Sketches.

In the world of design, everything that is ever created has to be imagined at the beginning, then communicated in the form of a drawing of some kind. In the initial stages of design this is best done with an 'informed' sketch which when resolved leads on to more detailed 'technical' drawings. However, it is often the case that during production or construction things need to change and evolve and due to the immediacy of the situation, the sketch is the perfect way to capture that evolution.

During a 30 year career, Peter has developed his unique expert skill in this area and has become a master of the design process. "I think it's very simple. Once you can understand the full 3 dimensional complexities of any design problem to the point where you can see it, and a solution clearly in your imagination, it's just a case of drawing a picture of what you can see.

But I guess it's only easy after a lifetime of practice and teaching yourself how to do it. If the idea for your solution is a good idea then the amount of information required to communicate it to the people who will make it is actually quite small. However, if it is a bad idea, no amount of drawings will make it into a good one. The best thing is to have a great idea drawn simply rather than a bad idea drawn to death!".

"The best thing about the sketch design process is that it can be done there and then on site. When time is tight, and the contractor needs an answer 'now', there is no need to go back to the office and build a 3D computer model. The solution can come straight from your head, on to the sketch and into the hand of the guy who's going to build it".