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At Home in Sri Lanka (Hardcover)
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At Home in Sri Lanka (Hardcover)
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A decade after the publication of Living in Sri Lanka, photographer
James Fennell revisits the `Paradise Isle' to discover exactly what
it is that makes a great Sri Lankan home. Travelling with writer
Tom Sykes, he has visited numerous houses and taken thousands of
photographs, as well as interviewing owners, interior decorators,
architects, stylists and designers. Collectively, the twenty-six
properties showcased in this book - the very best examples -
capture the essence of elegant Sri Lankan living. Sri Lanka is a
place of geographic and cultural contrasts, and its best
architecture is structurally versatile, using features such as
overhanging roofs, slatted walls and courtyards to cope with
intense sunshine and sudden downpours in equal measure. Also in the
interior, climatic factors dominate even the most luxurious homes:
valuable antiques and art give way to simple pieces of furniture,
batiks, prints and artfully crafted cushions, with colour or shadow
used creatively to enliven expansive walls. From the colonial
grandeur of actress Gillian Anderson's secluded retreat and the
sumptuous Wallawwa hotel to works by the celebrated architects
Geoffrey Bawa (Claughton House; Paradise Road The Villa Bentota)
and Anjalendran (The Crooked House; Mount Cinnamon), the structures
in this book have one thing in common: they embrace the
unpredictable natural environment, seamlessly blending indoor and
outdoor living.
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