FIELD NOTES / HTI / Caribbean
Haiti
Fortified mass & independence monuments.
START WITH A PLACE
National History Park – Citadel, Sans Souci, Ramiers
The Citadel, Sans Souci and Ramiers were built in the early years of Haitian independence. Their architectural presence carries a political history of emancipation as well as a study of enclosure and monumental scale.
Read the source UNESCO World Heritage CentreA CLOSER LOOK
A study in mass and surface.
Compare the silhouette of the Citadel with the openings and terraces of the palace. How does each communicate power through mass and approach?
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)