Pradeep Jayewardene House

Pradeep Jayewardene House is the country house of the Jayewardene family. It is a pavilion-style villa which can be booked as holiday accommodation.

Pradeep Jayewardene House
Alternative namesRed Cliffs Mirissa
General information
Statusprivate
Typeresidence
Architectural styleTropical Modernism
Town or cityMirissa
CountrySri Lanka
Coordinates5.955867°N 80.452187°E / 5.955867; 80.452187
Current tenantsParadise Island Leisure
Renovated1997-1998
ClientPradeep Jayewardene
Renovating team
ArchitectGeoffrey Bawa[1]
Other information
Number of rooms4 bedroom
Website
Red Cliffs Mirissa

The original colonial bungalow was built in the northern outskirts of Mirissa, on a steep cliff that forms the eastern coast of Weligama Bay. It was used by J. R. Jayewardene and his family on their holidays. It was burnt down in 1987 during the early days of the JVP Insurrection, following the signing of the Indo-Sri Lanka Accord.[2][3]

In 1997 Jayewardene's grandson, Pradeep, commissioned renowned architect and family friend, Geoffrey Bawa, to rebuild the family holiday home.[4] The main residence, a rectangular structure 34 m (112 ft) long and 12 m (39 ft) wide, is located on the crest of the hill which rises above the bay

References
  1. "House on the Red Cliffs". Built Works Register. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  2. "Far Eastern Economic Review". 137. Review Publishing Company Limited. August 1987: 8. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. Daniel, Smriti (5 January 2017). "Architectural Digest". Sri Lankan architect Geoffrey Bawa’s last work—the Jayawardene House. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  4. "Pradeep Jayewardene House". architectuul.com. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
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