Kandalama hotel

The hotel is built on stilts so water and animals can travel underneath it unhampered. There is no paved road to the door as the hotel blends into its environment you will hardly notice the building at all. A remarkable achievement by the visionary architect, Geoffrey Bowa, the interiors have been left simple yet elegant so your attention is drawn to the views of Sigiriya; the 8th wonder of the world.

The Kandalama Hotel Due east of Dambulla, Sri Lanka. 1992. Geoffrey Bawa

The Kandalama Hotel Due east of Dambulla, Sri Lanka. 1992. Geoffrey Bawa

Architecture of Geoffrey Bawa : Kandalama Hotel - 2 (Kandalama, Sri Lanka) Time of Travel, Daigo Ishii + Future-scape Architects

Photo essay by Alberto Sinigaglia

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Yellowtrace on Instagram: “Kandalama Hotel by @geoffreybawatrust in Sri Lanka, shot by architectural photographer @oruicardoso who is particularly inspired by Bawa's…”

Geoffrey Bawa, Kandalama Hotel, Sri Lanka

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