In response to the housing crisis in Europe, German entrepreneurs Lutz Lakomski and Arndt Ulrich have creatively transformed former factories and office spaces into affordable apartments. Their projects include converting a sweets factory and a department store into residential spaces, providing housing primarily for students. Despite challenges such as fire safety and building contamination, they emphasize the importance of modernizing old structures. The duo advocates for proactive city policies to facilitate affordable housing development, while expressing concerns about bureaucratic barriers and investor confidence. Teljes cikk (Euronews.com)