Aedas and KWA, the project architects behind Colombo City Centre
Aedas, a multinational focused on architecture and design together with the award winning Colombo-based architectural and interior design firm KWA Architects were the project architects of Sri Lanka’s latest international shopping mall Colombo City Centre ( CCC) that opened its doors to the public on 19 September.
Talking on the occasion, project’s architects Simon Griffiths from Aedas with Thilan Ko t h t h i g o d a and Thushari Wijesundara from KWA Architects said ‘ We are delighted to see the first phase of Colombo City Centre Development come to such a wonderful completion and it is heartwarming to see how the people o f Colombo have embraced this latest addition to their city.’
The design from the outset has attempted to blend in with the urban context while including some features uniquely Sri Lankan. The car park screen inspired by traditional Sri Lankan weaving patterns features the colours of the Sri Lankan national flag and forms a unique identifying feature. “In general, the car park façade is one of the most featureless elements in a high- rise structure. But in this instance we used it to celebrate the Sri Lankan identity of the building,’ architects Griffiths and Koththigoda added.
CCC, the latest buzz and excitement in the city, is a collaboration of Abans PLC and Next Story Group. The mall which is gaining popularity from almost all segments is part of a massive 48 storey mixed development towering above the Beira Lake waterfront with over a quarter of a million sqft of retail space, 600 plus parking slots, 164- room city hotel and 192 luxury apartments.
‘We should also thank the project approving agencies such as the UDA, CMC, Condominium Management Authority, Colombo Fire Department, Tourism Development Authority, City Traffic Police, CEB and NWSDB for their positive feedback and active assistance in realizing such a ground breaking project,’ the architects further stated.
KWA Architects is an award winning architectural and interior design firm based in Colombo. Aedas is a multinational architectural and design firm operating from 14 offices from Hong Kong to Los Angeles.