After its completion, Schuhfabrik Hug built in 1933 was considered “a new factory building in the latest design with all air conditioning and lighting installations”. The linden green industrial building with a length of about 100 metres standing parallel to the railroad tracks is the Olten region’s leading representative of the New Building movement (Neues Bauen). With the conversion of the shoe factory into residential units, the former industrial facility is revitalised. The south façade is being restored in keeping with the preservation of historical monuments. Access for the new form of use is being arranged on the north side in the form of a raw concrete shelf. Three stairwells, access balconies with adjacent patios and corridors interconnect all flats and create internal pathways with an urban character. Light construction walls are being used on the interior, with careful preservation of the existing steel-reinforced concrete skeleton. The residential units with high hall-like rooms are reminiscent of the former use and can be divided as desired.