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Student papers of Christopher Platt, student at the Mackintosh School of Architecture, 1974-1981, and later Head of the Mackintosh School of Architecture Glasgow, Scotland Architecture
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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

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

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

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

Poster for drama productions

Coloured poster on a black background representing events from drama society, The Glasgow School of Art, from 25th to 28th February (mentioned with no year). Location is: Bourdon Assembly Hall, Renfrew Street. The productions are:

  • The Wedding (Bertholt Brecht),
  • The Bear (Anton Chekhov),
  • Edward & Agrippina (Rene de Obaldia),
  • The Stronger (August Strindberg).

Platt, Christopher

Art School from Pitt Street

Free hand sketch showing The Glasgow School of Art elevation from Pitt Street including some architectural descriptions, for example, the view of The Glasgow School of Art showing west side and part of south side and how different is was to the Neo-Classical buildings that were being built at the same time which belonged to where they originated in Italy and Greece whereas the Art School was designed with Scottish influences.

Platt, Christopher

Glasgow School of Art: Architectural details

Free hand sketch showing the stonework and railings detail. "This detail is similar to one used in the Scotland Street School which helps to reduce the effects of the wall being a barrier between the building and the onlooker".

Platt, Christopher

Royal Exchange Square

Free hand sketch showing some architectural details of Royal Exchange Square and describing the public circulation as:

  • Arch much grander and seemingly larger than other side,
  • View through Arch very exciting due to different colours of stones, some are greenery,
  • Buildings facing definite traffic route visible (Buchanan St.) where people are seen walking one way and the other unlike on this side of Arch where several roads meet and there is random movement.

Platt, Christopher

Evergreen Club: Plan & sections

Detail drawings on tracing paper for project 2 Evergreen Club. Plan and sections all in scale of 1:100. The floor plan shows room types, dimensions and furniture. Sections aa, bb, cc are all in details and include height dimensions, construction materials, and heating methods. Human figures are included to bring drawings to life. The design includes some facilities for disabled people.

Platt, Christopher

Evergreen Club: Section CC

Detail drawings on tracing paper for project 2 Evergreen Club section cc in scale of 1:20. Human figures and furniture are included to bring drawing to life. The design shows all the construction materials and details including:

  • Floor materials and construction method
  • Foundations
  • Roof materials and construction method
  • External and internal wall materials and construction method including windows openings
  • Heating system

Platt, Christopher

Scotland Street School, North Elevation

Free hand sketch showing the north elevation of Scotland Street School including some architectural descriptions, for example, "scale has been a major design factor in this building for children, windows diminish in height as they rise from the floor, and the wall has been set back to lessen the effect of three stories. Not every room in a building has the same height, each houses a different function and should be designed with that function in mind".

Platt, Christopher

Daylight effects on street: looking through North Court Royal Exchange from Royal Exchange Square

Free hand sketch showing the contrast between immediate shade and distant sunlit. Buildings invite you through the lane and rewards you at the other end with a street where you can check your bearings. Cobbles just past archway indicate lane running across path.

Platt, Christopher

Different kinds of Street's lightings

Free hand sketches showing different kinds of lighting on three different street at Glasgow:

  • Maxwell Street from Howard Street,
  • St. Enoch Car Park, Pedestrian Entrance view from inside,
  • St. Enoch Car Park, Pedestrian Entrance view from outside.

Platt, Christopher

Project 2/4 site analysis for Evergreen Club

Free hand drawing related to the site analysis for project 2 Evergreen Club showing the elevation to Rowallan Lane and church indicating the types of trees and grass, the types of materials of the surrounding buildings and their heights, and path slopes to give drainage.

Platt, Christopher

Evergreen Club: Elevations

Detail drawings on tracing paper for project 2 Evergreen Club elevations all in scale of 1:100 showing the front elevation facing east, the rear elevation facing west, and two side elevations facing south and north. Human figures are included to bring drawings to life. The design indicates how the club fits within the surrounding landscape.

Platt, Christopher

Material related to building details

Includes material for the study of different architectural details from different buildings in Glasgow and Bishopton. Building descriptions include elevations, daylight effects on different streets, buildings and their windows' scale, different kinds of lighting, and a farmhouse.

Platt, Christopher

Project 2/3 site analysis of Evergreen Club

Free hand drawing related to the site analysis for project 2 Evergreen Club showing the elevation to Naseby Avenue and tenements indicating the types of trees and grass, and the types of materials of the surrounding buildings and their heights.

Platt, Christopher

History essay

Material related to the writing of a history essay studying three Victorian buildings from Glasgow situated in the pedestrian precircuit area of Buchanan Street (No. 21-31, 106-112, and 123-129). It consists of 23 pages (with no binding) done in the form of hand writing with some photos and free hand sketches. The aim is to identify if there is any similarities among these buildings in terms of architectural façade styles and interior functional spaces.

