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Practical advice before you build.

Straight answers to the questions homeowners ask before committing to a design.

An empty residential plot in suburban Sri Lanka with a surveyor setting up a level

Guide 01

How to Start a House Design in Sri Lanka

What to do first, what to gather, what it costs and what order things happen in — a practical guide for anyone about to…
A fanned stack of architectural drawings showing floor plans and structural details

Guide 02

What Is Included in a House-Design Drawing Set?

Every drawing a Sri Lankan home needs, what each one is for, who uses it, and what goes wrong when it is missing.
A Sri Lankan house with a deep roof overhang and shaded verandah surrounded by tropical planting

Guide 03

Designing a Tropical House for Sri Lankan Living

How orientation, ventilation, shade and rain shape a comfortable Sri Lankan home — and why copying a design from a colder country rarely works…

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