Project
Agalam
Materials Used

STONEWASHED LINEN, PLANT FIBRE, CAMBIA ASH, BRONZE, LEATHER, STAINLESS STEEL, RESIN, VELVET, CLAY, PORCELAIN, FIBREGLASS, LIME PLASTER, WOOL, ARTSILK, AMERICAN OAK

Year
2026
Location
Sydney, Australia
Square Metres
97
PINKS, ORANGES AND REDS ABOUND, TRANSFORMING THIS BLANK SLATE INTO A TEMPLE OF HEAT AND WELCOME. IN ITS ENCHANTING COMPLEXITY, IT FEELS LIKE THE SPACE OF SOMEONE WHO POSSESSES A MULTIFACETED IMAGINATION – RICH AND LAYERED, EXTRAORDINARY AND SURPRISING.
FREYA HERRING, VOGUE LIVING

 HOME TO RAMESH MARIO NITHIYENDRAN, THE ACCLAIMED SYDNEY-BASED CONTEMPORARY ARTIST OF SRI LANKAN, TAMIL HERITAGE, EVERY INTERNAL DETAIL REFLECTS WHAT HE VALUES MOST IN HIS PRACTICE: MATERIALITY, THE HANDMADE, AND DIVERSE STORYTELLING. 

 RICH TERRACOTTA RED SHADES LAY ITS FOUNDATION, CHANNELLING THE LATE GEOFFREY BAWA’S TROPICAL MODERNISM. 

A KEY DESIGN FEATURE STRADDLES THE LIVING AREA, SCULPTING STORAGE AND SEATING WITHIN THE RECTANGULAR FOOTPRINT. IT SUPPORTS A FULL-LENGTH MIRROR FRAMED WITH HANDMADE TILES CRAFTED BY THE ARTIST HIMSELF.

FIBREGLASS FOLDS DEPICT THE DRAPED ENDS OF STAGE CURTAINS. GLOBES NESTLED AMONGST THEM HIGHLIGHT THE THEATRE OF THE DINING AREA BELOW. 

TWO FANTASTICAL THRONES WERE INSPIRED BY RAMESH’S SPIRIT ANIMALS, BOTH NATIVE TO SRI LANKA: A PEACOCK AND ELEPHANT.

BUILT BY
PS DESIGN & CONSTRUCT

STYLIST 
YSG 

PHOTOGRAPHER
ANSON SMART

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