Sited in the vibrant city of Colombo is the ?Urban Envelope?, the dwelling house of a metropolitan architect. With its univocal façade seamlessly weaving itself into the tight residential fabric of the city, the abode has been named for its distinct concealment from the dusty and noisy urban street life of Sri Lanka?s commercial capital.  

© Eresh Weerasuriya

Architects: MMGS Architects

Location: 26 Alwis Pl, Colombo 00300, Sri Lanka

Architect In Charge: Godridge Samuel

Project Architect: Daminda Prasad

Area: 358.0 m2

Project Year: 2012

Photographs: Eresh Weerasuriya, Malaka Weligodapola, Caleb Sanjayan Ariadurai

Structural Engineer : Keerthi Rathnayake
Quantity Surveyor: Sunanda Gnanasiri

Electrical Engineer: Rohitha Senanayaka

Contractor : Pasalka Builders and Decorators (Pvt) Ltd.

© Eresh Weerasuriya

From the architect. Sited in the vibrant city of Colombo is the ?Urban Envelope?, the dwelling house of a metropolitan architect. With its univocal façade seamlessly weaving itself into the tight residential fabric of the city, the abode has been named for its distinct concealment from the dusty and noisy urban street life of Sri Lanka?s commercial capital.  

© Malaka Weligodapola

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