Design Student Guide to Sant Pau - Field Notes and Sketches

Field notes are where travel turns into method.

What to document first

• Plan logic (how parts connect)
• Material logic (why these materials)
• Human logic (how people move and pause)

Sketch sequence

1. 60-second massing sketch
2. 3-minute façade rhythm sketch
3. 5-minute detail study (tile, ironwork, or window)

Note-taking table

Submission-ready checklist

• One site diagram
• Three detail sketches
• One paragraph synthesis
• One critical question for future research

Final note

At Sant Pau, drawing is not a souvenir; it is analysis.