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Bury St. Edmunds sports & leisure centre: Structural report

Material related to the writing of structural report related to a project to design a sports council headquarters. It consists of a cover page ( made of cartridge) with 19 pages (with no binding) done in the form of hand writing with some free hand sketches including information about design criteria like: development of structural system from concept, integration of structural system into building fabric, influence of structural material, appropriateness of fabric/structure design & detail, and relationship between structural system & services system.

Platt, Christopher

Records relating to School extension scheme

Records relating to the Glasgow School of Art Extension Scheme from 1926-1932. Includes: GOV/5/10/1: Building Committee Minutes, 1926-1930 GOV/5/10/2: Financial Records, 1926-1949 GOV/5/10/3: Property Records, 1915-1931 GOV/5/10/4: Subscriptions and the School Extension Building Fund, 1907-1931 GOV/5/10/5: Estimates, 1926-1927 GOV/5/10/6: Contracts and Agreements, 1927-1929 GOV/5/10/7: Correspondence with Contractors, 1926-1930 GOV/5/10/8: Fire Precaution Papers, 1928 GOV/5/10/9: Receipts, 1926-1932 GOV/5/10/10: Opening of the Extension 18 Dec, 1929 GOV/5/10/11: Plans, 1928 See also this blog post written about the papers of the School Extension Scheme: http://www.gsaarchives.net/2017/10/cataloguing-gsa-school-extension-1926-building-vic/

Sports council headquarters: Conceptional diagrams

Free hand sketches on tracing paper showing the sports council headquarters building in its conceptual stage. The drawings are in scale 1:200 and show diagrams of:

  • site response: includes 3 main site influences regarding the busy corner, heavy traffic, and the design of the new building to be part of the existing traditional buildings,
  • access and circulation: two main vertical circulation zones with two fire escapes,
  • structure: thick external wall to act as a buffer against noise and exhaust, cylinder circulation tower at the corner strong box structure of concrete plates for service wing, and the connection between the columns, slabs and beams,
  • services: described as: "services originate from plant room in the basement directly beneath service wing feeding off at each floor (on either side of wing where necessary) and terminating at tank room".

Platt, Christopher

Sports council headquarters: Design report

Studio design report related to a project to design a sports council headquarters. It is in a comb binding form, handwritten, and including information about design criteria like: zoning, structure, circulation and other strategic design criteria. It consists of 29 pages, some with free hand sketches.

Platt, Christopher

Sports council headquarters: First floor plan

Architectural drawing of the first floor plan on tracing paper in scale of 1:100 showing the design of a sports council headquarters building in its final design stage. The first floor consists of: sport council H.Q. administration, the vertical circulation, the void of the sports hall, and other services.

Platt, Christopher

Sports council headquarters: Fourth floor and basement plans

Architectural drawing of the fourth floor and basement plans on tracing paper in scale 1:100 showing the design of a sports council headquarters building in its final design stage. The fourth floor consists of: caretakers flat, terrace, vertical circulation, plant room, and other services. The basement plan consists of: printing section, press offices, vertical circulation, plant room, and other services.

Platt, Christopher

Sports council headquarters: Ground floor plan

Architectural drawing of the ground floor plan on tracing paper in scale 1:100 with free hand sketches in scale 1:200, showing the design of a sports council headquarters building in its final design stage. The ground floor consists of: sporting exhibition audio and visual displays, cafeteria, main entrance with vertical circulation, sports hall, and other services.

Platt, Christopher

Sports council headquarters: Large rolled sheet

Architectural drawing on a large rolled tracing paper including site plan, cross section, axonometric, and hinged elevational projection. The site plan is 1:500 showing the location of the new building and its position on the corner of the site. The cross section is in scale 1:100 showing the main functions for each floor and their connections to the outdoors through opened balconies. It also shows the main structural system. There are some spaces with double volume and looking down to the floor below. This large rolled sheet also includes a hinged elevational projection in scale 1:100, which is drawn as a panorama presenting the new building elevation and its position in the point of the existing buildings on Clyde Street and Bridgegate Street. It shows the contrast between the design traditional style of the existing building with their rich architectural details against the modern style design of the new building.

Platt, Christopher

Sports council headquarters: Long section

Architectural drawing on tracing paper of a long section in scale 1:100 showing the design of a sports council headquarters building in its final design stage. This drawing seems to be the first draft of the long section (ref: DC 121/5/3/7). It isn't a copy, but maybe the first attempt from the architect to study the design of the building in its cross vertical section.

Platt, Christopher

Sports council headquarters: Long section, typical section through terrace overhangs, and section through current wall N.W. elevation

Architectural drawing on tracing paper of long section in scale 1:100 and two other details section in scale 1:20 showing the design of a sports council headquarters building in its final design stage. The long section shows the structural system of the new building and its connection to the existing sport hall. The floor heights with their main construction elements show the names of each functional spaces. The two other sections are more in detail indicating the materials used for floor slabs, ceilings and walls.

Platt, Christopher

Sports council headquarters: Second and third floors plans

Architectural drawing of the second and third floors plans on tracing paper in scale 1:100 showing the design of a sports council headquarters building in its final design stage. The second floor consists of: lounge bar and a terrace, open plan space for facilities planning sports development, vertical circulation, and other services. In addition, the third floor plan consists of: offices, covering bodies' accommodation, vertical circulation, and other services.

Platt, Christopher

Sports council headquarters: Site analysis

Free hand sketch on tracing paper including the site analysis of sports council headquarters. The drawing is in scale 1:500 and shows the location for the building which is at Glasgow City Centre near Victoria Bridge, facing the Clyde River bank. This drawing analyses the mains roads and streets surroundings the site, pedestrian traffic to and from Glasgow Green focusing on the corner of the site to make used of the nice views from site, and the relationship of the building to the existing facades and its connection with the river view. It also indicates the North sign and addresses the prevailing winds from south west for the best environmental natural elements.

Platt, Christopher