Shigeru Ban Architects

Villa Vista In Weligama

Villa Vista In Weligama
© Hiroyuki Hirai

VILLA VISTA

Shigeru Ban Architects

ARCHITECTS
Shigeru Ban Architects

LOCATION
Weligama, Sri Lanka

CATEGORY
Houses

AREA
825.0 sqm

PROJECT YEAR
2010

PHOTOGRAPHS
Hiroyuki Hirai

After designing and building post-tsunami reconstruction houses in Sri Lanka, Shigeru Ban was commissioned to design a residence for an owner of a local tire company.

Villa Vista In Weligama
© Hiroyuki Hirai
Villa Vista In Weligama
© Hiroyuki Hirai

Located on a hilltop site facing the ocean, the floor, walls and ceiling of this building frame three different views.

The first is the view of the ocean seen from the jungle in the valley. Framed perpendicularly by the external corridor from the existing house to this house and the roof.

Villa Vista In Weligama
© Hiroyuki Hirai
Villa Vista In Weligama
© Hiroyuki Hirai

The next is the horizontal scenery of the ocean from the hilltop framed by the large roof supported by poles of 22 m span and the floor.

The last is the view of the cliff which glows red during sunset; this is viewed through a square frame composed of 4 m solid wood in the main bedroom.

Villa Vista In Weligama
© Hiroyuki Hirai
Villa Vista In Weligama
Villa Vista In Weligama
© Hiroyuki Hirai

The large roof is first covered by light cement boards for water proofing and secondly covered by woven coconut leave material.

Which is often used for property fences not only to block the strong daylight but also to blend the building into the local ambience. The ceiling is composed of teak, 80mm wide and 3mm thick woven in a large wickerwork pattern.

Villa Vista In Weligama
© Hiroyuki Hirai


Villa Vista In Weligama
© Hiroyuki Hirai
Villa Vista In Weligama
© Hiroyuki Hirai
Villa Vista In Weligama
© Hiroyuki Hirai
Villa Vista In Weligama
© Hiroyuki Hirai
Villa Vista In Weligama
© Hiroyuki Hirai
Villa Vista In Weligama
© Hiroyuki Hirai
Villa Vista In Weligama
© Hiroyuki Hirai
Villa Vista In Weligama
© Hiroyuki Hirai
Villa Vista In Weligama
© Hiroyuki Hirai
Villa Vista In Weligama
© Hiroyuki Hirai
Villa Vista In Weligama
© Hiroyuki Hirai
Villa Vista In Weligama
© Hiroyuki Hirai
Villa Vista In Weligama
© Hiroyuki Hirai
Villa Vista In Weligama
© Hiroyuki Hirai


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Shigeru Ban Architects
T +81 3 3324 6760 F +81 3 3324 6789
Shigeru Ban Architects
5-chōme-2-4 Matsubara, Setagaya City, Tokyo 156-0043, Japan