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A copy of the architectural drawings related to "A family house in the style of Richard Meier, Structural arrangement" sheet.

Material created during Christopher Platt's third year of studies including the part time (C3) repeated year projects relating to architectural design, detail drawing and analysis.
Part time year tutor: Derek Simpson.

Drawings of the construction of a brick house on greaseproof paper showing an enlarged section through roof and window, and section through floors, door and foundation all in scale 1:5.

Material related to studying the work of Richard Meier including architectural drawings of some of his private projects as well as written information about his career and firms he worked with. All on greaseproof paper using Rotring drawing ink pens. In the written information, Platt studied Richard Meier's career related to the firms he worked with, such as:

• American monumental tradition: Mies Van Der Rohe, Philip Johnson, Eero Saarinen, and Skidmore and their relations to Le Corbusier
• Walter Gropius and other architects from the post war generation
• The New York Five: Peter Eisenman, Michael Graves, John Hejduk, and Gwathmey & Siegel.

The aim of this study is to address the priorities taken from Le Corbusier's private buildings: clarity & expression of structure, vertical circulation as a major design element, use of double height living spaces, and natural influence.
Then, the architect moved to study some examples from Richard Meier's houses, like: Smith house, Saltzman house, and Shamberg house. The architect aimed to address the priorities used in all houses, for example: definition of public and private spaces, open space revealed by entry through closed space, and many other issues.

Material related to studying a family house designed by Richard Meier including architectural drawings on greaseproof paper using Rotring drawing ink pens. The architectural drawings consist of: ground floor plan, first floor plan, second floor plan, and roof plan, all in scale 1:100. These drawings show the functional spaces and horizontal and vertical circulations.

Material related to studying a family house designed by Richard Meier including architectural drawings on tracing paper using Rotring drawing ink pens. The architectural drawings consist of: cross section the building scale 1:20, and cross section and plan of curtain wall scale 1:5. The aim of such detailed drawings is to study the construction methods, main structure elements (steel columns), sub-structure elements using timber studs, and finishing materials.

Material related to studying a family house designed by Richard Meier including architectural detail drawings on tracing paper using Rotring drawing ink pens. The architectural drawings consist of: section & plan through typical opening scale 1:5, section of column and beam (1st & 2nd floors) scale 1:10, section through glazed vault, section through walkway floor scale 1:5, section through cantilevered roof floor scale 1:10, section & plan through steel column scale 1:5. The aim of such detailed drawings is to study the construction methods that shaped the form of the house.

Material related to studying a family house designed by Richard Meier including architectural detail drawings on tracing paper using Rotring drawing ink pens. The architectural drawings consist of: foundation plan, floor plans scale 1:200, elevations (west, east, south, and north) scale 1:200, and cut-away isometric view scale 1:100. The aim of such detailed drawings is to study the structural arrangement, from foundation to roof, the structural grid of the steel columns and timber beams and how the mechanical services aligned within the structural system.

A second copy of the architectural drawings related to "A family house in the style of Richard Meier, Detailed section" sheet with some notes from the tutor.

Material related to studying a family house designed by Richard Meier including architectural drawings on greaseproof paper using Rotring drawing ink pens. The architectural drawings consist of: site plane scale 1:500, axonometric view scale 1:200, and drawings related to the building analysis of the site, programme, structure, circulation, enclosure, and entrance, all in scale 1:500.

A second copy of the architectural drawings related to "A family house in the style of Richard Meier, Details" sheet with some notes from the tutor.

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.

A copy of the architectural drawings related to "A family house in the style of Richard Meier, Detailed section".

A second copy of the architectural drawings related to "A family house in the style of Richard Meier, Structural arrangement " sheet.

Drawings related to the project.

Material related to designing an apartment including architectural details, furniture, fitments and finishes. This series started from sheet number 2 and it seems that sheet number 1 referred to site plan drawings but this is not included.

Architectural details on tracing paper related to the design of selected fixtures, furniture, and construction methods, including: plans, sections and elevations. The aim of such drawings is to show how the furniture and fitments are attached to the construction materials.

Detail drawings of the construction of a brick house. A group project by Christopher Platt with four other students: Leong, Tam, Jim, and Roger (no surnames given). The other students' surnames as: Cheng Leong Lee, Tam Brady, Jim Baird. Despite the fact that it is a group project, this series consists of two items created by the architect.

Material related to the work of Richard Meier studying his architectural style from private and public buildings on greaseproof sheets, and architectural drawing details on tracing paper, as well as copies of architectural drawing details marked by the tutor with comments and notes.

Architectural details on cartridge paper related to the design of selected furniture and fitments including copies of the perspective sections (created by the architect) with photos taken from furniture company magazines such as Interlubke, Habitat, Carron Co., Armitage Shanks, and Thonet Freischwinger. The aim of this activity is to show that the student learned how to make use of the furniture and fitments available on the market at the time of designing the apartment project.

Architectural details on cartridge paper related to the selected finishing materials used on the design of the sitting area and dining area, bathroom and bedroom including copies of the perspective sections (created by the architect) with samples of the materials, as:

• sitting area and dining area: birch panelling, Cramond upholstery fabric, Murasuede wall fabric, and Interland cord carpet.
• bathroom: birch panelling, deep pile carpet, ceramic tile, and painted timber.
• bedroom: birch panelling, deep pile carpet, painted timber, and Armitage + Rhodes upholstery fabric.

Architectural drawings on a tracing paper in scale 1:50 related to the design of an apartment including:

• floor plan of hotel suite consisting of four zones: bedroom, sitting area, dining area, and bathroom;
• four perspective sections through bedroom & sitting area, sitting area & dinning area, dining area & bathroom, and bathroom & bedroom.

All the drawing are in full detail showing furniture and finishing materials.

Drawings related to project.

Drawings related to project.

Drawings related to project.

Job files and drawings relating to alterations at the Halt Bar.

Job files, images, drawings and plans relating to the project.

Job files, photographs, and architectural drawings and plans related to Benside House project, Stornoway.

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Job files related to the project.

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.

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.

Drawings related to project.

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.

Third Year Part Time material, featuring two essays.