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Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Interim Headquarters

File consists of 23 drawings (1 site plan, 13 plans, 2 sections, 1 elevation, 3 exterior perspectives, 1 detail: furniture, equipment; 2 combination drawings: 1 plan I section, 1 section I elevation I detail) and 1 slide photograph of exterior. The Interim Headquarters was designed to increase the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Foreign Affairs space (12,000 m2) in Jeddah, prior to the Ministry's relocation to the capital, Riyadh. The concept for the Interim Headquarters was developed in the context of a programming and master plan study for the Ministry's Jeddah site as a whole, and on a long-range organization and management study for the Ministry. The Jeddah master plan study recommended the refurbishing of the existing headquarters, to preserve its historical and cultural value, and the continued use of the site to serve as the Jeddah Branch of the Ministry after the planned move to Riyadh. In order to complete the facility in the shortest possible time, the building was designed as a simple rectangular volume with a very regular structural grid. The building 'skin' received special design attention, to achieve the objective of a high quality 'background' building, which would not detract from the historic old Headquarters building in the centre of the site. The Interim Headquarters consists of a two-storey office block sitting on a solid base, which emerges out of the sloping site. The upper part of the glazed 'box' is surrounded with wood lattice screens, which simultaneously provide solar shading, hide unsightly mechanical equipment, and establish a visual relationship to the residential buildings of old Jeddah. Subsequent to the completion of the Ministry's new headquarters complex in Riyadh, the Interim Headquarters has continued to serve as the Ministry's Jeddah Branch, as planned.

Etisalat Head Office Building (Etisalat Headquarters)

File includes 15 drawings (10 plans, 1 section, 3 elevations; 1 combination drawing with 1 plan, section, detail), 105 photographs (40 prints: 24 of model, 16 miscellaneous; 65 negatives: 30 of model, 33 site), and 1 model of the building. The Etisalat Head Office Building in Abu Dhabi serves as the headquarters of the Emirates Telecommunications Corporation and provides a symbol for the corporation in Abu Dhabi and throughout the United Arab Emirates. The project was the winner of a Limited Design Competition conducted in 1985. It is composed of transmission facilities, branch office and head office functions, and public activities, all located on a prominent corner site in Abu Dhabi. The plan of the project responds to the corner site by directly addressing the traffic circle. By selecting a tower plan form, it also provides the office functions with good views of the adjacent gardens, the city, and sea to the north. A unique curtain wall system provides solar protection by a facetted arrangement of alternating opaque and vision panels, which give the façade its geometric pattern. At the project's summit is the radome, which houses the telecommunications/microwave functions. It is a unique solution to the problem of visually controlling the multitude of dishes and aerials required of Etisalat, recalling the traditional forms of Islamic design in a refreshing manner. This feature of the project has now become the identifying "image" of the Corporation in the Emirates. It was nominated for the Aga Khan Award in 1995.

Birks Building

File consists of architectural drawings for retail store and office building (basement, 4 floors; brick and stone; marble; composite), including:
8 development drawings: floor plans, elevations, section, tilework
12 working drawings: floor plans, roof plan, elevations, sections
47 detail drawings: elevations, plan of outlets, stairs, tilework, cornice, soffit, elevator, fittings, doors, office layouts, fire escape, stonework (including cornice), marquise, staircase, screens, lighting, sash, bronzework, windows, woodwork (cornices), plasterwork, marble work (including entrance), ironwork (including marquise, window)
22 shop drawings: elevations, lift, elevator, penthouse, lighting, door, marquise, stairs
8 consultant drawings: roof plan, structural plans

House for Ross Clarkson

File consists of architectural drawings for country house (2 floors, 4 bedrooms, 2 servants' rooms; wood), including:
2 measured drawings: cellar entrance, landscaping, section
5 development drawings: floor plans, fireplace
9 working drawings: foundation plan, floor plans, roof plan, elevations, sections
21 detail drawings: windows, woodwork (including eaves, pilasters, gable trim, verandah), doors and hood, ironwork, shutters, entrance doorway, staircase, fittings, room details, verandah, boat house, gate
3 photographs: 2 finished exteriors, 1 finished interior

