Context-specific design syncs this Sri Lankan boutique hotel with its local vernacular

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Location

Matara Rd, Ahangama, Sri Lanka

Design, Architecture

Anarchitect

Client

Harding Boutique Hotels

Floor Area

652 sq-m

Paying homage to the distinct regional architectural genre of tropical modernism, the six-suite Harding Boutique Hotel in Ahangama evokes an unmistakable sense of place.

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