bishop’s Passage 4 Main Reception Rooms 5 Western Loggia 6a Anteroom 6b Bedroom
en
1940
how does the hotel work?
Purpose Forest in a forest
Hotel Suisse
ATTRACTION seclusion
LOCATION
7e 7f
6c Bathroom 6d Bedroom Courtyard 6e Bathroom Courtyard and Pool 7a Anteroom 7b Guest Bedroom 7c Writing Room 7d Bathroom 7e Bedroom Courtyard 7f Bathroom Courtyard
8 Pantry 9 Kitchen 10 Servant’s Bedroom 11 Servant’s Dining 12 Servant’s Verandah 13 Stores 14 Generator 15 Water Storage Tank 16 Eastern Verandah
THRIVING FACTOR LANGUAGE dutch-style bungalow
SCALE into landscape
MACRO CONTEXT: Hill Estate
into site
site scale
monolith
AVG
HT
lower than
complete destination 2010
hill estate
D
HT
close to
AVG
HT
Lunuganga
country home
G+1
higher than
Hill Estate + Vernacular Bungalow
Introvert
Facade luxury country suites
preserved: original
garden tours
Location
[ELEVATION]
renter-out bungalow
type
Hotel Global Towers
AVG
reuse
Structure
site scale footprint
[PLAN]
2005
encased within the forest
adaptive
eat
R
thriving factor
site balanced footprint
transition spaces of multiple scales framed views to nature
doors+windows
vernacular bunalow
small scale footprint
verandah-main access relation
Dutch inspired
columns
spread-out on site
Galle Fort Hotel
main access
city-retreat
2000
Lighthouse Hotel
forest
Geoffrey Bawa’s country home: country home hotel.
built / vegetated
1995
language layout
a forest within a
Kandalama Hotel Hotel Sigiriya
lake
Natural
scale
1990 1991 1992
encased
Club Villa Hotel
1985
site: natural envelope
relax
vegetation*
degree of completion
location
1975
1979 1980
MICRO CONTEXT: secluded intovert private
interaction retorfit/new attraction
1970
green field hotels lighthouse
retrofit
bentota
kandalama
sigiriya
20-80% 40-60%
20-80% 30-70%
20-80% 40-60%
50-50%
40-60%
40-60%
galle fort
club villa
hotel suisse
business
exclusive
the heritage rest
global tower
lunuganga
60-40%
5-
80-20%
20-80%
location
nature coast city heritage zone colonial
language
cultural vernacular commercial modern dutch inspiration tropical modern
contemporary vernacular
scale
into site site scale monolith
type
partial destination complete destination city-based
retro attraction thriving inter factor action fit/new
transit natural feature location cultural feature retrofit new introvert extrovert location amenities
amenities
eat relax communicate shop surrounds vegetation entry/reception 20-80% ratio to room public/built 40-60% public - room ratio all public areas combined to room volumetric ratio
10-
90%
20-80%
90%
10-
10-
90%
50-50%
30-70%
50-50%
15-
95%
20-80% 50-50%
horizontal-vertical appearance
built - landscape mass-void
elements
courts/terraces/lightwells/water bodies
30-70%
100
-0%
85%
80-20%
100
-0%
80-20%