KamMburadeniya Ambalama
KaMburAdeNIya Ambalama
Baabar
ARCHITECTS
Baabar
BUDGET
$0 - 10K
STATUS
Built
AREA
0 sqft - 1000 sqft
YEAR
2021
LOCATION
Kandy, Sri Lanka
TYPE
Cultural › Pavilion
This is a replica of a traditional Sri Lankan timber pavilion (Ambalama) in Kandy, Sri Lanka
Centuries ago in Sri Lanka where there were no vehicles there were pavilions/ resting places along the roads for the travelers to rest.
Some were sponsored by the king and some were done by local leaders and villagers. These were done mostly out of timber and some of these beautiful structures are still remaining.
BAABAR was assigned to design a timber pavilion for a private land surrounded by paddy fields and lush mountains. An existing natural stone with a water retainer was selected to erect the structure.
Thus the column base is natural stone and there are four stone columns placed at four corners for the timber structure to rest on. The timber structural system is directly inspired by the traditional Ambalama structures, though the proportions are slightly altered for the structure to fit in with the surroundings.