Alterations to Erskine and American United Church

File consists of architectural drawings for church, including:
18 measured drawings: floor plans, elevation, gallery seating, seating, section, gallery
1 sketch drawing: door panel
2 presentation drawings: glass for south window, remodelled ceiling
16 development drawings: floor plans, sections, finials, steps, lobby, chancel, furniture, lighting, exterior perspective, stained glass, gallery seating
124 detail drawings: seating (including plan), boiler room, kitchen, staircase, chancel, parlour, hall, coping, fittings, windows, ceiling, doors, verge of roof, lettering, trim, radiator fronts and enclosures, arcade, lighting, telephone niche, leaded glass panels, stained glass, porch, mouldings, narthex, furniture, pulpit, medallion, ironwork (including canopy rod, organ screens), plasterwork (including narthex, grilles, imposts, string course, cornices, curtain box, arches), marble work (including pulpit, stair, chancel floor parapet and table, communion table, steps, floor), stonework (including rondels), woodwork (including ornament, joists, trims, staircase, handrail, wainscot, stalls, canopy, hymn board, parlour, lecterns, panel, medallion)
9 shop drawings: lighting, stair, porch, chancel, lighting, floor layout, chancel floor parapet and table, pulpit, stonework
4 record drawings: floor plans
12 photographs: 1 plan, 11 finished interiors

Four Houses for Thomas Lamb

File consists of architectural drawings for urban houses (semi-detached, basement, 2 floors, 4 bedrooms, 1 servant's room; brick; wall bearing). Includes 13 working drawings (floor plans, elevations, sections), 4 detail drawings (elevation, entrances, staircase), and 1 photograph (finished exterior).

House for Preble Mclntosh

File consists of architectural drawings for urban house (detached, basement, 2 floors, attic; 5 bedrooms; servants' wing, 4 bedrooms; brick; wall bearing), including 8 working drawings (foundation plan, floor plans, elevations, sections) and 1 photograph (finished exterior).

New Birks Building

File consists of architectural drawings for office building and factory (basement, 10 floors; stone and terracotta; steel frame), including:
2 presentation drawings: interior and exterior perspectives
5 development drawings: floor plans, cornice
7 working drawings: floor plan, roof plan, elevations, section
57 detail drawings: interior and exterior elevations, wall sections, laboratories, lobby, corridor plans, lunettes, doors (including woodwork, ironwork and bronzework), stairs, windows, conveyor, plasterwork (including ornament), stonework, pier, walls, trims, finishes, terracotta, lighting plan, sills, fittings, ironwork (including lunettes, stairs, balusters)
8 shop drawings: elevator hall, window schedule, fire escape, corridor elevations, machine and hatchway location
6 consultant drawings: interior elevations, pipe tunnel, vents, entrance hall
18 photographs: 1 perspective; 6 finished exteriors; 2 finished interiors; 2 details; 7 others

House for Mrs. George T. Hyde

File consists of architectural drawings for urban house (detached, basement, 2 floors, 3 bedrooms, 2 servants' rooms; brick; wall bearing), including:
1 sketch drawing: moulding
8 working drawings: floor plans, elevations, section
10 detail drawings: stairs, windows, cupboards, fireplace, verandah, doors, roof, entrance hood
4 photographs: 2 finished exteriors; 2 finished interiors

House for Dr. J.L. Todd

File consists of architectural drawings for country house (basement, 2 floors, attic, 4 bedrooms; servants' wing, 3 bedrooms; stone; wall bearing), including:
2 survey drawings: site plan, contour plan
1 presentation drawing: exterior perspective
4 development drawings: floor plans
20 working drawings: excavation plan, floor plans, elevations, section, tea house
84 detail drawings: plasterwork (including ornament, cornice), boot scraper, fittings, lighting vane, woodwork (including trims, stairs), step, cupboard, radiator screens, stairs, dormer, frame, openings, coat room, window and door diagram, fireplaces, cornice, roof elevation, servant's wing, porte cochere, sun parlour, chimney, windows, doors, caps, basement plan, ballusters, rails, electrical floor plans, room plans, front piazza, balcony, eaves, interiors, structure, stonework
3 consultant drawings: landscape design
11 photographs: 8 finished exteriors; 3 finished interiors

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