FIELD NOTES / CUB / Caribbean
Cuba
Arcades, balconies & inner courts.
START WITH A PLACE
Old Havana and its Fortification System
Old Havana brings civic monuments together with houses organized around arcades, balconies and courtyards. These repeated thresholds connect street life with shaded domestic interiors.
Read the source UNESCO World Heritage CentreA CLOSER LOOK
A study in mass and surface.
Trace the sequence from arcade to doorway to courtyard. Where does an edge provide shelter while remaining visually open?
An editorial observation prompt, grounded in the reference above.
WORKING COLOUR
A palette to begin with.
Five editorial tones for this surface family. Use them as a starting point for a study; they are not measured samples from the site.
Limestone paper#eee7d8oklch(0.929 0.021 85.945)
Warm sediment#c6ad86oklch(0.760 0.060 78.678)
Earth ochre#a36545oklch(0.568 0.092 47.550)
Weathered slate#657d79oklch(0.569 0.029 184.084)
Carbon ink#282b2boklch(0.286 0.004 196.917)