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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.

A free hand drawings consisting of some details of Camellia house and grounds: Culzean.

A free hand drawings consisting of the longitudinal section and plan.

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.

A tracing paper showing the site plan of Alisa Craig where the design will be built. The drawing is in 1:100 scale.

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.

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.

A tracing paper consisting of the north and south elevations. The drawing is in 1:50 scale and showing the finishing materials and colours.

A tracing paper consisting of the east and west elevations. The drawing is in 1:50 scale and showing the finishing materials and colours.

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.

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".

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.

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.

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.

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:

• Site plan scale 1:200
• Lower plan scale 1:100
• Upper plan scale 1:100
• Section AA and BB scale 1:100.

Architectural drawings on tracing paper representing the final submission of the weaver's house project on Colonsay. The paper includes drawings of axonometric sections.

Architectural drawing on tracing paper showing part of an enlarged plan, in scale 1:50, from the upper lounge and gallery corner of the graduation hall for Strathclyde University, where the cross section in the previous item has been taken. For presentation purposes, this sheet has been drawn to be attached below the item on the right hand side to complete the whole presentation panorama. The enlarged scale allows the architect to create as much architectural details of the structural elements and construction system. This drawing comes with no materials indicated.
This sheet also includes the upper part of the enlarged section which will present the fifth item of the lower part on the left hand side of this whole panorama.

A brief paper of the products used at the exhibition including: sheeting, tubes, claddings (external), aircraft wings (solid Aluminium Alloy), ironmongery (Alloy), foil, gutters, and pipes. The other side of the paper showing the properties of Aluminium: behaviour under fire, rust, and weight.

Scrapbook featuring material collected throughout Christopher Platt's study at The Mackintosh School of Architecture including different articles, photos, and subjects from different magazines, like: The New York Times Magazine, Observer Magazine, The Sunday Times, Telegraph Sunday Magazine, and other resources. It also includes some free-hand sketches.

Two vertical sections showing how the light entered the temple, one through the doorways, the second through the skylight.

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.

Free hand sketch of an axonometric view from the window perspective point showing how the interior design meets the space requirement.

Free hand sketch of an axonometric view from the desk perspective point showing how the interior design meets the space requirement.

Tracing paper showing two elevations from the desk position: Elevation A, and Elevation B.

Tracing paper showing the final proposed plan of the study bedroom and its axonometric view that meets all the required design criteria.

Construction drawings showing the details of:

• Two methods of supporting the floor joists of a raised timber floor,
• Two methods of supporting the joists of an upper timber floor.

A free hand drawings consisting of the external views of:

• Gunnenheim Museum building,
• Houseboat.

A free hand drawing consisting of the external view of an old barn describing its unusually shaped roof dominating the fields standing in like some giant armadillo.

Free hand sketch showing farmhouses in Bishopton facing the east describing the gap between the right hand cluster of building and the left hand cluster of buildings, filled by the farmhouse giving it the most important position and forming the third side of the courtyard.

Free hand sketch showing the ground floor plan in progress representing the second attempt to improve the design idea showing more details and rearranging the functional spaces and furniture accordingly.

Free hand sketch showing the ground floor plan in scale 1:100 representing the third attempt to develop the weaver's workshop design.

Free hand sketches showing the upper floor plan in scale 1:100 representing the third attempt to develop the weaver's house upper plan including more details with the roof plan. The sheet includes the drawing of the elevation looking east according to the new edition of the floor plans.

Architectural drawings on cartridge paper represents the final submission of the weaver's house project at Colonsay. The paper includes drawings of four elevations (north view, east view, west view, and south view). All drawing are in scale 1:100, showing the finishing materials used on the building exterior elevations.

Architectural photos on a cartridge paper representing the final submission of the weaver's house project on Colonsay. The paper includes four photos of a 3D model, described as:

• "View looking towards entrance"
• "Elevation facing prevailing wind"
• "Courtyard side"
• "Interior view showing double height work space & sleeping gallery".

Drawings of the construction of a brick house on greaseproof paper showing the cross section of the brick house in scale 1:50 and enlarge sections of external door jamb and window jamb details in scale 1:5. It also includes a perspective looking north.

Architectural drawing on a rolled greaseproof sheet to study the design of the front elevation of The Third Eye Centre, in scale 1:20. This drawing seems to be the first sketch as an attempt to present the main features of the façade. This sheet has been coloured from the back. The changes the architect made can be easily distinguished from the final submission shown within the large rolled sheet.

Architectural drawing on tracing paper showing part of a cross section, in scale 1:50, from the right hand side of the graduation hall for Strathclyde University. For presentation purposes, this sheet has been drawn to be attached to the previous item to complete the elevation/section panorama. The enlarged scale allows the architect to create as much architectural details as this design stage presents the technical study. This drawing comes with no materials indicated, but the drawing is coloured.

Architectural drawing on tracing paper showing an enlarged cross section, in scale 1:20, of the graduation hall for Strathclyde University. It includes the whole construction details for: pitched roof construction, internal ceiling to main hall, flat roof construction, external walls, cavity blockwork, typical internal wall finish, upper floor - upper lounge, ground floor - circulation area under gallery, and ground floor - hall floor. For presentation purposes, this sheet has been drawn to be attached below the third item on the left hand side to complete the whole presentation panorama.

Architectural drawing on tracing paper showing isometric section, in scale 1:20, of the roof structure of the graduation hall for Strathclyde University. It includes the whole construction details for the central area of the hall's roof including the skylights. This sheet also shows the design of the heating system including the warm air input presented in red , and the extract air presenting in blue. For presentation purposes, this sheet has been drawn to be attached below the fourth item on the right hand side to complete the whole presentation panorama. Note: the roof structure comes with scale 1:100, the correct and actual scale shown in this drawing is 1:20.

Copy of architectural drawing on a paper sheet showing the main indoor spaces of the ground floor plan of the Third Eye Centre, in scale 1:20. This material has no reference number, however, it seems that it comes from the same source of the previous item (Boswell Mitchell & Johnston Architects & Planning Consultants in Feb 1975). It has been used by the architect to study the existing building before making the new changes.

Copy of architectural drawing on a paper sheet showing a cross section of the Third Eye Centre, in scale 1:20. This material has no reference number, however, it seems that it comes from the same source of the item DC 121/5/4/3 (Boswell Mitchell & Johnston Architects & Planning Consultants in Feb 1975). It has been used by the architect to study the existing building before making the new changes.

Titled "The Foreign Influence on Scottish Architecture of the 16th and 17th Centuries". Completed in May 1937. Contains 74 pages. Includes typewritten pages and various drawn images throughout of architectural elements. Seems to have teacher pencil corrections throughout. "DORIC" exterior front bottom right.

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.

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

A tracing paper showing the plan and elevations of the proposed study bedroom at Mc Alpine Studio, Hill Street, Glasgow.

Construction drawings showing the details of part of a concrete floor finished with wood strips, galvanised pressed steel clip, view of end of T.&G. strip.

Construction drawing showing the details of a raised timber floor in an axonometric view.