{"id":1118,"date":"2022-03-19T10:44:33","date_gmt":"2022-03-19T10:44:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/srilankaunbound.com.au\/blog\/?p=1118"},"modified":"2025-05-19T06:06:40","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T06:06:40","slug":"lunuganga-estate-observations-from-an-admirer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/srilankaunbound.com.au\/blog\/lunuganga-estate-observations-from-an-admirer\/","title":{"rendered":"Lunuganga Estate \u2013 observations from an admirer"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>A night at Geoffrey Bawa\u2019s iconic countryside estate<\/h2>\n<p>What a difficult place to write about. I know I cannot do it justice with words. It is an architect\u2019s country estate for goodness\u2019 sake. It\u2019s the kind of place where you get the feeling that every single thing \u2013 every fixed and movable feature \u2013 has been deliberately made, designed and\/or placed exactly where it is. Including but by no means limited to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the tree in the middle of the driveway as you approach the residence, which forces you, as you swing the car around a tight turn, to stop and think will I go right or left of this tree, and how will I turn around \u2013 in other words, as I see it, to arrest your attention;<\/li>\n<li>of course the various artworks and installations dotted throughout the property, most of which date from Bawa\u2019s time in residence;<\/li>\n<li>the landscaped hill opposite the entrance to the main building that allows people only 6 foot or taller (Bawa was 6\u20195) to see Dedduwa Lake South \u2013 across the top of the the same hill where Bawa\u2019s ashes are now buried;<\/li>\n<li>the sunken road (inspired by English ha-has) which hides from sight people and vehicles coming and going (apparently Bawa didn\u2019t like the water view from the breakfast place to be disturbed by such movement)<\/li>\n<li>and last and best of all \u2013 the 14 bells, each with a unique ring (so that his staff knew exactly where he was and what was called for), in 14 precise locations where Bawa liked to undertake certain activities or spend a certain time of the day. Some of the standouts:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_1125\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1125\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1125\" src=\"https:\/\/srilankaunbound.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1.-Morning-tea-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/srilankaunbound.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1.-Morning-tea-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/srilankaunbound.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1.-Morning-tea-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/srilankaunbound.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1.-Morning-tea-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/srilankaunbound.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1.-Morning-tea-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/srilankaunbound.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1.-Morning-tea-1170x1560.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/srilankaunbound.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1.-Morning-tea-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/srilankaunbound.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1.-Morning-tea-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1125\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Morning tea. As in the cup of tea you have when you first wake up. This is by the butterfly pond.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1120\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1120\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1120\" src=\"https:\/\/srilankaunbound.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/2-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/srilankaunbound.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/srilankaunbound.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/srilankaunbound.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/srilankaunbound.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/srilankaunbound.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/2-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/srilankaunbound.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/2-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/srilankaunbound.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/2-1170x1170.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/srilankaunbound.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/2-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/srilankaunbound.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/2-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1120\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The breakfast table. In front of the main entrance with views of both Dedduwa Lake South (if tall enough) and through the house, to Dedduwa Lake North<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1121\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1121\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1121\" src=\"https:\/\/srilankaunbound.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/srilankaunbound.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/srilankaunbound.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/srilankaunbound.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/srilankaunbound.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/srilankaunbound.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/srilankaunbound.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/srilankaunbound.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3-1170x1170.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/srilankaunbound.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/srilankaunbound.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1121\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The garden room, where Bawa liked to read<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1122\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1122\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1122\" src=\"https:\/\/srilankaunbound.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/4-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/srilankaunbound.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/4-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/srilankaunbound.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/4-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/srilankaunbound.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/4-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/srilankaunbound.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/4-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/srilankaunbound.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/4-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/srilankaunbound.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/4-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/srilankaunbound.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/4-1170x1170.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/srilankaunbound.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/4-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/srilankaunbound.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/4-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1122\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The lunch table, complete with a cow shaped bell brought from Burma.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1123\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1123\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1123\" src=\"https:\/\/srilankaunbound.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/5-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/srilankaunbound.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/5-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/srilankaunbound.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/5-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/srilankaunbound.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/5-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/srilankaunbound.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/5-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/srilankaunbound.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/5-1170x1560.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/srilankaunbound.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/5-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/srilankaunbound.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/5-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1123\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The garden bell, overlooked by a folly providing afternoon shade for reading<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1124\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1124\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1124\" src=\"https:\/\/srilankaunbound.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/6-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/srilankaunbound.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/6-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/srilankaunbound.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/6-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/srilankaunbound.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/6-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/srilankaunbound.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/6-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/srilankaunbound.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/6-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/srilankaunbound.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/6-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/srilankaunbound.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/6-1170x1170.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/srilankaunbound.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/6-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/srilankaunbound.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/6-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1124\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The G&amp;T spot. Overlooking the water and with the sun setting to one\u2019s left, I can imagine Bawa might have rung this bell a few times.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The remaining eight were more for guest use, given some of the rooms are a distance from the main residence and kitchen. This includes the gate house, which sits above the sunken road and connects to the southern side of the property via a walkway called Lucky\u2019s Verandah, thanks to the beautiful Ramayana mural painted by famed Sri Lankan artist Lucky Senanayake.<\/p>\n<p>I only stayed a night and didn\u2019t have time to spend sufficient time in the different spaces. A two or three night stay would be ideal \u2013 to just float around . . . and maybe ring a bell or two.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to Nuwan for showing me around. Well done to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teardrop-hotels.com\/\">Teardrop Hotels<\/a> for managing the property skilfully.<\/p>\n<p>Lunuganga features in our <a href=\"https:\/\/srilankaunbound.com.au\/all-itineraries\/Bawa-Beyond\">Bawa and Beyond private tour of Sri Lanka itinerary<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A night at Geoffrey Bawa\u2019s iconic countryside estate What a difficult place to write about. I know I cannot do it justice with words. It is an architect\u2019s country estate for goodness\u2019 sake. It\u2019s the kind of place where you get the feeling that every single thing \u2013 every fixed and movable feature \u2013 has been deliberately made, designed and\/or placed exactly where it is. Including but by no means limited to: the tree in the middle of the driveway as you approach the residence, which forces you, as you swing the car around a tight turn, to stop and think will I go right or left of this tree, and how will I turn around \u2013 in other words, as I see it, to arrest your attention; of course the various artworks and installations dotted throughout the property, most of which date from Bawa\u2019s time in residence; the landscaped hill opposite the entrance to the main building that allows people only 6 foot or taller (Bawa was 6\u20195) to see Dedduwa Lake South \u2013 across the top of the the same hill where Bawa\u2019s ashes are now buried; the sunken road (inspired by English ha-has) which hides from sight 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