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Material created during Christopher Platt's third year of studies including part time projects relating to architectural design, details and analysis.

Material related to studying examples of living with the river such as a lake dwellings from Japan, Kohama 6000 B.C describing the strategic reasons behind the design of such community dwellings. All the drawings are freehand sketches on tracing paper showing the site plans from an iron age village addressing the way to reach these dwellings from mainland by canoes. Another example of living with the river is the pile dwellings or the Saigon Shacks where they built on piles raised above the water because there is not enough room on the mainland for more houses.

Third Year Part Time material, featuring two essays.

Third Year Part Time material, featuring two projects.

Material related to studying cars. The architect chose the Hillman Hunter 1977 to study the existing model, its plans, elevations and sections in scale 1:20. All drawings are freehand sketches on greaseproof paper. The aim was to analyse the manufacturing design and how the recent model had been developed to create more comfortable space and improve car shell and body elements like dashboard, steering wheel, and storage. The drawing sheet has been folded vertically.

A copy of the ground floor plan showing the architectural details that the architect did for his summer project, second year.

A photograph taken by the architect showing the front view of the coach house from the main road (Eldon Street). The coach house's layout is on a diagonal position giving the front elevation and the other side elevation a good angle to face the main road traffic.

A tracing paper drawing showing the architectural details of the upper floor plan in scale 1:50, showing the functional spaces including: coach house, stables, coachman's living room, coachman's bedroom, bathroom, sorting/store room and hayloft.

A tracing paper drawing showing the architectural details of the north-west elevation and south-west elevation in scale 1:50, showing the external views of the building with finishing materials. The north west elevation gives an idea of the original outdoor building view before adding the corrugated sheets as mentioned on the ground floor plan. Black ink is used to render the building lines and window shades, while Zip-a-Tone has been used to render shadows created by the different levels of the external building's parts.

A copy of the upper floor plan showing the architectural details that the architect did for his summer project, second year.

A copy of sections BB and CC showing the architectural details that the architect did for his summer project, second year. The original title stated it as sections AA & BB, but the drawings show sections BB and CC.

Material related to the summer project, second year studying the design of a coach house at 47 Eldon Street, Greenock. It includes survey notes, photos taken by the architect, architectural detail drawings and copies. Present owners at the time of creation this series is Argyll & Clyde Health Board.

12 cartridge paper sheets including free hand sketches of the coach house ground floor plan, upper floor plan, section CC, section BB, section AA, N.W elevation, N.E elevation, S.W elevation, S.E elevation, and several architectural details including gate, window, and cast iron fireplace. Although these drawings are all free hand sketches, they also include details of the entire building's dimensions and materials used indoors and outdoors.

A photograph taken by the architect focusing on the left side of the front elevation to see the linearity of this side comparing with the pitch-roof on the right hand side.

A tracing paper drawing showing the architectural details of the ground floor plan in scale 1:50, showing the functional spaces including: coach house, stables, coachman's living room, and coachman's kitchen/dining room. A dotted line on the north west side shows the position where a line of corrugated sheets are added later.

A tracing paper drawing showing the architectural details of sections BB and CC in scale 1:50, showing the interior spaces, finishing materials, structural system and construction methods. Section BB shows the stables and the hayloft, and section CC shows the coach house and sorting/store room. The original title stated it as section AA & BB, but the drawings are of sections BB and CC.

A tracing paper drawing showing the architectural details of the south-east elevation and north-east elevations in scale 1:50, showing the external views of the building with finishing materials. Black ink is used to render the building lines and window shades, while Zip-a-Tone has been used to render shadows created by the different levels of the external building's parts.

A tracing paper drawing showing the architectural details of the sectional perspective AA in scale 1:50, showing the interior spaces, finishing materials, structural system and construction methods. The left hand side of the building includes the stables and the hayloft showing the way the architect tries to address the connection between these functional spaces in a sectional perspective.

A copy of the sectional perspective showing the architectural details that the architect did for his summer project, second year.

A copy of south-east & north-east elevations showing the architectural details that the architect did for his summer project, second year.

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.

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.

Material created for Project 2, Second Year including site analysis, architectural drawings, plans, elevations, sections and other details.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

Materials related to project 6 to design St. Ninian's episcopal church at Isle of Whithorn includes:

• location plan, scale 1:2500
• plan, roof plan, sections AA, BB, CC, and DD, all in scale 1:100.

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.

Includes material to study the development of the bay window from different historical buildings covering different periods of time.

Material created during Christopher Platt's second year of studies including projects relating to architectural design, building construction, design drawing and analysis, and summer project.
Part time year tutor: Bill Paterson

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.

Material created for Project 1, Second Year including a description sheet about the products used at the exhibition, 1st submission, architectural drawings, plans, elevations, sections and other details.

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.

Architectural drawing on a tracing paper presenting section across the floors of the exhibition stand project in scale of 1:20, including the details of the construction structure and martials used, furniture, and figures. The total height of the building is 9.3 m.

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.

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.

A copy from detail drawings for project 2 Evergreen Club section cc in scale of 1:20 with examiner notes especially on construction details.

Free hand coloured detail drawings for different types of walls which all formed "a boundary between gardens or parks and the pavement". The aim of these drawings is to study the types and methods of using the local materials in Scottish and English vernacular buildings.