Bauzentrum München holds free online information day on creating extra living space in family homes

Homeowners in Munich can find out how to create additional living space in their own houses at a free online information day run by the Bauzentrum München on Friday, 23 October, from 4pm to 7pm. The event, titled "Creating additional living space in your own home: opportunities, options, financing", requires registration at https://t1p.de/xrmgg.

The Bauzentrum, which is part of the city's Department of Climate and Environmental Protection, is organising the day with partner organisations. It is aimed at owners of single-family houses who want to identify the potential of their property and develop it to suit changing needs in their lives.

The programme includes expert talks, interactive breaks and information on making homes sustainable, comfortable and fit for the future. Speakers will focus on adaptations and building work such as step-free conversions, adding an extra storey, and the conversion and modernisation of single-family houses.

Participants can also learn about new ways of living in a single-family house, including multi-generational living, house-sharing communities and letting, as well as the opportunities offered by a house with a self-contained flat. Advisory services will be presented, for example from the Bavarian Chamber of Architects' state office for accessibility and the Kompetenzzentrum Barrierefreies Wohnen (Competence Centre for Accessible Living). The event will also cover new legislation and funding options that make it easier to create additional housing units in existing buildings.

The event is being held in cooperation with mitbauzentrale München, Eigenheimerverband Bayern e.V., Architects for Future, the advice centre for energy efficiency and sustainability, the Bavarian Chamber of Architects, its state office for accessibility, and the Kompetenzzentrum Barrierefreies Wohnen Stadtteilarbeit. The full programme is available at https://t1p.de/x0k8c.