LAist's David Wagner Speaks to Karin About Converting Commercial Spaces to Housing

As Workers Stay Remote, Can LA Turn Empty Offices Into Housing?" by David Wagner for the LAist.

Many Californians have been working from home throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, and some companies plan to let their workers stay fully remote.

So what happens to all those empty offices?

With Los Angeles in the midst of a severe housing crisis, some see promise in turning dormant office buildings into apartments through “adaptive reuse.”

“I definitely think that more and more office space will be turned into housing — and it should be,” said Karin Liljegren, founder and principal of L.A.-based architecture firm Omgivning, which specializes in adaptive reuse.

The audio version of this article can be heard below.

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Omgivning · LAist and KPCC's David Wagner interviews Karin Liljegren on Adaptive Reuse

The full article with Karin's discussion on adaptive reuse in Los Angeles and beyond is at the LAist:

https://laist.com/news/housing-homelessness/los-angeles-conversions-housing-vacant-offices-remote-work-adaptive-reuse-element-omgivning-downtown

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