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
Material created for Project 3, First Year which relates to the history and design of The Glasgow School of Art building. Six Drawing and presentation sheets of architectural floor plans, elevations, and details.
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
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
Material created for Project 4, First Year which relates to the analysis of selected objects, a new idea for uninhabited building, photograph analysis.
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
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
Bird watching station: North and South elevations
A tracing paper consisting of the north and south elevations. The drawing is in 1:50 scale and showing the finishing materials and colours.
Platt, Christopher
Bird watching station: East and West elevations
A tracing paper consisting of the east and west elevations. The drawing is in 1:50 scale and showing the finishing materials and colours.
Platt, Christopher
Material related to the First Year summer project which involved studying two different buildings in Greenock.
Platt, Christopher
Material created for summer project relating to YWCA building at 1 Houston, Greenock including tracing paper showing drawing details of the building's plan, section, and elevations, all are in scale of 1:20.
Platt, Christopher
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
Free hand sketch showing some architectural details of Royal Exchange Square and describing the public circulation as:
Platt, Christopher
Material related to Project 2: Evergreen Club
Material created for Project 2, Second Year including site analysis, architectural drawings, plans, elevations, sections and other details.
Platt, Christopher
Evergreen Club: Site plan and landscaping
Detail drawing on tracing paper for project 2 Evergreen Club site plan and landscaping in scale of 1:500 showing the North sign, main roads and the surrounding buildings.
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: Front elevation
Detail drawings on tracing paper for project 2 Evergreen Club front elevations in scale of 1:50. Human figures are included to bring drawing to life. The design indicates how the club fits within the surrounding landscape.
Platt, Christopher
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:
Platt, Christopher
Free hand coloured drawings for different vernacular buildings in Scotland and England: Greenock, Fife, and Cumbria. The aim of these drawings is to study and understand the materials used at that type of buildings which are locally produced and manually built establishing Scottish vernacular building style.
Platt, Christopher
Weaver's workshop: Ground floor, 2nd submission
Free hand sketches showing the ground floor plan of the selected design idea including the main access to the site, wind direction, and North signal. This drawing represents the second stage of the development design process.
Platt, Christopher
Weaver's workshop: Upper floor plan, 3rd submission
Free hand sketch showing the upper floor plan in scale 1:100 representing the third attempt to develop the weaver's workshop design especially issues related to the staircase position and the spatial arrangement of the two bedrooms and bathroom.
Platt, Christopher
Weaver's workshop: Final design submission
Architectural drawings on cartridge paper represents the final submission of the weaver's house project on Colonsay. All in full details including furniture, levels, staircase, services, interior materials as well as the construction methods and materials. The paper includes drawings of:
Platt, Christopher
Weaver's workshop: Sections, final design submission
Architectural drawings on tracing paper representing the final submission of the weaver's house project on Colonsay. The paper includes drawings of axonometric sections.
Platt, Christopher
Project 4: St. Ninian's episcopal church, Isle of Whithorn, elevations
Materials related to project 6 to design St. Ninian's episcopal church at Isle of Whithorn includes:
These architectural drawings are on cartridge paper show designs for a small project using vernacular construction methods and materials in a new way. The architect's idea is to use stone material to build thick walls with curved corners supporting a wood panelled roof which gives a design a sense of harmony with the surrounding landscape.
Platt, Christopher
Material related to history study
Includes material to study the development of the bay window from different historical buildings covering different periods of time.
Platt, Christopher
The coach house, 47 Eldon Street, Greenock: photograph
A photograph taken by the architect showing the front view of the coach house from the main road (Eldon Street), showing the Health Board Headquarters building situated on top of the hill above the coach house.
Platt, Christopher
The coach house, 47 Eldon Street, Greenock: a copy of the ground floor plan
A copy of the ground floor plan showing the architectural details that the architect did for his summer project, second year.
Platt, Christopher