SERENDIB HOTEL

Geoffrey BawaPassive Architecture

Abroad.

Geographical Location.

Geographical Conditions.• The main island nation of Sri Lanka, itself

known as Sri Lanka (formerly called Ceylon, Lanka-dvipa, Simhala-dvipa, etc.), is a South Asian island in the Indian Ocean, southeast of the Indian subcontinent, in a strategic location near major Indian Ocean sea lanes.• Coordinates - 7°N 81°E / 7°N 81°E / 7; 81• Its terrain is mostly low, flat to rolling

plain, with mountains in the south-central interior. The highest point is Pidurutalagala at 2,524.13 m.

Climatic Conditions.• Tropical and quite hot.• The country enjoys monsoons

almost all throughout the year ,due to, winds arriving from various sides of the island. Monsoon pattern is called ‘Four Seasoned’.• Temperature• The average yearly temperature for

the country as a whole ranges from 28 to 30 °C (82.4 to 86.0 °F). • Day and night temperatures may vary

by 4 to 7 °C (7.2 to 12.6 °F). • January is the coolest month,

especially in the highlands, where overnight temperatures may fall to 5 °C (41 °F).

Geoffrey Bawa

• Deshamanya Geoffrey Manning Bawa, is the most renowned Sri Lankan architect. • Bawa's architecture is at one with

the land: inside and outside blend seamlessly, and it is designed for the maximum pleasure of its inhabitants. • He was influenced by colonial and

traditional Ceylonese (Sri Lankan) architecture, and the role of water in it, but rejected both the idea of regionalism and the imposition of preconceived forms onto a site.

Philosophy

• 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.

- Geoffrey Bawa

Philosophy• 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(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’.

Philosophy1. Respected the site and context.

2. Buildings had a play of light and shade.

3. Flow of spaces.

4. Fused vernacular architecture with the modern concepts to satiate the needs of the urban population.

5. Used salvaged artifacts.

6. Roof forms as elements.

7. Waterbody –an essential part of bawa’s architecture.

His Works

• Lunuganga, Bawa's house.• University of Ruhuna• Seema Malaka• Serendib Hotel, Bentota (1967–1970)• Parliament of Sri Lanka• Sunethra Bandaranaike House• Kandalama Hotel• Kanangara House• Institute for Integral Education• Offices for Banque Indosuez

SERENDIB HOTEL

SERENDIB HOTEL

• Hotel Serendib at Bentota lies on one of the finest beaches along the South Coast of Sri Lanka.• Inspired by the Dutch colonial architecture of the Dutch Fort at Galle, Hotel

Serendib has been designed in the distinctive style of a C18th Dutch village by Geoffrey Bawa, the internationally renowned Sri Lankan architect.

The Structure.

• The plan consists of two long parallel buildings enclosing a string of courtyards, the building on the street side containing offices, kitchens and service spaces, while that facing the sea contains two floors of accommodation flanking a central dining room.

The Structure.• A series of longitudinal strata was

established between the railway track and the ocean: the street, the porte cochère, the service wall, the garden, the access corridors, the lines of bedroom cells, the private verandahs, the coconut grove and the beach.• A single cross-axis pierces these

strata like a skewer, proceeding from the porte cochère across the central courtyard past a peacock pen to the reception desk and continuing along one side of the restaurant and beyond through the trees to the edge of the ocean.

The Structure.• The original building has forty-four

rooms, twenty on the ground floor and twenty-four above, the lower rooms opening into small courtyards with covered verandahs beyond, while the upper rooms open onto balconies. • All were designed to function without air

conditioning and fitted with timber lattice louvres to encourage cross-ventilation. • All traditional building techniques and

materials were used like- • Clay roof tiles, • Timber trusses, • Lime plastered walls, • Terracotta floorings,• Stone flooring.

The Courtyards.

The Courtyards.

The Restaurant.

• A simple restaurant spills out onto the lawns, where open sitting areas are protected by triangular sails of orange and brown canvas stretched between the trunks of palm trees. • The original design proposed roofs of coconut thatch and floors of raked

sand, but the complete building employs roofs of clay tile on cement sheeting with terracotta floors.

The Swimming Pool

The Swimming Pool

The Courtyards.

• Provided with tropical trees and grass with beautiful openings, creates dramatic effect.• As these courtyards are open to sky, natural ventilation and

illumination is achieved.• Also prevents heat from entering into the structure.

The Roofs.• The voids in the roof become an

eminent part of this structure.• Bawa believes the ‘Roof forms are

important element of design in a structure’.• These voids serves purposes such as -• Balconies for upper floor rooms.• Creative shadow and light effect for

lower floor.• The coconut trees planted in the

front, and the voids created to the west prevents excessive sunlight and heat from entering into the structure.

The Verandahs.

The Interiors.

The Staircase.

The Corridors.

The Interiors.

Restaurant

Bedroom

Bibliography• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Architecture_of_Sri_Lanka• http://sebastianposingis.photoshelter.com/gallery/The-Serendip

-Hotel/G0000wqYUk0fp_nc/C0000xIEsjdPRv40• http://architorture-cyfu.blogspot.in/2010_09_01_archive.html• https://books.google.co.in/books?id=XQgsHhwxRksC&pg=PA212

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