The following is a list of buildings in Sri Lanka which were designed in the office of Edwards, Reid and Begg under the direction of Geoffrey Bawa between 1958 and 1989 or by Geoffrey Bawa Associates between 1990 and 1997, and which have survived more or less intact. As a general rule private residences cannot be visited without a special introduction. Many buildings can only be visited by prior appointment, though in some cases permission can be obtained on the spot.
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01
Date
1948-97
Title / Location Lunuganga Garden (GB’s country estate)
Present Condition Excellent condition
Notes on Visitng Admission by ticket
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01
Date
1958-62
Title / Location Classrooms for St. Thomas’ Prep. Galle Road, Col 3, opp. Cinnamon Grand Hotel
Present Condition Poor condition
Notes on Visitng Visible from road
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01
Date
1960-61
Title / Location House and Surgery for Dr ASH de Silva, Elliot Road, Woodward Mawatha, Galle
Present Condition Excellent condition
Notes on Visitng Private res.
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01
Date
1960-62
Title / Location Estate Bungalow, Strathspey Estate, Maskeliya
Present Condition Excellent condition
Notes on Visitng Appointment only
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01
Date
1959-60
Title / Location Offices for Automobile Association , Sir Marcan Markar Mawatha, Colombo
Present Condition Much altered
Notes on Visitng Public building
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01
Date
1960-69
Title / Location Geoffrey Bawa’s own town house11, 33rd Lane, Bagatelle Road, Col 3
Present Condition Excellent condition
Notes on Visitng Admission by ticket
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01
Date
1961-63
Title / Location Bartholomeusz House, 2 Alfred House Gardens, Colombo (Geoffrey Bawa Office now Gallery Café)
Present Condition Altered, good condition
Notes on Visitng Public building
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01
Date
1961-62
Title / Location Nazareth Chapel for Good Shepherd Convent, Rasintha Wimalasena Road, Bandarawela
Present Condition Fair condition
Notes on Visitng Ask permission
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01
Date
1961-63
Title / Location Flats for Mrs. AF Wijemanna (3 storeys) Ananda Coomaraswamy Maw., Col 7
Present Condition Much altered
Notes on Visitng Visible from road
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01
Date
1961-63
Title / Location House for Chris and Carmen Raffel 57, Ward Place, Colombo 7
Present Condition Fair condition
Notes on Visitng Private res.
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01
Date
1963-65
Title / Location House for Leela Dias BandaranayakeHotel Road, Mount Lavinia
Present Condition Good condition
Notes on Visitng Private res.
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01
Date
1963-64
Title / Location Montessori School for St. Bridget’s Convent, Maitland Crescent, Colo 7
Present Condition Good condition
Notes on Visitng Appointment only.
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01
Date
1963-65
Title / Location Estate bungalow for Baur & CoPolontalawa, Nikarawetiya
Present Condition Good condition
Notes on Visitng Appointment only.
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01
Date
1965-66
Title / Location Classroom block for Ladies CollegeErnest de Silva Mawatha, Colombo 7
Present Condition Fair condition
Notes on Visitng Appointment only.
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01
Date
1965-66
Title / Location YWCA BuildingRotunda Gardens, Colombo 7
Present Condition Fair condition
Notes on Visitng Public building
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01
Date
1966-69
Title / Location Steel Corporation, offices and staff housing , Oruwela (E. of Colombo)
Present Condition Fair condition
Notes on Visitng Appointment only
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01
Date
1967-69
Title / Location House for Peter Keuneman 27th Lane, Inner Flower Road, Col
Present Condition Fair condition
Notes on Visitng Ask permission now a beauty salon
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01
Date
1967-69
Title / Location Bentota Resort – railway station, tourist village etc., Bentota
Present Condition Fair condition
Notes on Visitng Public buildings
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01
Date
1967-73
Title / Location Bentota Beach Hotel, Bentota
Present Condition Badly altered
Notes on Visitng Public building
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01
Date
1967-74
Title / Location Serendib Hotel , Bentota
Present Condition Fair condition
Notes on Visitng Public building
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01
Date
1969-70
Title / Location Public Library , Opposite the main temple at Kalutara
Present Condition Dilapidated
Notes on Visitng Public building
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01
Date
1969-71
Title / Location Office Development , Opposite the bus station, Matara
Present Condition Fair condition
Notes on Visitng Public building
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01
Date
1970-72
Title / Location 4 row houses for PC de Saram , 5th Lane Colombo 3
Present Condition Only two remain in poor condition
Notes on Visitng Private res
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01
Date
1971-73
Title / Location House for Stanley de Saram, Cambridge Place, Colombo 7
Present Condition Much altered
Notes on Visitng visible from road Private res.
