FIELD NOTES / PAN / Central America
Panama
Coastal fortifications & harbour edges.
START WITH A PLACE
Fortifications on the Caribbean Side of Panama: Portobelo-San Lorenzo
Portobelo and San Lorenzo preserve fortifications built for Spanish transatlantic trade. Their siting connects walls, defensive geometry and the contours of Caribbean harbours.
Read the source UNESCO World Heritage CentreA CLOSER LOOK
A study in mass and surface.
Read a wall in relation to water and approach. How does the shape of the coastline redirect the geometry of a defensive enclosure?
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)