Norwegian Official Residence, Sri Lanka by Dis. interiørarkitekter
Dis. interiørarkitekter have designed the Norwegian Official Residence in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Description from the designers:
In addition to covering various functions of public visits the interior should present and emphasize a Nordic style. We had never worked with an official residence, and the client wanted to use this as an advantage and not put so many constraints so we would be able to see this with new eyes.
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The main objective of the Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in all of its projects is that most of the furniture, lighting and other essential elements shall promote Norwegian design.
The concept was designed around preserving the building’s character and let the furniture and lighting be a contrast to emphasize the two different worlds that come together here.
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The colors on the furniture were chosen to emphasize the Scandinavian design and at the same time they were inspired by Sri Lankan traditional clothing and their rich natural landscape. Large rooms with dark wood and hard surfaces became the contrast to colorful furniture with a light and soft look.
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Interior Architect: Dis. interiørarkitekter mnil AS
Art manager: Kathrine Lund
Photographs: Sebastian Posingis
Ahmed on 02 Mar 2013 at 12:18 pm #
Bright and Festive. What is the Ceiling fan lookalike without the blades?
Rudy on 05 Mar 2013 at 8:24 pm #
@ Ahmed
it is a ceiling fan with rotating blades that become a faint blur due to the shutter speed of the camera.
I especially the juxtaposition of modernity and colonial building. Must be a pleasure to work there.
Ahmed on 07 Mar 2013 at 10:24 am #
Thanks Rudy.