Pradeep Jayewardene House

Pradeep Jayewardene House is the country house of the Jayewardene family. It is a pavilion-style villa which can be booked as holiday accommodation.

Pradeep Jayewardene House
Alternative names	Red Cliffs Mirissa
General information
Status	private
Type	residence
Architectural style	Tropical Modernism
Town or city	Mirissa
Country	Sri Lanka
Coordinates	5.955867°N 80.452187°E / 5.955867; 80.452187
Current tenants	Paradise Island Leisure
Renovated	1997-1998
Client	Pradeep Jayewardene
Renovating team
Architect(s)	Geoffrey Bawa[1]
Other information
Number of rooms	4 bedroom
Website
Red Cliffs Mirissa

The original colonial bungalow was built in the northern outskirts of Mirissa, on a steep cliff that forms the eastern coast of Weligama Bay. It was used by J. R. Jayewardene and his family on their holidays. It was burnt down in 1987 during the early days of the JVP Insurrection, following the signing of the Indo-Sri Lanka Accord.[2][3]

In 1997 Jayewardene's grandson, Pradeep, commissioned architect and family friend, Geoffrey Bawa, to rebuild the family holiday home.[4] The main residence, a rectangular structure 34 m (112 ft) long and 12 m (39 ft) wide, is located on the crest of the hill which rises above the bay