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office building
A building that consists mainly of office rooms and is used by companies or public authorities for administrative activities.
Unsere Firma zieht bald in ein modernes Bürogebäude im Stadtzentrum um.
Our company is soon moving into a modern office building in the city center.
This word is a simple compound made up of 'Büro' (office) and 'Gebäude' (building). So it refers exactly to what the individual parts describe: a building full of offices.
In der Innenstadt werden viele neue Bürogebäude gebaut.
Many new office buildings are being built in the city center.
Pay attention to the case after the preposition 'in': you work 'in einem' (dative) Bürogebäude, but you move 'in ein' (accusative) neues Bürogebäude.
Er arbeitet in einem großen Bürogebäude am Stadtrand.
He works in a large office building on the outskirts of the city.
Common verbs used in connection with an office building are 'bauen' (to build), 'mieten' (to rent), 'renovieren' (to renovate), or 'verlassen' (to leave).
Die Firma hat ein ganzes Stockwerk in einem Bürogebäude gemietet.
The company rented an entire floor in an office building.
administrative building
A Verwaltungsgebäude is a building that houses the administration of an organization or public authority. A Bürogebäude is, more generally, a building consisting mainly of office space; an administrative department can also work there. When the function of the administration is emphasized, Verwaltungsgebäude is the better choice; when the building's design or use is emphasized, Bürogebäude fits better.
Die Firma zieht mit ihren Abteilungen in ein neues Bürogebäude.
The company is moving its departments to a new office building.
Die Bürger müssen ihre Anträge im Verwaltungsgebäude der Stadt abgeben.
Residents must submit their applications at the city's administrative building.
