In an era of Havana Syndrome paranoia, the US Embassy in Cuba is reimagined as a black box of communications that contests the opacity of government / civilian relations in the US and Cuba by redacting portions of the building to create pockets of on and offline connection. A plaque in the Anti-Imperialist Plaza across the street describes the presence of the US as a “bright shadow” - the project embodies this through an architecture in guarded retreat, opening itself to certain public activities while turning inwards to protect what is left in a shroud of increased communications and decreased physical occupation.