About the project

Located in the multi-ethnic neighborhood of the capital city of Sri Lanka, the opportunity arises in the form of a typical 20th-century South Asian house. A narrow stair links the street with the house. Its previous state invited a complete emptying. Partition walls, ceilings, installations, floorings were all removed leaving a naked space with the roof composed of wooden beams and roof tiles in view. The slab was reinforced, the street windows recover their original size and splendor and the house is opened towards the inner courtyard. Introducing natural light and seeing the sky in every room nearly becomes an obsession.