Drawing 1, Location 1, Stehekin-Central Washington
- DC 121/1/1/1
- Item
- Sep 1974-May 1975
Site map. Free hand sketch shows some features of the vernacular houses including information of the heating and lighting elements.
Platt, Christopher
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Drawing 1, Location 1, Stehekin-Central Washington
Site map. Free hand sketch shows some features of the vernacular houses including information of the heating and lighting elements.
Platt, Christopher
Drawing 2, Location 1, Stehekin-Central Washington
Free hand sketches of buildings facades of Stehekin School. Details about design-awareness of the outdoor natural environmental elements and their impacts on the indoor built environment.
Platt, Christopher
Drawing 4, Location 2, The Clyde Valley
Free hand sketches of the Site map of The Clyde Valley, showing its major Towns and Industries.
Platt, Christopher
Drawing 5, Glasgow: A brief history
Free hand sketches of some of Glasgow's building facades, including Glasgow Cathedral, Tenements, and Multi-storey flats. The drawing gives some architectural details and historical information, especially comparing their external appearance.
Platt, Christopher
Drawing 2, Location of The Parthenon
Free hand sketch showing the location of the Parthenon where it was erected on the Acropolis.
Platt, Christopher
Drawing 4, The Parthenon: Architectural Details
Architectural details of the exterior column showing the basic elements.
Platt, Christopher
Drawing 6, The Parthenon: A brief history
Free hand sketch showing two outline perspectives of the Parthenon with a brief history of the Parthenon. Timeline starting from the 6th century to1831 consists of 6 stages:
6th century: converted to Christian church
A.D. 1204: became Latin church
A.D. 1456: converted onto mosque
A.D. 1687: damage by shell during capture of Athens by Venetians
A.D. 1688: Athens restored to Turks and Parthenon suffered in their hands
1831: sculptures removed to British Museum.
Platt, Christopher
Sheet 2, The Glasgow School of Art, South Elevation
The Glasgow School of Art south elevation drawn as it was in 1910, without any written information about the architect, the history of the building.
Platt, Christopher
Drawing 3, Location 2, The Clyde Valley
Free hand sketches of The Clyde Valley, showing its major roads, rivers, and railways describing Glasgow as a Nodal City.
Platt, Christopher
Drawing 6, Glasgow: Selected Features
Free hand sketch site map of The City of Glasgow showing some selected features including their icons and indexes.
The drawing focuses on the most comprehensive development areas: Townhead, Anderston Cross, Gorbals, and Govan.
Platt, Christopher
Drawing 1, The development of The Greek Temple
Different shapes of Temple's Floor Plans showing the development of the basic layout of the Peripteral Temple of the Parthenon
Platt, Christopher
Drawing 3, The Parthenon: Plan and Elevation
Free hand sketch showing the floor Plan and the East Elevation of the Parthenon.
Platt, Christopher
Sheet 1, The Glasgow School of Art, North Elevation
The Glasgow School of Art north elevation as it drawn as it was in 1910, without any written information about the architect, the history of the building.
Platt, Christopher
Sheet 3, The Glasgow School of Art, West and East Elevations
West elevation: drawn from a contract drawing of 1907 re-design of the original 1896 and altered by architect amending doorway, architrave, and corbels.
East elevation: drawing shows the building as built originally planned except for slight modifications.
Platt, Christopher
Drawing 5, The Parthenon: Method of Lighting
Two vertical sections showing how the light entered the temple, one through the doorways, the second through the skylight.
Platt, Christopher
Sheet 4, The Glasgow School of Art, Floor Plans
Presentation sheet including copies of floor plan drawings and a photo of the east staircase at first-floor level. No references included.
Platt, Christopher
Sheet 5, The Glasgow School of Art, Wrought Iron Features
The presentation sheet includes photos of some wrought iron features with descriptions about the functional and aesthetics values of using such features as they were attached to the windows, above the main entrance, and balcony railings. Photos' references are unknown.
Platt, Christopher
Drawing 3, Analysis of a spoon
Free hand sketch of two types of spoon: soup spoon, and teaspoon. Details and dimensions show the differences between the two types in appearance, weight, and performance. A description of the preferred materials is provided as well.
Platt, Christopher
A tracing paper showing the typical day "A day in the life", consists of two charts: one for the day-time activities and the other for the night-time activities.
Platt, Christopher
Free hand sketches of space requirements showing the furniture dimensions and the space around them to meet the movement and functional standard.
Platt, Christopher
Tracing paper showing two elevations from the bed position: Elevation A, and Elevation B.
Platt, Christopher
Construction homework exercise 1: Foundations 1
Construction drawing in details for different types of foundations: Strip foundation, Narrow foundation, Brick foundation.
Platt, Christopher
Construction homework exercise 1: Foundations 2
Construction drawing in details for different types of foundations 2: Foundation with brick footings and concrete base, Short bored piles.
Platt, Christopher
Construction homework exercise 1: Foundations 3
Schematic cross-section of the Acropolis showing that the Parthenon does not perch on the exact summit of the Acropolis rock but is raised aloft on a huge foundation of invisible masonry.
