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Sheet 5, The Glasgow School of Art, Wrought Iron Features

The presentation sheet includes photos of some wrought iron features with descriptions about the functional and aesthetics values of using such features as they were attached to the windows, above the main entrance, and balcony railings. Photos' references are unknown.

Platt, Christopher

A school for the "mentally handicapped": South elevation, North elevation, and Long section

Architectural drawing on tracing paper using Rotring black ink pen representing the final design of the south elevation and the north elevation in scale 1:100. The architect used a technique to render this elevation, mainly walls with horizonal lines leaving the window glasses as plain transparent areas. He also used Zip-A-Tone for window shadings. The same technique has been used to make the trees transparent figures to show the architectural elements behind them. The design of both elevation is based on the idea of solid and transparent between ground floor and upper floor giving the sense of lifting the upper floor by the cylinder columns, while the central glass dome appears to be the focal point.
The long section (scale 1:100) shows the structural system and constructional elements supporting the different indoor spaces and the variety of shapes relating to the functions of those spaces. The architect used figures to show the scale of the school building in relationship to people.

Platt, Christopher

Strathclyde University's new graduation hall: Upper floor plan, and basement

Architectural drawing on tracing paper consisting of the upper floor plan and the basement floor plan, scale 1:200, of a new graduation hall at the University of Strathclyde. The upper plan design shows: the upper lounge looking down to the main hall with its double volume, the organ's position, the cleaner's store, vertical circulation, and other services. It also shows the upper plan of the external lecture theatre which consists of the upper display space and the project's position. The main structural system is based on cylinder columns supporting the roof, while the basement floor plan includes the plant room, exhibition storage chamber and other services. It also shows the connection between the hall basement and the cooling fountain.

Platt, Christopher

A Roman catholic seminary & chaplaincy for Glasgow University: First floor

Architectural drawing on tracing paper showing the first floor plan in scale 1:100, in which all the functional spaces have been identified with coded numbers, then addressed their titles, as below:
1 Wellington church, 2 terrace, 3 chaplaincy entrance, 4 foyer / exhibition, 5 lounge, 6 chaplain's bedroom, 7 counselling, 8 entrance gallery, 9 chaplaincy reading, 10 seminary reading, 11 library, 12 manuscript display, librarian, 14 rector, 15 secretary, 16 dining, 17 servery, 18 kitchen, 19 priest's lounge, 20 priest's living / study, and priest's bedroom.

Platt, Christopher

A Roman catholic seminary & chaplaincy for Glasgow University: SE elevation to Oakfield Avenue, and long section

Architectural drawing on tracing paper showing the south east elevation to Oakfield Avenue in scale 1:100, in which the external columns defining the main entrance and supporting the pitch roofing for both sides. All the architectural details for windows sills, column crowns, and other roof stone details are shown as well. This sheet also includes the long section in scale 1:100. Both drawings are to be completed with the next item. There is an outline plan in scale 1:1000 to identify where the long section has been taken.

Platt, Christopher

A Roman catholic seminary & chaplaincy for Glasgow University: Cross section

Architectural drawing on tracing paper includes a cross section through the courtyard, in scale 1:100, showing the height of the indoor spaces. It also shows the inner façade of the rear side of the new building, which refers to the modern style of the architectural movement at the time of designing this project. There is an outline plan, scale 1:1000, indicating where this cross section has been taken. This cross section comes with coloured finishing.

Platt, Christopher

A Roman catholic seminary & chaplaincy for Glasgow University: NE elevation to Gibson Street

Architectural drawing on tracing paper includes the north east elevation to Gibson Street, in scale 1:100, showing the the first part of this elevation, which to be attached within the next item from right hand side complete the whole elevation. The design reflects the modern style of the architectural movement at the time of designing this project. This elevation comes with mono-colour (black and white) finishing.

Platt, Christopher

Wellington Street U.P. Church: Block plan

A copy of an architectural drawing on sheet paper related to the thesis project showing a block plan of the Wellington Church. This material is a copy from an official document related to a "Proposed new buildings Hillhead". There is a signature of T L Watson, Thomas Lennox Watson, the architect who designed this church dated Oct. 1882, Glasgow. This material has been used by the architect in the stage of the pre-design analysis study of the thesis project. It originally comes from "Strathclyde Regional Archives" with reference of: H/HIL/1882/152.

