With offices empty and housing scarce, commercial buildings are being turned into homes more often. Architects say the hardest part of these conversions is
Franklin Tower in Philadelphia before and after it was converted into residences. Courtesy of Gensler and Robert Deitchler With offices empty and housing…
Increasingly cited as part of the way to solve the affordable housing crisis, an architect who specializes in office-to-residential conversions explains exactly what makes a good one.
In the wake of the shift to working at home, many cities want to transform depopulated buildings into residences. Steven Paynter of Gensler is helping to automate the assessment of each property’s livability and cost-effectiveness.