Platt, Christopher

Daylight effects on street: Royal Bank Place

Free hand sketch describing Royal Bank Place as a peaceful space, very different from Royal Exchange Place (other side of arch) or Buchanan Street where there is either vehicular traffic or pedestrian traffic. Nothing invites you through the Arch except the sun.

Platt, Christopher

Project 2/2 site analysis for Evergreen Club

Free hand drawing on tracing paper showing the site plan for project 2 Evergreen Club identifying the natural environmental factors (sun path/during one day), with the north arrow to indicate wind direction, the names of the main roads surrounding the site, the types of trees and grass, infrastructure, and the types of materials within the site.

Platt, Christopher

Project 2/5 site analysis for Evergreen Club

Free hand drawing related to the site analysis for project 2 Evergreen Club showing the elevation to Marborough Avenue indicating the types of trees and grass, and the types of materials of the surrounding buildings and their heights.

Platt, Christopher

Sports council headquarters: Ground floor plan

Architectural drawing of the ground floor plan on tracing paper in scale 1:100 with free hand sketches in scale 1:200, showing the design of a sports council headquarters building in its final design stage. The ground floor consists of: sporting exhibition audio and visual displays, cafeteria, main entrance with vertical circulation, sports hall, and other services.

Platt, Christopher

Sports council headquarters: Large rolled sheet

Architectural drawing on a large rolled tracing paper including site plan, cross section, axonometric, and hinged elevational projection. The site plan is 1:500 showing the location of the new building and its position on the corner of the site. The cross section is in scale 1:100 showing the main functions for each floor and their connections to the outdoors through opened balconies. It also shows the main structural system. There are some spaces with double volume and looking down to the floor below. This large rolled sheet also includes a hinged elevational projection in scale 1:100, which is drawn as a panorama presenting the new building elevation and its position in the point of the existing buildings on Clyde Street and Bridgegate Street. It shows the contrast between the design traditional style of the existing building with their rich architectural details against the modern style design of the new building.

Platt, Christopher

Sports council headquarters: Design report

Studio design report related to a project to design a sports council headquarters. It is in a comb binding form, handwritten, and including information about design criteria like: zoning, structure, circulation and other strategic design criteria. It consists of 29 pages, some with free hand sketches.

Platt, Christopher

The Third Eye Centre: A side project

Architectural drawings on rolled greaseproof sheets to study the design of The Third Eye Centre in Glasgow as a side project which had been directed by the tutor of the third full-time year course. It consists of two sheets, a large rolled sheet, and a small rolled one. Greaseproof sheet has been used due to its cheap cost, stated by the architect.

Platt, Christopher

The Third Eye Centre: Large rolled sheet

Architectural drawings on a large rolled greaseproof sheet to study the design of The Third Eye Centre in Glasgow as a side project which is directed by the tutor of the third full-time year course. This large rolled sheet consists of the architectural drawing of the building's ground floor plan in scale 1:100 showing its main functional spaces. It also consists of an enlarged part of the ground floor taken from the front side of the building with its upper floor plan, both in scale 1:50. This sheet also includes a sectional perspective in scale 1:20 taken from cash desk booking focal point looking towards its both sides to upstairs floor. This drawing consists of several human figures with humourous comments to give a sense of the real life of this social space. The rolled sheet also includes a coloured drawing of the front façade in scale 1:20, where the architect coloured this drawing from the back of the sheet.

Platt, Christopher

Sociology essay

Material related to an essay submitted as part of sociology course in the form of comb binding with 15 handwritten pages. This paper studied the social life of people in the industrial era in the 19th and early 20th century from some of cities and towns across Britain. It addresses the development of both urban and suburban design associated with the style of massive house building programmes that accommodated immigrant factory employees.

Platt, Christopher

Sports council headquarters: Site analysis

Free hand sketch on tracing paper including the site analysis of sports council headquarters. The drawing is in scale 1:500 and shows the location for the building which is at Glasgow City Centre near Victoria Bridge, facing the Clyde River bank. This drawing analyses the mains roads and streets surroundings the site, pedestrian traffic to and from Glasgow Green focusing on the corner of the site to make used of the nice views from site, and the relationship of the building to the existing facades and its connection with the river view. It also indicates the North sign and addresses the prevailing winds from south west for the best environmental natural elements.

Platt, Christopher

The Third Eye Centre: a copy of entrance screen front façade

Copy of architectural drawing on a paper sheet showing the design of the plan and elevation of entrance screen of the Third Eye Centre, in scale 1:20. This material made by Boswell Mitchell & Johnston Architects & Planning Consultants in Feb 1975, and has a reference number of 954/33. It has been used by the architect to study the existing building before making the new changes.

Platt, Christopher

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