The issueof the industrial heritage has been concerning the societies and the scientific community over time. The huge industrial building stock is a sample of our cultural heritage and in no way can be lost or destroyed. Many researchers and architects are starting to showaninterest in preserving this industrial wealth and exploiting the building stock. One tendency for preservation is to reuse these shells giving them a new use while retaining their important elements. Therefore, the present research tries to answer the question of whether and to what extent industrial buildings can function as office spaces.
First of all, there is a historical overview of the forms that office spaces have taken as time goes on and technology evolves.After a brief reference to the history of industry and the morphological features of factories in Europe and Greece, the basic concepts of industrial archeology and heritage are analyzed. Then the importance of maintaining and preserving this wealth and the importance of its reuse is highlighted. The concept and significance of Adaptive re-use is also analyzed. Finally, there are examples of industrial spaces converted into offices in Europe and Greece. The analysis focuses on the old use, the new use of the building and what elements of the old building were kept. Based on these data, we attempt to compare the examples in order to export more general conclusions and determine if such spaces are necessary and useful to society and whether they  are suitable for office and administration buildings.