FIELD NOTES / TUN / Northern Africa
Tunisia
Stone columns & mosque courtyards.
START WITH A PLACE
Kairouan
Kairouan’s architectural heritage includes the Great Mosque and its columns of marble and porphyry. Repetition, courtyard space and changes in material distinguish parts of the religious ensemble.
Read the source UNESCO World Heritage CentreA CLOSER LOOK
A study in mass and surface.
Compare the rhythm of a colonnade with the open courtyard beside it. How does a repeated vertical element turn light into a spatial measure?
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)