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sonal points oJ uieu' are indeed a re@ertion o/
mricting
eoffrey Bawa we born m 1919ñ atid probably Sn theit exploration
Muka’s ordy to the
best known
purview of the coriaptvally barren, W
hermeneuticallyMed, category of the
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Bawa Residence, Colombo
Thu truly remarkable clweIIing is in con- because of die owner's particular
stant evolution, having onginail y been tastes and pcrwnality. but also due to
not one, but four, adjacent houses. The the tack that several units have been
architect was zblc to acquirc them sorting combined into one, the spaces must be
in 1958 and hzs unified them in to a experienced sequentially, cach posscism
Nrgrii*ipn o/ i'ni'/i4f pinion 1958
aaics of living spaces with numerous a unique character and atinospiiere.
court- yards, lightwclls and views imto
the out of doors. iunins from ancient
buildings now demolished find thCir
plaCC 0 W°^6
other artifacts which the architect has in-
corporated into his residence. f•ardy
Loiginidiiiul ation
Peter White House, Mauritius
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