Platt, Christopher

Wellington Street U.P. Church: Section on the line

A copy of an architectural drawing on sheet paper related to the thesis project showing section on the line of the Wellington Church. This material is a copy from an official document related to a "Proposed new buildings Hillhead". There is a signature of T L Watson, Thomas Lennox Watson, the architect who designed this church dated on Oct. 1882, Glasgow. This material has been used by the architect in the stage of the pre-design analysis study of the thesis project. It originally comes from "Strathclyde Regional Archives" with reference of: H/HIL/1882/152.

Platt, Christopher

Wellington Street U.P. Church: Section on the line

A copy of an architectural drawing on sheet paper related to the thesis project showing a section on the line of the Wellington Church. Although this material has no reference, it comes from the same official document that related to a "Proposed new buildings Hillhead" designed by Thomas Lennox Watson. It is in a small size (seems like it has been cut from a large sheet).

Platt, Christopher

Wellington Street U.P. Church: South elevation

A copy of an architectural drawing on sheet paper related to the thesis project showing the south elevation of the Wellington Church. It shows the architectural details of the exterior view of the building. This item has another elevation but without a title, however, they all come from the original document designed by T. L. Watson.

Platt, Christopher

Commemorative gavel

Japanese inspired dark wood gavel and block with engraved silver coloured metal commemorative plaque reading, "Presented to the Glasgow School of Art by the City of Glasgow on the occasion of their 150th anniversary, 28 June 1995."

*Not available / given

Sheet 6, The Glasgow School of Art, Wrought Iron Features

The presentation sheet includes photos of some main features of the library such: pendant cluster of pierced metal lampshades, the construction of the coffered ceiling pillars and balusters. Photos' references are unknown.

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 school for the "mentally handicapped": site analysis

A free hand architectural drawing on tracing paper using Rotring black ink pen and coloured markers related to the analysis of the project site plan in scale of 1:500. It illustrates the main roads surrounding the site: North Methven Street (from the east), Atholl Street (from the north), Ring Road (from the west), and Old High Street (from the south), showing pedestrian flow and cars traffic. It also identifies:

  • the noise from busy Ring Road,
  • the prevailing wind from south-west,
  • the directions of vista from Old High St. and Ring Rd,
  • the main view access to the site.
    The site analysis shows the landscape included in the site (river bank), and the existing buildings (H.V. sub station, City mills car park for 35 cars, free public car park 295 cars). And finally, the North sign shows the sun movement in winter and summer times.

Platt, Christopher

A school for the "mentally handicapped": Initial studies

A free hand architectural sketch on tracing paper using Rotring black ink pen and coloured markers related to the initial study of the school project, illustrating:

  • the zoning concept showing the connection between series of events (learning spaces, home bases) linked with the commercial spaces and special events,
  • corridor concept emphasis on spaces not on corridor,
  • spaces for events located in different arrangements according to the central circulation route,
  • street concept developed to create most open arrangement,
  • perspective effects caused by different shapes of the corridor ceiling and how they could make the "mentally handicapped" children even more frightening,
  • sectional possibilities relating to the tenements on the opposite side of the street,
  • the idea of designing a building as a street to "give practice in coping with external environment, only inside".

Platt, Christopher

A school for the "mentally handicapped": Upper floor plan, final design

Architectural drawing on tracing paper using Rotring black ink pen representing the upper floor plan (final design) in scale 1:100. It shows how the architect translated his initial strategy into the final design. The upper floor plan includes the indoor spaces (some are in double volume like the viewing space), vertical circulation, and other services. It also shows the main structural elements: cylinder columns, and load bearing walls. The upper floor comes with the full details of the indoor spaces with their furniture and the outdoor spaces and their relationships with the exterior elevations. Here, the architect names these spaces according to the pupils ages: 3-8 years, 8-12 years, 12-15 years, and 15-16 years. This floor walls are designed as semi-circular, both the exterior and the interior walls.

Platt, Christopher

A school for the "mentally handicapped": Street elevation, final design

Architectural drawing on a tracing paper using Rotring black ink pen representing the street elevation (final design) in scale 1:200, however, it doesn't indicate which street this elevation is facing. The architect used a technique to render this elevation, mainly walls with horizonal lines leaving the window glasses as plain transparent areas. He also made the trees as transparent figures to show the architectural elements behind them.

Platt, Christopher

A school for the "mentally handicapped": Entrance elevation, cross section, ridge detail, and detail section

Architectural drawing on tracing paper using Rotring black ink pen representing the entrance elevation (east-final design) in scale 1:100. The architect used a technique to render this elevation, mainly walls with horizonal lines leaving the window glasses as plain transparent areas. He also used Zip-A-Tone for window shadings. The same technique has been used to make the trees transparent figures to show the architectural elements behind them.
The elevation design is based on the idea of solid and transparent between ground floor and upper floor giving the sense of lifting the upper floor by the cylinder columns, while the central glass dome appeared to be the focal point.
The cross section (scale 1:100) shows the structural system and constructional elements supporting the different indoor spaces and the variety of shapes relating to the functions of those spaces. On the detail section (scale 1:20), there are details of the constructional elements from foundations, floors, columns (externally and externally), walls, and all the finishing materials.

