Signal A Running Record of Findings from the Internet / September 7, 2026

Two Photographers Stripped a Former Bank Back to Its Concrete

Laura Muthesius and Nora Eisermann spent two years taking a former bank building in Germany back to its original concrete floors and walls, keeping what was already there rather than covering it over. It is now let as a holiday apartment.

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