Domus Srilanka - June 2017

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Defined through the ages, requirements of the people and foreign influences, the traditional dwellings in Jaffna are the gateway to the soul of its people. The practical layout of Northern vernacular architecture combined with elaborate colonial design has resulted in distinctive homes that reflect a way of life.
The new president of FederLegno Arredo takes stock of Italy’s furniture and building business, made up of almost 3,000 companies that need to become a network now more than ever. He also gives an overview of the revamped organisation of the federation, now ready to focus on listening and exchanging ideas.
The Aqua Villa located in the heart of Lutyens, Delhi has been designed as a sensitive building, sitting in harmony with its surroundings. The design is an outcome of overlap and interaction of the design parameters of movement patterns, solar studies, soft-subtle transition zones, interaction between the built and landscape as well as of the old and the new.