Repurposed architecture plays a key role in recycling old buildings and giving them a new lease on life. If you look around closely, you can come across various examples of old buildings having been transformed into something completely different through smart and creative architectural designs. The fact is, when architecture is successfully repurposed, it helps in protecting the identity of the old building into a new age.
In this collection, we present 20 buildings that have been repurposed quite creatively. Take a look at how old churches, banks, prisons, and even police headquarters have been converted into something drastically different yet quite cool.
1. A former theatre in Buenos Aires has been transformed into a bookstore.
5. This old church has been repurposed into the Dominicanen bookstore in Maastricht, Netherlands. The place is rated in the top 10 most beautiful bookstores worldwide.
