The tallest building

The construction of Sri Lanka’s tallest building, Ceylinco Celestial Residencies is now under way in Colombo 3. The design of this structure is handled by a fully local consultancy organisation, Design Consortium Limited (DCL) headed by Architect Prof. Lakshman Alwis. Having 42 levels above entrance level and 3 levels below, the building will house 184 super luxury apartments in 25 levels on top of a 17 level seven-star hotel with 240 luxury rooms. Top most level will be a viewing deck and adequate parking on three levels of above ground parking. The hotel will be operated by Hyatt International. The architectural design has combined building features to optimise energy consumption. Separate studies have been done to calculate and to mitigate the undesirable heat gain into the building resulting heavy energy bills. The structure is designed to withstand the all-natural disaster factors envisaged by the country and the region. Architecturally it is an innovative design with a unique Sri Lankan identity. The top most level of the hotel will have a swimming pool with restaurants and public areas.