House at Weboda

Residential Architecture · Weboda, Gampaha, Sri Lanka

The brief

A family home in Weboda that the owners had outgrown without wanting to leave.

Living room of the House at Weboda, with pale grey sofas and tall windows onto the garden

Project overview

Location: Weboda, Gampaha, Sri Lanka
Type: Residential Architecture
Completed: 2023
Architect: Design Republic
Area: 420 m²
Site area: 70 perches
Photography: Gavindu Balasuriya
Services: Architecture, Interior Design, Renovation

Dining area with pendant lights over a long table, a green sideboard and timber doors

Roof terrace with rattan seating and planters, looking over the treetops

Open-plan dining area with the stair beyond

The open ground floor, from the dining table through to the living room

Design response

We added rather than rebuilt. A few interior walls came down, the rear elevations got larger openings, and the upper floor was re-jigged so every room now opens to a view of the garden it had never had before. The existing structure stayed. The bones were good. They just needed to breathe.

Upstairs family room under a pitched, timber-beamed ceiling, with a pool table beyond

Bedroom with timber wardrobes and a wide timber-framed window onto the trees

Bathroom with a black granite vanity, a timber-framed mirror and a walk-in shower

Bedroom beneath exposed rafters, with a steel ladder up to a loft

Bedroom with a timber bed, a blue armchair and glass doors to a balcony

Bathroom with a glass shower, a black granite counter and a timber-framed mirror

Rear of the house: three levels of balconies above the lawn

The house at dusk from the front lawn, with its long first-floor balcony and timber door

The house on its sloping garden at dusk, with steps up the lawn and coconut palms

Swimming pool between timber-roofed pavilions and a planted wall, at dusk

Pool lit at dusk between a green wall and a timber-roofed pavilion

First-floor verandah under exposed rafters, looking out over coconut palms

Family room with brown sofas under the raked, timber-beamed ceiling

Ground floor with polished floors, the stair and the dining table under pendant lights

Kitchen with timber cabinets, a white tiled splashback and a window over the sink

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