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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

The Unitarian Church, "Frank Lloyd Wright - Architecture and space".

A drawing sheet consisting the external perspective view of the first Unitarian Church, Wisconsin, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, with some written information from his book "Architecture and Space":
'In this story I am God', a quotation which Peter Blake inserted in the back cover of the book as he wrote: 'As the lawgiver of Modern Architecture,' Blake added, 'He had been compared to Moses'.

Platt, Christopher

Le Krak Des Chevaliers

A free hand drawing of a simplified plan of Le Krak Des Chevaliers showing the main features and locations of the entry gateway, upper gateway, talus (a sloping wall), posterns (back doors), chapel, barbican (outer defence), and others. The written information focuses on the defence plan.

Platt, Christopher

Le Krak Des Chevaliers: fortress function

A free hand drawings of Le Krak Des Chevaliers views describing its fortress function. The eight-century old Krak stands high on a hill with steep cliffs on the east, west and north sides. the more gentle southern side is protected by a moat.

Platt, Christopher

The first Unitarian Church Wisconsin (1950)

A drawing sheet consisting the external perspective view of the first Unitarian Church, Wisconsin, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, with some written information describing the design of the church's roof as the peaked roof centrally depicts the function of the building and what goes on outside, that is hands clasped and raised in prayer.

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

Lindheimer Astronomical Research Centre

A free hand drawing consisting of the external view of Lindheimer Astronomical Research Centre at the North Western University, describing one of its telescopes in the 70 foot turrets which projected the heavens onto TV monitors.

Platt, Christopher

A brief of the basic design requirements

A written sheet including a brief of the basic design requirements including function, occupation, construction, and location. The most important design criterion is: "the building must blend in with the surrounding landscape as camouflage".

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: Section AA

A tracing paper including section AA crossing the dining and living room facing the north elevation. The drawing is in 1:50 scale and showing the details of the construction materials and the windmill at the roof with a description of how to use wind to produce electricity and stored in batteries where it is fed through the building.

Platt, Christopher

Bird watching station: Section BB

A tracing paper including section BB crossing the dining room, greenhouse and entrance facing the west elevation. The drawing is in 1:50 scale and shows the details of the construction materials and the windmill at the roof with a description of solar panels on the roof of the greenhouse.

Platt, Christopher

Old West Kirk, Greenock

Material created for summer project relating to the study of Old West Kirk at Greenock including free hand sketches showing window details, elevation from the corner of Campbell Street and Esplanade, with a description about the history of the building as it was built by Johnne Schaw AD. 1591, transferred from the original site and now occupied by Harland and Wolff's shipyard AD. 1926.

Platt, Christopher

Old West Kirk, Greenock, front elevation

Material created for summer project relating to the study of Old West Kirk at Greenock including free hand sketches showing front elevation, left hand elevation (right hand elevation is similar), plan of the main entrance, section through porch, and walls bricks' details.

Platt, Christopher

Old West Kirk, Greenock, The north window details

Material created for summer project relating to the study of the north window of The Old West Kirk at Greenock including drawings of the plan, section, inside elevation, and outside elevation, all are in scale of 1:20.
This window built by Johnne Schaw in AD.1591 and transferred to present site in AD.1926.

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

Houses in Bishopton: Elevations

Free hand sketches showing west and north elevations of farmhouse in Bishopton describing it as a nicely scaled cottage. Details of different types of widows housed three different functions, and window detail with Art Nouveau stained glass in cottage door.

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

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