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Contemporary Walatta House

Walatta House in Tangalle is a three-bedroom, contemporary eco-designed villa, complete with a twenty-metre pool, ocean views and direct beach access. Reminiscent of Le Corbusier the design embraces the luscious Sri Lankan jungle. As a result, its open-walls and skylights allow an abundance of air and light to flow freely through.

Amazing Contemporary Design

Its turf roof garden topped with a sundowner platform is truly something special. However, it is only one of many living spaces where your desire or mood take you. The interiors feature hand-picked, detailed and practical individual pieces. Whether it is a bright yellow towel rail to a giant reading lamp over the L-shaped sofa, Walatta House has it all.

Partially hidden by the jungle Walatta House emerges from a single brick entrance, which appears to lead underground. Sleek concrete steps lead the way down to Walatta House in Tangalle, rather like James Bond’s luxurious tropical hideaway.

Through this unique entrance, stepping down the concrete steps, with immaculately interwoven red brick walls, you will feel as though you have found an undiscovered secret. Look ahead to the open-sided living space.

Is This Le Corbusier’s Pavilion Barcelona?

Not only does the living space have a breakfast table but it features a more formal dining table. Furthermore, an L-shaped sofa and coffee table garnished with the hand-picked flowers complete the space. Much like Le Corbusier’s Barcelona Pavilion, the décor is sexy and slick with grey, white and black furnishing. As well as this, it is blessed with a balanced sprinkle of colour.

The jungle surrounding Walatta House is the visual advantage of the bedrooms. The bedrooms open into the long entrance hallway. A luxurious king-sized room featuring a stand-alone four-poster bed is the master-suite. The second, a queen-sized bedroom, whilst another single room caters for children and singles. French sliding doors allow you to enjoy all the splendours of the garden in air-conditioned comfort.

All three bedrooms of Walatta House in Tangalle have en-suite inside/outside bathrooms, designed with modern materials including polished concrete and bare red brick to complement the tropical flora, providing privacy and natural light… allowing just enough nature for when it calls!  The Master Suite has a garden view and its own small terrace overlooking the pool.

The Study and TV Room

Beyond the living space, on the opposite wing to the bedrooms, is the air-conditioned TV/study room. A floor to ceiling corner window lights the polished concrete desk and office chair, that looks across to the cosy living space with an L-shaped sofa complete with a sumptuous rug. Above all this, mounted on the bare brick wall, is the flat-screen satellite TV with attached DVD Player.

The roof of this house is flat and turfed, and easily accessible. Bamboo and flora alike rise from various open skylights, blending this unique splendour into its surroundings. With no fencing, the roof garden is an adult-only zone and on the far side, steps lead to a viewing platform that makes a perfect spot for sundowners.

Walatta House Location

Stretching the width of the open-sided living space is the twenty-metre pool that enjoys a south-facing view over the Indian Ocean. The pool is surrounded by a well-maintained lawn that is dotted with palm trees for shade. A wooden sheltered table and chairs on the lawn make an ideal spot for breakfast. Stepping stones lead passed a reading deck down to the privately accessed beach.

A cook, houseboy, gardener and security are all just a call away to ensure you have everything you need.

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