The term loft is one that is used to designate a type of home in which there are few divisions (walls, doors) and which is therefore very spacious and comfortable. The loft is a very modern type of home that can be easily found in the big cities of the world, although logically, being spacious and modern, it is usually expensive, which is why it is not common in small cities or towns, nor in rural areas. The loft can be specially created for this purpose but it can also be a reclaimed and restored space of old buildings such as factories.
One of the characteristics that most define the concept of loft is the lack of divisions between its spaces that can no longer be called rooms. The loft could be described as a large room in which the dining room or living room has a direct connection with the bedroom and kitchen, for example. In some cases, the loft may have minimal divisions such as columns, cement blocks or material that act as a non-complete division, stairs, etc. It is also common for a loft to have more than one floor, which further expands the space and connects different surfaces with each other. In addition, a loft tends to be completed with a minimalist style that maintains simplicity and does not overload elements in the same way that there is no recharge of visual divisions.
The loft was born as a home in the 1950s in New York City from the use of some sophisticated sectors of factories, companies and abandoned buildings. That is why it is usually related to a certain type of inhabitants (sophisticated, intellectual, modern, minimalist, etc.) and it is usually expensive due to the breadth of its space. Having this type of origin, the loft is usually a construction with very high ceilings, with many windows that allow light to enter and that generate more space than the existing one. In addition to its minimalist style, the origin of the loft also tends to give it an industrial or slightly warm, cold, stripped and vast style.
