Why warehouse conversions are sweeping the globe

by Selena Randhawa, CNN

Updated 0233 GMT (1033 HKT) October 27, 2017

This former Lucky Strike warehouse and auto repair shop in San Francisco was converted into a home by designer Stanley Saitowitz and architecture firm Natoma Architects.
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Lucky Strike, San Francisco – This former Lucky Strike warehouse and auto repair shop in San Francisco was converted into a home by designer Stanley Saitowitz and architecture firm Natoma Architects.
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The designers used gray-stained materials and paint to camouflage some parts of the building.
Photos: Why warehouse conversions are sweeping the globe
Lucky Strike, San Francisco – The designers used gray-stained materials and paint to camouflage some parts of the building.
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New Lab was an abandoned warehouse in Brooklyn's Navy Yard before being converted into a multipurpose workspace by Macro Sea.
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New Lab, Brooklyn – New Lab was an abandoned warehouse in Brooklyn's Navy Yard before being converted into a multipurpose workspace by Macro Sea.
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