Office buildings featuring temporary living spaces
In the heart of Hamburg, three architecture students have made a significant impact on urban living. Leona Erdmann (24), Juli Sottorf (24), and Emma Stiehle (25), students at HafenCity University, converted an empty office into a communal living space for their bachelor thesis.
The project, dubbed "pop-up living", involves the temporary conversion of office spaces into living accommodations. This concept aligns with trends in adaptive reuse, where underused or vacant office buildings are transformed into residential units, providing a sustainable and practical response to urban housing shortages and changing work patterns.
The trio's project received a grant of approximately 20,000 euros from the "Future-Proof Inner Cities and Centers" program of the Federal Ministry of Housing, Urban Development, and Building. The construction costs for the conversion were around 8,000 euros. New pipes had to be laid for the kitchen and bathroom during the conversion.
The space was designed to be dismantled later due to its temporary use as living space. Eight people lived in the communal living space for two weeks each, with two different groups moving in and out. The pilot project was a 150-square-meter office floor at the Old Fish Market.
The project was supported by Professor Sabine Hansmann. While specific detailed information solely about their project is not available in the search results, the general idea fits within the broader movement of temporary or modular housing solutions. Cities like Boston are converting vacant office buildings into residential units to address housing demands, adding units quickly by creating homes out of previously commercial spaces.
The use of repurposed shipping containers for pop-up living spaces or offices, which can be stacked, combined, and outfitted with modern amenities to form flexible, temporary, or semi-permanent dwellings, is another example of this movement. Given this context, the "pop-up living" project likely leverages temporary conversions—possibly involving containers or flexible interior modifications—to create livable spaces from non-residential structures, offering a fast, sustainable approach to housing challenges.
If you want more precise technical details or specific design features of their project, it may require consulting their official publications or architectural presentations, as such specialized project details are not outlined in the available search results.
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