Redevelopment
The aim of the research project was to clarify whether it is possible to build residential buildings by converting uneconomic office buildings.
The method was to examine the real estate markets in a selection of cities. Furthermore buildings were selected which showed a potential for a conversion.
Opportunities and chances to convert unprofitable and non-functional, inner-city office buildings of the fifties, sixties and seventies into living space
Project leader:
Prof. Dr. Gert Kähler,
architecture historian
Prof. Dr. Bernd Kritzmann,
HCU HafenCity University Hamburg
Dipl. Ing Carsten Venus,
blauraum
Period of research:
Start April 2007
Completion/ publication April 2008
Support:
The research report was supported by the Research Initiative ZukunftBAU of the Federal Office for Building and Regional Planning
Opportunities and chances to convert unprofitable and non-functional, inner-city office buildings of the fifties, sixties and seventies into living space
Project leader:
Prof. Dr. Gert Kähler,
architecture historian
Prof. Dr. Bernd Kritzmann,
HCU HafenCity University Hamburg
Dipl. Ing Carsten Venus,
blauraum
Period of research:
Start April 2007
Completion/ publication April 2008
Support:
The research report was supported by the Research Initiative ZukunftBAU of the Federal Office for Building and Regional Planning