改装

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 改装, read かいそう, means renovating a building's or shop's interior or exterior.
• Basic usage: Use it for adapting an old building to a new use or updating a store interior.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Renovating and opening
  • 改装 is renovation, while 開店 is opening a shop for business.
• What is remodeled
  • In the example 倉庫を改装して, the warehouse is the object being remodeled. The following phrase explains its new use.