Abstract
The location of residential quarters has a deep connection with the pattern of everyday life. It is not always significant for social activities; however, it is the main component in city planning. Along with the improvement of the society and economy, the landscape of residences is likewise changing. This paper aims to discuss the planning strategies of residential landscape from a socio-technical perceptive. A diverse approach was implemented for collecting data due to the uncertain situation around the world because of COVID19 including personal archival data, LDA authority, building regulations, research articles and interviews. The variables adapted for the current research are: drift from outdoor spaces to indoor spaces, orientation of design and spatial layout and practices diffusion. The study suggests that the dynamics of space and practices can normalize the unsustainable arrangements rooted in social organizations. The increased consumption of electrical appliances and specification of spaces has changed the culture into an unsuitable indoor layout planning and has neglected the use of outdoor areas in contemporary societies. This study can help to bring the implementation of house planning into a broader perspective globally as there is a comparison drawn between the local and international landscaped signing by a renowned landscape architect "Geoffrey Bawa".
 Keywords: architecture, contemporary and landscape, open spaces, orientation, residential planning
Highlights
The location of residential quarters has a deep connection with the pattern of everyday life
One sample analyzed in this study was the famous residential project of Geoffrey Bawa, an influential Asian architect, who utilized the approach where climate and landscape blended with modern architecture
The flow of spaces, forms of the roof, and water bodies were essential elements in his architectural practice. Most of his projects were in Sri Lanka due to his background that’s why he had the sensibility towards the essence of Sri Lanka with modern practice which made him unique in his style. (Geoffrey Bawa: The Father of Sri Lankan Architecture, n.d.)
Summary
The location of residential quarters has a deep connection with the pattern of everyday life It is not always significant for social activities; it is the main component in city planning. One sample analyzed in this study was the famous residential project of Geoffrey Bawa, an influential Asian architect, who utilized the approach where climate and landscape blended with modern architecture. He employed the principle of ‘Tropical Modernism’ in combination with the principles of modernism in his design movement (Kunkel, 2019.) His creations blur the boundaries between indoor and outdoor spaces and play with the spacing and lighting of an area. Most of his projects were in Sri Lanka due to his background that’s why he had the sensibility towards the essence of Sri Lanka with modern practice which made him unique in his style. (Geoffrey Bawa: The Father of Sri Lankan Architecture, n.d.)
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