From office to housing: BDA Bayern is calling for the conversion of vacant office buildings into affordable housing wherever possible and shows practical approaches on how this can be achieved with the publication ‘O2H - Office to Housing’. It is a practical guide for developers, mayors, administrations, the property sector, planners and politicians. It is intended to help overcome the hurdles that stand in the way of converting vacant offices into affordable housing. Specialist experts provide an overview of the suitability of possible office typologies, existing and desirable financing and subsidy models, options for structural, constructional and energy upgrading as well as advice on how planning law and building regulations can be interpreted accordingly. Peter Scheller contributed to this publication as part of the editorial team.
The publication was presented at the Bavarian Chamber of Architects in Munich on Thursday, 27 March 2025.
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