COMPARATIVE STUDY OF HAND SKETCHING AND DIGITAL MODELING IN DESIGNING SUSTAINABLE OFFSHORE PLATFORMS

Abstract

Sustainable offshore platforms need inventive, technically precise, and ecologically responsible technology. Especially at the conceptual design stage, hand sketching and digital modeling stand out for their special benefits, including perfect correctness, precision, and attention to detail. Most contemporary approaches either employ sophisticated digital technologies or traditional drawing techniques, resulting in a lack of design inventiveness, insufficient early-stage environmental evaluation, and more rigidity. These restrictions endanger newly developed ideas and the integration of sustainability in the fundamental layers of design. This study provides a hybrid design method based on hand sketching and digital modeling (HS-DM). It lets first ideas proceed through standalone drawing, developing, and piloting in digital environments, stressing simulations and environmental checks on frameworks. This approach guarantees environmental and technical compliance while giving the best space for innovation. Case studies and expert interviews emphasizing sustainability limitations for offshore platform design helped to evaluate the method. The results verify that the hybrid method maximizes general design performance, increases creativity and flexibility, and considers sustainable design concepts at the early phases. The balanced use of the HS-DM technologies helps to create sustainable and effective offshore platform designs.