FIELD NOTES / SAU / Western Asia
Saudi Arabia
Najdi enclosures & an oasis edge.
START WITH A PLACE
At-Turaif District in ad-Dir'iyah
At-Turaif in ad-Dir’iyah preserves palaces and an urban ensemble associated with the early Saudi state. Its Najdi architectural forms are situated at the edge of an oasis.
Read the source UNESCO World Heritage CentreA CLOSER LOOK
A study in mass and surface.
Compare the enclosed palace mass with the openness of the oasis landscape. Follow the transition through walls, entrances and internal courts.
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)