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Ayrshire, Scotland
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The final design project: Bird watching station

Material related to final project which was to design a bird watching station including tracing papers showing the drawings of the site plan, floor plans, sections, and elevations all in details. The material in this series was originally stapled together. Staples have been removed.

Platt, Christopher

Papers of James Black Fulton, architect, student at The Glasgow School of Art, Scotland, and Director of The Glasgow School of Architecture, Scotland

  • DC 017
  • Collection
  • 1909-1912

The papers listed here are the records of three private commissions undertaken by James Fulton between 1909 and 1912, while he was resident in London. The papers include correspondence with the clients, builders and tradesmen. There are rough plans only for the house for F. Hall Gibson, who appears to have been a friend of Fulton's family.

Fulton, James Black

Papers and photographs of William Meldrum, artist, student at The Glasgow School of Art, Scotland

  • DC 120
  • Collection
  • c1880s-1970s

A number of sketches and photographs of works by William Meldrum. This collection includes figure and illustrative drawings, unique pieces made of seaweed, and a series of monochrome photographs featuring landscape paintings. Most of the items are undated however the dates of creation are presumed to fall between the 1880s and 1920s. A set of typewritten paper by an unknown author dated after 1966, features a brief biography of Meldrum and descriptions of two drawings along with their custodial histories.

William Meldrum tended to work on depicting city views of Glasgow in the early 20th century and landscapes of diverse areas in Scotland. He created multiple pieces of black-and-white photographs on which his paintings have been printed; some of the photographs have identical versions.

Meldrum, William

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 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

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

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