| dc.description.abstract | The shophouses were the elegant
buildings that lined along the Sri Lankan
streets from the past. The very fact that the
shophouses and their proportions contribute
to the growth of the evolution of tropical
architecture is phenomenal feature. The
shophouse is a development of the basic
house from in Sri Lanka, it is not a new,
alienated concept, and instead the basic
house form has evolved to cater needs of the
society during the different periods of
history. These buildings are used for both the
commercial and residential purposes.
However, in the contemporary world these
shophouses are diminishing in number and
there need to be efforts done to preserve this
beautiful historic building. This research
investigates on the manner in which the
evolution of the shophouse architecture is
appreciated-the traditional and the modern
variant of the shophouse is examined
through a typo-morphological architectural
analysis, as they justify the new urbanism
principles when designing cities. Thus,
proving that the shophouses can be
reconsidered as it has evolved for
contemporary times in creating sustainable
townships. | en_US |
