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Innovative use of colour in transforming a Dwelling to a Night Club - 2 Zero 6 Music Factory

Color Awards - 2021

Havelock Road, Colombo 05 (Thimbirigasyaya)

Shortlisted Nominee

A two-storied dwelling of volumes confined to few rooms, was renovated to transform to an amply spaced night club with a whimsical interior and street presence. Originally a nondescript 80's residence, later functioned as a karaoke bar, the critical design challenge was to convert its architectural and spatial typology within a restricted budget to suit the new recreational function. The renovation included thoughtfully stripping out few interior walls and raising some exterior walls to open up a double-height volume, which was then elevated with a thoughtfully selected rustics yet playful colour theme and materials to become a fanciful ‘music factory’. In doing so, a custom copper toned colour was especially formulated for the interior walls, which is now being marketed as the ‘2 ZERO 6’ copper paint by the specific paint supplier.


Archt. Chamikara Moses

P H C Moses graduated from the University of Moratuwa in 2009, with an MSc in Architecture. Starting his professional journey at Team Architrave Chartered Architects, Moses recently founded his own practice- MAKE Architecture Studio [PVT] LTD. He approaches varied scaled projects with a contemporary outlook and a sustainable stance. Moses is a visiting lecturer and design tutor at the University of Moratuwa, City School of Architecture and General Sir John Kotalawala Defense University. In 2021, Moses was awarded the 'Young Architect of the Year' by the SLIA.