In order to explain projects and design decisions properly, architects must use often rely on creative representation techniques instead of words. It’s part of the job. The quality of drawings – simple, complex, or anything in between – is fundamental for the correct reception of the ideas. Digital media has enabled new ways of representation including animation and adding a new dimension in a single image: processes.
Animated gifs can provide the same amount of information in constructive terms as a section, program distribution as a diagram and main decisions as a master plan, while at the same time showing the progress and chronology of the project.
The following 30 projects use animated gifs as a tool to represent the design process, construction details, use of layers and interior spatial sequences.
Trampoline Cabin / Lorena Troncoso-Valencia
K.J. Somaiya College for Information Technology / Sameep Padora & Associates
Club House Varkenoord / NL Architects
Carroll House / LOT-EK
Claudios House / Arquitetura Nacional
Heli-stage / ATAH
Monday Monday Floral Art Studio / UM
House on the Mist / Alfonso Arango
LIMAS / Farming Architecture
Griffin School / Murray Legge Architecture
Shanghai Modern Art Museum / Atelier Deshaus
Skyview / Murray Legge Architecture
PH Lavalleja / CCPM Arquitectos
Casa Kwantes / MVRDV
The Proscenium / INRE Studio
HQ House / Fernando De Rossa + Virginia Miguel
Hires Apartment Renovation / buro5
Earth House / Alfonso Arango
Smiley Zeeburgereiland Apartments / Studioninedots
Nautilus / TEN + NGO City Creative Network
Attic for an Architect / buro5
Wooden Structure at Launchlabs / Stereo Architektur
The Rosenberg Golan and Ricky Home / SO Architecture
Grid House / BLOCO Arquitetos
“Home at Intersection”: An Exploration of Relationships, Individuality and Architecture
CRAFT / Sameep Padora & Associates
Conjoined Media Towers / REX
Perot Museum of Nature and Science / Morphosis Architects
Tozzer Anthropology Building / Kennedy & Violich Architecture
Casa Alegrana / Daniel Moreno Flores + Carla Kienz
