Storyboards
Project: Glass Stop Booth Location: Conceptual Architects: CJ Lim / Studio 8 Date: 2002
Layout and presentation
This sequence of images is explained in the form of a storyboard. The images are generated from a threedimensional CAD model and each one shows a different view of the scheme and the structure both open and closed. Even though these are static, two-dimensional images they suggest the movement of the booth’s panels to suggest how the user might interact with it over time.
Storyboarding is a technique often used by architects as a means to plan their concept or scheme. Much like a comic strip, storyboards are composed of frames that collectively explain how the architecture may be used or function over time. It applies a narrative to the design concept. There are many ways for storyboards to be used as a successful presentation tool. They offer a means of describing and analysing the uses and functions of buildings or spaces over time, which means that the architect (or viewer) can critically appraise the scheme. Storyboards can also be used to describe a series of potential views of a journey through the scheme, which can suggest how the building may be experienced over time. Storyboards can be constructed from freehand sketches, measured drawings or from a series of fly through images that are organised sequentially. Physical models can also be photographed and presented as a series of stills within a storyboard frame.