FIELD NOTES / UZB / Central Asia
Uzbekistan
Brick walls & courtyard thresholds.
START WITH A PLACE
Itchan Kala
Itchan Kala is the enclosed inner town of Khiva. Its brick perimeter, mosques, madrasas and palaces form a dense ensemble shaped by an oasis settlement’s position on caravan routes.
Read the source UNESCO World Heritage CentreA CLOSER LOOK
A study in units and repetition.
Read the wall, gate and courtyard as three successive depths. How does each opening change the sense of 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.
Slip white#eee9dfoklch(0.935 0.014 84.584)
Clay body#c6a389oklch(0.740 0.055 58.377)
Fired earth#a0543eoklch(0.532 0.106 36.996)
Glaze blue#487580oklch(0.534 0.052 214.983)
Kiln ink#302d31oklch(0.302 0.008 317.719)