FIELD NOTES / OMN / Western Asia
Oman
Unbaked brick & stone foundations.
START WITH A PLACE
Bahla Fort
Bahla Fort’s walls and towers combine unbaked brick with stone foundations. The fort belongs to an oasis setting and records the political influence of the Banu Nebhan.
Read the source UNESCO World Heritage CentreA CLOSER LOOK
A study in mass and surface.
Draw the junction between the foundation and the earthen wall above. Compare the visual weight of a continuous wall with the vertical emphasis of a tower.
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)