Senanayake Flats

Sri Lankan modernist housing.

Overview

Senanayake Flats, using concrete, is a 1960s housing complex in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Core Characteristics

• Concrete modular design.
• Open courtyards.
• Tropical modernist aesthetic.

Architectural Connections

• Modern: 20th century.
• Residential: Housing.
• Tropical Modernism: Core movement.

Influence and Legacy

Designed by Valentine Gunasekara, key Sri Lankan modernist work.

Related Concepts & Techniques

Concrete Construction (technique), Regionalism (theory), Courtyard (element), Modernism (movement)

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