PETER EASTWOOD PHOTOGRAPHY
SRI LANKA - The Kumbura Project
Since 2009, Eastwood has been working with Wageesha Kumara to create an Eco Lodge near Sigiriya in Sri Lanka, which opened in November 2011.
Wageesha and his family, who are primarily rice farmers, will now have a self sustainable business that will supplement their income during the dry season when crops become very hard to maintain.
Working mainly with indigenous materials sourced locally and using family and friends to help him build, the Eco Lodge is a testament to crafts and building techniques that have been passed down through generations.
Food served at the Lodge is mainly from local farmers and is cooked by his wife, Dinosita, who is an amazing cook!
For more information on the project and to book a room please visit www.kumbura.com for more details.
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The entrance | Wageesha Kumara; Designer/ Builder | My Sri Lankan Family |
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Peter Eastwood starts the garden | My Sri Lankan Family | The roof under construction |
Gathering grass for the roof | Bathroom walls going up | The well under construction |
The walls under construction | The completed well | Starting the second building |
The bathrooms under construction | The sump completed and covered | Roof details |
The water tower | Laying concrete on the floors | Concrete finished |
Beautiful roofing | The bathroom roof going up | The entrance |
The guests garden | The entrance | The garden |
Our first rice crop at Kumbura | The new roof | The entrance to the rooms |
Rice crop | The entrance to the rooms | One of 100 banana tree's planted |
Early days | The tree's I planted | The dining room |
The lounge | The pathway from the main road | Living area |
Rice paddy | The garden starting to mature | The bathrooms |
Luscious growth | Roof detail | Our sign on the main road |
Staircase to bedroom | Palm tree's are maturing | Sansoni fabrics from Barefoot |
Private living room | Path to the bathroom | One of the rooms |
Kumbura at night | Interior staircase | The old roof |
The entrance 2011 | Fabrics fro Paradise Road | Freshly planted rice paddy 2011 |
Fish curry - yum! | Detail at night | Paradise Road dinner wear |
Detail at night | Detail at night | Detail at night |
Elephant at night. | Roof detail | ready for dinner |
Young garden | Sansoni fabric from Barefoot | Detail at night |
Wall detail | Detail at night | Path leading to the kitchen |
Detail at night | Young palm tree's | Roof detail |