Moratuwa / Western Province / Private sale

A lakeside house of quiet consequence

Six bedrooms, two living rooms and a rooftop pavilion, set one minute from the water and ten minutes from the coast. Built in the Sri Lankan manner, in teak, lime and clay tile.

Guide priceLKR 75,000,000

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10Perches
6Bedrooms
4Bathrooms
2Living rooms
1Rooftop pavilion
20 ftAccess road

The house

Held on the last strip of land before Bolgoda

Addresses of this kind rarely reach the open market. The house stands on ten perches off Old Galle Road, a minute from the lake shore and five minutes on foot from Ramada. Moratuwa town is a kilometre and a half away, Mount Lavinia nine kilometres, and the airport is roughly an hour by expressway.

It is a family house first. Six bedrooms, each with its own balcony, are arranged around two living rooms, a separate dining room and a television lounge. Above them, a sheltered pavilion opens onto an open terrace with the lake and the coconut line beyond.

Aerial view of the clay tile roof and rooftop terrace — Clay tile roofs and the open rooftop terrace

Architecture

Lime-washed walls, polished teak, cast iron

The elevation is deliberately restrained. Fluted columns carry deep timber eaves over the veranda, cast iron fretwork fills the balcony openings, and every window and door is framed in polished hardwood. Nothing here is veneer.

Colonnaded veranda running along the side of the house

Detail of the timber eaves and fluted columns

Full front elevation behind the gated wall — Front elevation, gated and walled

Paved side path with planting — Paved side path and low-maintenance planting

Inside

Rooms built for height and air

The entrance hall rises to an exposed timber ceiling, with the staircase set to one side and carved fanlights above the doors. Living and dining are separate rooms rather than one open plan, in the way these houses were always intended to work.

Floors are polished porcelain throughout. Ceiling height and cross ventilation keep the interior cool without relying on air conditioning.

Double-height entrance hall with timber ceiling and staircase — Entrance hall

Main living room, shown furnished for illustration

Dining room raised on its own tiled platform — Dining room, shown furnished for illustration

Bedroom with carved fanlight and ceiling fan

Bathroom with walk-in shower and fitted vanity

Upper living room opening to a balcony — Upper living room, opening to the balcony on two sides

Rooftop

A pavilion above the roofline

The top floor is given over to entertaining. A covered pavilion with its own timber roof sits alongside an open terrace, with a service door and power already run. It takes forty people comfortably and looks out over the palms towards the lake.

Sheltered rooftop pavilion with timber roof and columns

Open rooftop terrace beside the covered pavilion — Open terrace, with the pavilion to the right

Location

One minute from the road, one minute from the water

Old Galle Road1 min walk
Bolgoda Lake shore1 min walk
Ramada Hotel5 min walk
Moratuwa town1.5 km
Mount Lavinia9 km
Bandaranaike International Airportapprox. 1 hr

Map showing the property between Old Galle Road and Bolgoda Lake — Position between Old Galle Road and the lake

Aerial view over Bolgoda Lake and the neighbouring resort — Bolgoda Lake, looking north

The lake edge a minute from the house — The water, one minute from the gate

Specification

What the house includes

01Ten perches of freehold land

02Six bedrooms, each with a private balcony

03Four bathrooms, family and en suite

04Two living rooms across ground and first floor

05Separate television lounge

06Separate dining room

07Separate kitchen

08Rooftop pavilion and open terrace

09Secure off-street parking behind gates

10Walled garden, planted for low maintenance

11Twenty foot wide access road

12Hardwood joinery and cast iron fretwork throughout

Potential

A house that earns its keep

The position on Old Galle Road, the width of the access road and the scale of the accommodation give this property options that a purely residential address does not have.

Family residence

Six bedrooms and two living rooms across two floors, with room for extended family and staff, and a rooftop for gatherings.

Boutique guest house

Six en suite or family bathrooms, a lake a minute away and Ramada on the doorstep. The layout suits a small guest house or holiday let without structural change.

Offices or clinic

Twenty foot access, secure parking and a main road frontage a minute away make the ground floor viable for professional use, subject to consent.

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