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01
Date
1972-74
Title / Location House conversion for Mr & Mrs Tennakoon 33rd Lane, Bagatelle Road, Col 3
Present Condition Excellent condition
Notes on Visitng visible from road Private res.
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01
Date
1973-76
Title / Location Neptune Hotel , Beruwela
Present Condition Good condition
Notes on Visitng Public building
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01
Date
1974-76
Title / Location Agrarian Research & Training Institute , Wijerama Mawatha, Colombo 7
Present Condition Excellent condition
Notes on Visitng Ask permission
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01
Date
1975-77
Title / Location National Institute for Management Studies ,Vidya Mawatha (off Wijerama Mawatha), Colombo 7
Present Condition Fair condition
Notes on Visitng Ask permission
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01
Date
1975-79
Title / Location Offices for State Mortgage Bank (Mahaweli) Hyde Park Corner, Darley Road, Colombo
Present Condition Much altered
Notes on Visitng Visible from street
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01
Date
1976-78
Title / Location Seema Malaka – ordination temple, Beira Lake, Colombo
Present Condition Good condition
Notes on Visitng Public building
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01
Date
1978-80
Title / Location Integral Education Centre , Pilyandala to Moratuwa road (Bolgoda Lake)
Present Condition Fair condition
Notes on Visitng Ask permission
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01
Date
1978-80
Title / Location House for Lidia Gunasekera aka No. 87 , 87, Galle road, Bentota
Present Condition Good condition
Notes on Visitng now a guest house
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01
Date
1978-79
Title / Location Tourist Police Station , Galle Road (land side) Beruwela
Present Condition Fair Condition
Notes on Visitng Public building
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01
Date
1978-81
Title / Location Triton Hotel, (aka Heritance) Ahungalla
Present Condition Good condition
Notes on Visitng Public building
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01
Date
1978-80
Title / Location Staff Housing for the Ministry of Power , Sarana Rd., Bauddhaloka Mawa. Col 7
Present Condition Fair condition
Notes on Visitng Visible from road
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01
Date
1979-82
Title / Location New Sri Lanka Parliament, Sri Jayawardenepura , Kotte
Present Condition Good condition
Notes on Visitng Special permission needed
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01
Date
1980-88
Title / Location Ruhunu University Campus, Matara
Present Condition Fair condition
Notes on Visitng Appointment only
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01
Date
1982-83
Title / Location Vocational Training Centre, Ladies College,27th Lane, Inner Flower Road
Present Condition Good condition
Notes on Visitng Appointment only
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01
Date
1982-83
Title / Location Pilgrims’ Rest House , Jayanthi Maw., New Town, Anuradhapura
Present Condition Fair condition
Notes on Visitng Public building
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01
Date
1984-86
Title / Location Stable conversion for Sunethra Bandaranaike , Horagolla
Present Condition Excellent condition
Notes on Visitng Private res.
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01
Date
1985-86
Title / Location House for Richard Fitzherbert, aka Claughton, Dikwella, near Tangalla
Present Condition Fair condition
Notes on Visitng Now a guest house
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01
Date
1985-91
Title / Location House for Cecil and Chloe de Soysa , Dharmapala Maw, Colombo 3
Present Condition Excellent condition
Notes on Visitng Private res.
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01
Date
1990
Title / Location Remodelling and extension to Sinbad Hotel Kalutara
Present Condition Fair condition
Notes on Visitng Public building
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01
Date
1991-94
Title / Location Kandalama Hotel (aka Heritance) Dambulla
Present Condition Good condition
Notes on Visitng Public building
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01
Date
1991-95
Title / Location House for Rohan and Dulanjalee Jayakody ,Park Street, Colombo 2
Present Condition Good condition
Notes on Visitng Private res.
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01
Date
1995-97
Title / Location Lighthouse Hotel , Galle
Present Condition Good condition
Notes on Visitng Public building
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01
Date
1996-98
Title / Location Blue Water Hotel , Waduuwa
Present Condition Good condition
Notes on Visitng Public building
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01
Date
1997-98
Title / Location House for David Spencer, Rosmead Place, Colombo 7
Present Condition Fair condition
Notes on Visitng Private res.
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01
Date
1997-98
Title / Location House for Pradeep Jayawardene , Red Cliffs, Mirissa, near Weligama
Present Condition Fair condition
Notes on Visitng Now a guest house