Platt, Christopher
Construction homework exercise 1: Foundations 4
Free hand sketch of the Parthenon substructure showing the cross-section at east end.
Platt, Christopher
Sheet 6, The Glasgow School of Art, Wrought Iron Features
The presentation sheet includes photos of some main features of the library such: pendant cluster of pierced metal lampshades, the construction of the coffered ceiling pillars and balusters. Photos' references are unknown.
Platt, Christopher
Free hand sketch of two types of fork: carved fork, and a modern table fork. Details and dimensions shown the differences between the two types in appearance, weight, and performance. A description of the preferred materials is provided as well.
Platt, Christopher
Drawing 4, A converted church: Good idea for a new home
Free hand sketch of an external perspective of an uninhabited church. A description of the original state of the church and the contrast between the Gothic windows with their ecclesiastical feel and the new dormer ones.
Platt, Christopher
A4 and A5 papers showing the required data for the all suggested activities inside the study bedroom including the environmental factors, and the space criteria.
Platt, Christopher
Design criteria: "The eight proposals"
A tracing paper showing the eight proposals from the Design criteria.
1- Thou shalt have thy sleeping/recreational space away from thy work space
2- Thou shalt have some plant life in thy study bedroom
3- Thou shalt have a wash hand basin near some natural light
4- Thou shalt have storage to lay A1 sheets flat
5- Thy study/writing space must be attached to and lower down than thy drawing space
6- Thy bed must not be opposite an open door
7- Thou shalt have facilities for an electric kettle
8- Thou shalt have shelving above the bed and the drawing/study space
Platt, Christopher
Tracing paper contains three activities resources:
Working: drawing, writing, reading, sketching
Relaxing: reading, watching TV, listening to radio, entertaining
Living: sleeping, washing, etc.
Platt, Christopher
Drawing 1, Analysis of a knife
Free hand sketch of two types of knives: fish knife, and bread knife. Details and dimensions show the differences between the two types in functions, weight, sharpness and edges.
Platt, Christopher
Drawing 6, Photograph analysis 2
Three photographs from the converted church.
Photograph 1: the upper hall landing converted to a space for work
Photograph 2: shows the main bedroom furniture
Photograph 3: shows the bedroom furniture
Platt, Christopher
Plan and elevations as existing of the proposed study bedroom
A tracing paper showing the plan and elevations of the proposed study bedroom at Mc Alpine Studio, Hill Street, Glasgow.
Platt, Christopher
Drawing 5, Photograph analysis 1
Three photographs from the converted church.
Photograph 1: analyses the interior design describing the furniture against the colours and textures of the background.
Photograph 2: describes the contrast between the chapel's original Gothic windows to the room upstairs which are lighted by the dormers.
Photograph 3: describes the setting room and the wrought iron staircase specially ordered from a Glasgow foundry.
Platt, Christopher
Free hand sketch of an axonometric view from the window perspective point showing how the interior design meets the space requirement.
Platt, Christopher
Free hand sketch of an axonometric view from the desk perspective point showing how the interior design meets the space requirement.
Platt, Christopher
Tracing paper showing two elevations from the desk position: Elevation A, and Elevation B.
Platt, Christopher
Proposed plan and axonometric view 3
Tracing paper showing the final proposed plan of the study bedroom and its axonometric view that meets all the required design criteria.
Platt, Christopher
Construction homework exercise 2: Floors 1
Construction drawings showing the details of:
Platt, Christopher
Construction homework exercise 3: Roofs
Construction drawings showing the details of timber trusses.
Platt, Christopher
The first Unitarian Church, Wisconsin (1950)
A free hand drawing consisting the external perspective view of the first Unitarian Church, Wisconsin, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright describing the construction materials used on the exterior walls which gave the building an organic look.
Platt, Christopher
A free hand drawing consisting the external view of the Mushroom house at La Jolla, describing its windows' frames as seascape, a 320 foot funicular-type elevator gives access to the town above and ensures privacy.
Platt, Christopher
Camellia house, Culzean Castle
A free hand drawings consisting of some details of Camellia house and grounds: Culzean.
Platt, Christopher
A free hand drawings consisting of the longitudinal section and plan.
Platt, Christopher
Great pyramid of Cheops: Gizth
A free hand drawings consisting of the Great pyramid of Cheops showing a cross section of the pyramid and details of the Lotus bud and Papyrus capital.
Platt, Christopher
Bird watching station: Site plan at Ailsa Craig
A tracing paper showing the site plan of Alisa Craig where the design will be built. The drawing is in 1:100 scale.
Platt, Christopher
Bird watching station: First floor plan
A tracing paper showing the first floor plan of the design of the building. The drawing is in 1:50 scale and including the spaces and rooms and details of the walls and windows, steps, staircase, and furniture.
Platt, Christopher
Bird watching station: Thrid floor plan
A tracing paper showing the third floor plan of the design of the building. The drawing is in 1:50 scale and including the main space of the observatory and darkroom with the details of the walls and windows, staircase, and furniture.
Platt, Christopher
Construction homework exercise 2: Floors 4
Construction drawings in axonometric view showing the details of:
Platt, Christopher