There are significant mountains in Sri Lanka with religious and cultural destinations which has a historical value as well as a tourist attraction because of the connected beliefs, rituals, customs and natural environment with them, which reflects the pilgrimage culture and heritage. Due very sensitive eco-systems inside these forests there were forbidden practices, seasons and off-seasons to worship the sacred destination while minimizing/avoiding the damage to the natural habitats. At past, these routes had a spiritual quality which linked with nature and helped to enhance the faith of the devotee. But that spiritual vibe is fading away due to heavy disturbances happening to the sites through built-environment and pollution The reason is increasing annual human turnover with unexpected numbers which is a result of high demand, popularity and marketing of the place as well as emerging travelling trends and improvement of infrastructure facilities.

Design Intent 

The design thesis examines the ability of manipulation of spaces, sceneries and views along the route to enhance the user’s/devotee’s experience while incorporating functional buildings which are required for the site. In this attempt Re-designing entrance of Nallathanniya route with an enhanced experiential pathway while rectifying the damaged spiritual vibe through existing built environment and supplying required facilities to the devotees incorporating with the proposing experiential path way.