For placemakers with purpose
Find the thing that sets you apart
I help architects, designers, and developers distil what makes them different — and say it with energy and authority.
A champion of positive change
“Every design decision shapes how people take part in the world. If we’re not intentional about those outcomes, we waste the incredible privilege of shaping the built environment.”
Darryl Condon said this to me as we were developing hcma’s social impact framework.
A lightbulb moment for why StoreyBoard exists.
It’s your responsibility to create places where people and nature thrive.
It’s mine to make that work impossible to ignore.
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A cult classic, not a best seller
I registered StoreyBoard as a limited company to be just that. A limited company.
Not another massive agency that hands you off to the juniors once they've hooked you on the sales call. But a thoughtful, creative practice that creates meaningful change for those creating meaningful places.
Depth over scale. To build long-term relationships with interesting, ambitious people. To act as a trusted strategic partner, not an outsourced vendor.
Limited in size. Not in impact.
Oli Lewis
StoreyBoard Founder
The built environment shapes people's lives in profound ways.
Yet too often, those doing truly impactful work undersell themselves.
I believe a major cause of this is poor storytelling.
Information without emotion. Curated visuals lacking in narrative. Jargon in place of everyday language.
All of these leave readers unable to relate and the work feeling inaccessible.
After ten years as a copywriter and strategist for leading practices in the UK and Canada, I founded StoreyBoard to help those creating meaningful places communicate with the same care they bring to the work itself.
If you think we'd be a good fit, or I could bring something interesting to your practice, reach out. I'd love to hear from you.