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Project 4: St. Ninian's episcopal church, Isle of Whithorn, elevations

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.

Platt, Christopher

The coach house, 47 Eldon Street, Greenock: photograph

A photograph taken by the architect showing the front view of the coach house from the main road (Eldon Street), showing the Health Board Headquarters building situated on top of the hill above the coach house.

Platt, Christopher

History study sheet

A tracing paper studying the development of the bay window throughout different periods of time including selected historical building from the United Kingdom consisting of bay windows from the following dates: 1256, 1382, 1480, 1520, 1525, 1531, and 1910.

Platt, Christopher

The coach house, 47 Eldon Street, Greenock: Survey notes (page1)

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.

Platt, Christopher

The coach house, 47 Eldon Street, Greenock: photograph

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.

Platt, Christopher

The coach house, 47 Eldon Street, Greenock: upper floor plan

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.

Platt, Christopher

The coach house, 47 Eldon Street, Greenock: N.W. & S.W. elevations

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.

Platt, Christopher

The coach house, 47 Eldon Street, Greenock: a copy of sections BB & CC

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.

Platt, Christopher

Project 4: St. Ninian's episcopal church, Isle of Whithorn

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.

The architectural drawings 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 and support a wood panel roof which gives a sense of harmony with the surrounding landscape.

Platt, Christopher

Summer study

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.

Platt, Christopher

The coach house, 47 Eldon Street, Greenock: Survey notes

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.

Platt, Christopher

The coach house, 47 Eldon Street, Greenock: ground floor plan

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.

Platt, Christopher

The coach house, 47 Eldon Street, Greenock: sections BB & CC

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.

Platt, Christopher

The coach house, 47 Eldon Street, Greenock: S.E & N.E. elevations

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.

Platt, Christopher

History essay

Material related to the writing of a history essay studying three Victorian buildings from Glasgow situated in the pedestrian precircuit area of Buchanan Street (No. 21-31, 106-112, and 123-129). It consists of 23 pages (with no binding) done in the form of hand writing with some photos and free hand sketches. The aim is to identify if there is any similarities among these buildings in terms of architectural façade styles and interior functional spaces.

Platt, Christopher

The coach house, 47 Eldon Street, Greenock: photos

Cartridge paper sheet including five photos of the coach house taken by the architect focusing on the external view from different angles showing some details such as the junction of the roof, and details of ridge window where the large windows have been boarded up. One of these photos shows the front elevation of the coach house facing the driveway leading to Health Headquarters situated on the top of the hill above the coach house.

Platt, Christopher

The coach house, 47 Eldon Street, Greenock: sectional perceptive AA

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.

Platt, Christopher

Evergreen Club: Plan & sections

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.

Platt, Christopher

Evergreen Club: Section CC

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

Platt, Christopher

Vernacular stone walling 1

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.

Platt, Christopher

Weaver's workshop: Ground floor, 2nd submission

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.

Platt, Christopher

Weaver's workshop: Upper floor plan, 3rd submission

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.

Platt, Christopher

Weaver's workshop: Final design submission

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.

Platt, Christopher

Evergreen Club: Elevations

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.

Platt, Christopher

Vernacular stone walling 2

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.

Platt, Christopher

Weaver's workshop: Plan, submission 1

Free hand sketch showing the initial idea to design a weaver's workshop including a plan in scale 1:100. This first submission represents the architect's idea to use a semi-circular shape to accommodate the functional spaces and the tools required for the weaving tasks.

Platt, Christopher

Weaver's workshop: Roof plan and sections, 3rd submission

Free hand sketches showing the roof plan and section AA, BB, and CC all in scale 1:100 representing the third attempt to develop the weaver's workshop roof plan. The sheet includes the drawings of three cross sections all showing the main structural elements and materials used.

Platt, Christopher

Weaver's workshop: Section CC, final design submission

Architectural drawings on cartridge paper representing the final submission of the weaver's house project at Colonsay. The paper includes drawings of an enlarged section CC in scale 1:20, showing the construction materials which represents the vernacular building type, and finishing materials used on the building interior and exterior. Such drawing shows the architect's understanding on how to use the vernacular material and construction method to design new buildings suitable for new functions.

Platt, Christopher

Material related to Project 3: weaver's workshop

Includes material for Project 3, Second Year to design a weaver's workshop at Colonsay, from the initial idea, submission 1, submission 2, submission 3, to the final details drawings. It includes photos of 3D model as well.

Platt, Christopher

Weaver's workshop: 1st submission, sections and elevation

Free hand sketches showing first submission sections AA , BB, and CC as well as two elevations - one facing east and the other facing west all in scale 1:100. These drawings show the basic elements within the workshop structure.

Platt, Christopher

Weaver's workshop: Ground floor, 2nd submission, design in progress

Free hand sketch showing the ground floor plan in progress representing the second attempt to improve the design idea showing more details and rearranging the functional spaces and furniture accordingly.

Platt, Christopher

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