The word loft is used to describe a type of house that is characterized by the scarce presence of divisions and that for this reason is considerably spacious and comfortable. This type of construction is quite modern and can be found easily in big cities to level world, however, as to be logical, for the simple fact of being spacious and modern its priceit is just as tall, which is why it is not common in small cities or towns or in the suburbs. This can be specially built for this purpose, however it is possible that it is also a recovered and restored space of old buildings such as sheds. For experts in this area, the loft has established an aesthetic influence on the decorating style of homes today.
This term was first used in the city of New York during the seventies, after the demographic deindustrialization and fall back that led the city to go bankrupt, which is why much of the infrastructure that endowing the small factories, warehouses and workshops, were left in abandonment for not having economic benefits.
It was from that moment that New York initially became popular to use these abandoned industrial spaces as housing for low-income students and artists. The high demand for housing is contextualized to the urban lifestyle with distinctive characteristics that are now known as Lofts.
One of the main elements that most define the concept of loft is the lack of walls or divisions between its spaces, therefore there are no independent rooms. These constructions could be described as a large room in which the dining room has a direct connection with the bedroom and the kitchen for just one example.
There are also cases in which the loft can have only small divisions such as columns, cement blocks or other material that act as a non-complete division, stairs, among others. It is also common for this house to have more than one floor, which makes the space much larger and connects different surfaces with each other.
