35 buildings converted in the most interesting way (36 photos)

We've rounded up some of the most original and impressive examples of buildings that have been repurposed for entirely new purposes. They may not be what the architects intended, but these transformations certainly bring benefits. For example, a bank that was turned into a coffee shop. Or an old cement factory that is now full of office workers. Scroll down for some inspiration.





1. An old bank has become a bookstore in Bucharest, Romania



2. A Mexican restaurant used to be a Chinese restaurant. Instead of painting over the painting, they just put sombreros on the pandas





3. A bookstore instead of a theater



4. A German restaurant has converted giant wine barrels into cabins



5. A former shopping mall has become a campus



6. A London church has become a swimming pool



7. Living space in barn



8. Skaters are the new churchgoers



9. The old cement factory in Sant Just Desvern, Spain, is now office



10. Library in the former Walmart building, McAllen, Texas



11. Concert stage in the old church, Manchester, United Kingdom



12. An abandoned bridge in the Philippines has been converted into a basketball court



13. A coffee shop made from shipping containers



14. One of the most popular nightclubs Netherlands is located in a former grain and milk processing plant



15. Soviet water tower now a climbing wall, Jonava, Lithuania



16. An old bank has been converted into a coffee shop in Greer, California



17. A Habitable Church in Spain



18. This Museum in France Used to Be a Swimming Pool



19. Welcome to C-Mine (Genk, Belgium). This used to be a coal mine. Now it's a cinema, a cultural center, and several restaurants!



20. Recinte Modernista de Sant Pau - a former Art Nouveau hospital turned museum and cultural center in Barcelona



21. This grocery store that used to be an ice hockey arena still has its markup



22. House of Beer Worship?



23. Restaurant in a church, Cheltenham, UK



24. "My local library used to be a prison"



25. Pizza Place Turned Home



26. Cafe on the Bus



27. U.S. Post Office Converted into a Grocery Store



28. Movie Theater turned into a climbing wall



29. A former train station near Paris



30. An old apartment building in Saigon is now filled with restaurants and boutiques



31. A bar instead of a children's pool in Budapest, Hungary



32. A supermarket instead of a cinema



33. Priorities change: Hamburg brothel becomes vaccination point against Covid-19



34. A boarding school opened by a Dutch colonist in Indonesia has been converted into a KFC



35. A bank has been converted into a McDonald's in Kristiansand, Norway