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The Sunethra Bandaranaike House or Horagolla Stables is the country house of Sunethra Bandaranaike, renovated in the 1980s by the renowned architect Geoffrey Bawa. [1] [2] The house was the original walauwa of Horagolla, the home of Sunethra Bandaranaike's great-grandfather Gate Mudaliyar Don Christoffel Henricus Dias Abeywickrema Jayatilake ...
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By this time, Sunethra and Bawa were friends—and she didn’t need her mother’s eventual confirmation to know that Lunuganga was the work of a genius. “I was 29 when I met Geoffrey,” Sunethra recalls, adding that it was around 1972, and the architect was roughly her mother’s age. On the surface, they had little in common. “I had no understanding of a...
Perhaps this is why, when she asked him whether he would convert an old stable block on their family property in Horagolla into a home for her, she expected him to say yes. Instead, Geoffrey said no. Being who she is, Sunethra wasn’t content with that answer. She persisted, and eventually convinced the architect to visit the site. She remembers him...
Sunethra and her husband at the time, Udaya Nanayakkara, were on a tight budget, but this was alright because they were in no hurry. The two drove across the island looking for well-seasoned, high-quality timber, like Burma Teak, which could usually be found in grand old houses. These were expensive acquisitions, but warranted for their quality—and...
When Sunethra heard from the antique dealer that Bawa had shown interest in it, she ran back home to Udaya, demanded some money and rushed to purchase the door. She then had the shop owner hide it under a stack of undistinguished lumber. Though Geoffrey returned to the shop and looked everywhere with a torch, the door evaded him. He only realised w...
Meanwhile the house was being transformed around them. At the time, Geoffrey had Indian architect Philip Fowler working with him, and it was the latter who spent the most time on the house. Geoffrey himself would visit once every two weeks or so, to check on the progress. The stable hall itself became a double-height living room, with a timber mezz...
On Bawa’s advice, Sunethra began to encircle the property with trees, and she planted Hora (after which the property is named), Kotang and Kohombo trees all around. Others varieties were added for the scent and beauty of their owners. Now, Bawa added blocks of open lawn that stretched till the foot of the trees. Verandas looked out over the garden ...
The result was a magnificent home, and what is today one of the most celebrated examples of Bawa’s work. Sunethra still remembers the day they were ready to move in. It was the 25th of November, 1987. Her mother was there, and so was her sister Chandrika (who would go on to become Sri Lanka’s first and only female president in 1994). Bawa brought h...
The Sunethra Bandaranaike House or Horagolla Stables is the country house of Sunethra Bandaranaike, renovated in the 1980s by the renowned architect Geoffrey Bawa. [1] [2] The house was the original walauwa of Horagolla, the home of Sunethra Bandaranaike's great-grandfather Gate Mudaliyar Don Christoffel Henricus Dias Abeywickrema Jayatilake ...
The Sunethra Bandaranaike House is a stunning masterpiece, created by the legendary Sri Lankan architect Geoffrey Bawa. Beauty lurks in every corner of this regal property, mysteriously and alluringly.
Jul 18, 2019 · Sunethra Bandaranaike remembers turning down the driveway to Lunuganga with the world’s first-ever female prime minister in the seat beside her. They had been invited by Geoffrey Bawa to visit his garden estate, and her mother’s first impression was guarded to say the least.
Nov 14, 2021 · Sunethra Bandaranaike, a friend of Bawa, saw his creations and decided to get the then dilapidated stables in Horagolla and make it her home. Accordingly, Bawa, who was visiting the place at the invitation of Sunethra Bandaranaike, was a little reluctant at first, but later agreed to renovate the house to its present condition.
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In the podcast, Bandaranaike narrates the elaborate and slow process of her house in Colombo. Sunethra found a piece of land in Horagolla had dilapidated stables on site. She requested Bawa to convert the stables into a house, instead Bawa hit her with a stern ‘No!’
