This month, architect Indudunu Kariyawasam is opening up his studio, a compact two-story building with a 20th-century modernist flavour. Visitors will be able to see how the architect converted an older, run-down building into a 2-unit apartment, retaining the original structural framework while selectively cutting, opening, and reshaping walls to introduce light, movement, and spatial continuity.

Saturday + Sunday, 25–26 April 2026
4.00–6.00 p.m.

This event will be followed by a talk by Kariyawasam at the Geoffrey Bawa Space on April 30, 2026.

Indudunu Kariyawasam is a Sri Lankan architect whose work brings together traditional sensibilities and modernist clarity. Based in Galle and Colombo, his practice spans residential, hospitality, and commercial projects, with a focus on functional design, material honesty, and craftsmanship. His work is defined by a restrained, considered approach, resulting in spaces that are both modern and quietly poetic. He apprenticed with Anura Ratnavibhushana and worked as a project architect at Palinda Kannangara Architects from 2017 to 2020, experiences that continue to inform his approach to practice.