AIT 7/8.2024 Living – conversion and repurposing instead of new construction
Hardly any other architectural construction task is currently the subject of such heated public debate as housing. Calls for more affordable housing and more social housing, less urban sprawl and less use of building materials that are harmful to the climate and the environment are louder than ever. And so the topic of housing is an emotionally charged one for which new solutions need to be developed with the help of interior designers/architects. Conversion, renovation and repurposing are strategies for making existing buildings available to the housing market in an environmentally friendly and sensible way. We have found many outstanding examples of how contemporary and individual living space can be created from unused attics, old apartments, former craft businesses and vacant farmhouses and manor houses with targeted interventions, sensitive interventions and high design standards. In line with this, we provide information on the latest products for furnishing apartments and houses, with a focus on bathrooms and kitchens. Annika Schürk’s master’s thesis at HFT Stuttgart clearly shows how important housing is for women in Uganda. And AIT columnists Dominik and Benjamin Reding show us in their essay “Es brennt!” (“There’s a fire!”) what people think about when domestic belongings are about to become victims of flames.
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