Practical toolkit for community-driven heritage reuse

Is there an empty building in your town that people have ideas for? Our Practical Toolkit for Community-Driven Heritage Reuse is available today. We developed it with Stiftung Burg Tannroda for people working out what a building could offer, who would use it and how to keep it open.

What’s inside

Eight case studies, four from France and four from Germany, cover places as different as a flour mill, a former holiday camp, a castle and a row of garages. Each looks at how the project started, who takes decisions and what makes the place difficult to run. The practical guide takes you from an initial visit through choosing partners, planning activities and budgeting for upkeep.

Bring a worksheet to your next meeting

• Place Scan and Local Needs Map help you compare what the building offers with what people nearby need.
• Stakeholder Map and SWOT Analysis help you decide whom to involve and which opportunities or difficulties to tackle first.
• Financial Model and Action Plan help you separate one-off costs from monthly bills and agree who will do what next.

You can download the guide below. For a first visit, print the Place Scan and fill it in together on site. Make a note of anything you need to ask the owner or a neighbour who knows the building well.

Funded by the European Union through Erasmus+.