Platt, Christopher

A Roman catholic seminary & chaplaincy for Glasgow University: Site plan & elevation to University Avenue

Architectural drawing on tracing paper showing the site plan in scale 1:500, situated at Glasgow University campus surrounded by University Avenue, Oakfield Avenue, Gibson Street, and Southpark Avenue. The site plan is presented with the north sign, the main building, the surrounding blocks and the landscape. The architect created these drawings with coloured presentation. The sheet also includes the elevation to University Avenue showing the whole design of the project with the new one and the other existing building within the site.

Platt, Christopher

A Roman catholic seminary & chaplaincy for Glasgow University: Ground floor

Architectural drawing on tracing paper showing the ground floor plan in scale 1:100, in which all the functional spaces have been identified with coded numbers, then addressed their titles, as below:
1 chapel, 2 sacristy, 3 lecture theatre, 4 projection, 5 store, 6 games, 7 chaplains' flat, 8 housekeeper, 9 priest's living/studying, 10 priest's bedroom, 11 guest suite, 12 reception rooms, reception, 14 entrance hall, 15 seminary entrance, 16 craft workshop, 17 boiler room, 18 laundry, 19 infirmary, and 20 courtyard.

Platt, Christopher

A Roman catholic seminary & chaplaincy for Glasgow University: NW elevation to garden, and long section

Architectural drawing on tracing paper showing the second part of both the north west elevation to garden and the long section in scale 1:100, in which this item has to be attached with the previous item from the left hand side to complete the whole elevation and section. It shows the differences between the modern architectural style of the new building comparing with the traditional style of the existing building. The long section shows the main structural elements and the building construction system.

Platt, Christopher

Wellington Church at Glasgow University campus: Site plan

A copy of an architectural drawing on sheet paper includes the main site plan related to the thesis project showing the main blocks and streets of the City of Glasgow focusing on Wellington Church at Glasgow University campus. This material is a copy from an official document related to The City of Glasgow urban site plan and has been used by the architect in the stage of the pre-design analysis study of the thesis project. It includes a few freehand sketches on the Wellington Church block, with some notes about: views, orientation, exits, pedestrian routes, and special places. This item has some torn edges.

Platt, Christopher

Wellington Street U.P. Church: Plan of basement floor

A copy of architectural drawing on sheet paper related to the thesis project showing the plan of basement floor of the Wellington Church. This material is a copy from an official document related to "Proposed new buildings Hillhead". There is a signature of T L Watson, Thomas Lennox Watson, the architect who designed this church, dated Oct. 1882, Glasgow. This material has been used by the architect in the stage of the pre-design analysis study of the thesis project. It originally comes from "Strathclyde Regional Archives" with reference of: H/HIL/1882/152.

Platt, Christopher

Wellington Street U.P. Church: Plan of gallery floor

A copy of an architectural drawing on sheet paper related to the thesis project showing the plan of gallery floor of the Wellington Church. This material is copy from an official document related to "Proposed new buildings Hillhead". There is a signature of T L Watson, Thomas Lennox Watson, the architect who designed this church, dated Oct. 1882, Glasgow. This material has been used by the architect in the stage of the pre-design analysis study of the thesis project. It originally comes from "Strathclyde Regional Archives" with reference of: H/HIL/1882/152.

Platt, Christopher

Wellington Street U.P. Church: Elevation to Ann street

A copy of an architectural drawing on sheet paper related to the thesis project showing the elevation to Ann street of the Wellington Church. This material is copy from an official document related to a "Proposed new buildings Hillhead". There is a signature of T L Watson, Thomas Lennox Watson, the architect who designed this church dated Oct. 1882, Glasgow. This material has been used by the architect in the stage of the pre-design analysis study of the thesis project. It originally comes from "Strathclyde Regional Archives" with reference of: H/HIL/1882/152. This item has a long tear on its right hand edge.

Platt, Christopher

Wellington Street U.P. Church: Section A-A

A copy of an architectural drawing on sheet paper related to the thesis project showing section A-A of the Wellington Church. It shows the architectural details of the main structural materials and construction system. This item has another section but without a title, however, its gives the architectural details of the building structure and comes from the original document designed by T. L. Watson.

Platt, Christopher

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