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In US usage, a loft is an upper room or storey in a building, mainly in a barn, directly under the roof, used for storage (as in most private houses).In this sense it is roughly synonymous with attic, the major difference being that an attic typically constitutes an entire floor of the building, while a loft covers only a few rooms, leaving one or more sides open to the lower floor.
A loft or mezzanine is also the uppermost space in a building, but is distinguished from an attic in that an attic typically constitutes an entire floor of the building, while a loft or mezzanine covers only a few rooms, leaving one or more sides open to the lower floor. [citation needed] Attics are found in many different shapes and sizes.
Loft is a traditional two-storey wooden building preserved mostly in Norway. A loft was used for storage and sleeping, and is known since the early Middle Ages. [4] [5] [6] Loft buildings dating from around 1200 are preserved in rural areas. Lofts were typically built in log technique, unlike the post and lintel construction
The tiny-house movement (also known as the small house movement) [1] is an architectural and social movement promoting the reduction and simplification of living spaces. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Tiny homes have been promoted as offering lower-cost and sometimes eco-friendly features within the housing market, and they have also been promoted a housing ...
15th-century rood screen from the chapel of St Fiacre at Le Faouet Morbihan, France, including the two thieves on either side of Christ Usual location of a rood screen. The rood screen (also choir screen, chancel screen, or jubé) is a common feature in late medieval church architecture.
Willy Lott's Cottage (or Willy Lott's House) is a building in Flatford, East Bergholt, Suffolk, England, which appears in several paintings by John Constable, notably The Hay Wain. The property is a Grade I listed building , reflecting its importance "as part of the Flatford Mill group" and "its significance in the work of the artist John ...
Ninth House is a dark fantasy horror novel written by author Leigh Bardugo, published by Flatiron Books in October 2019. The first in a series, Ninth House was followed by a sequel titled Hell Bent , which was published in January 2023.
Stephen Burrell Small (18 March 1947 – 2 September 1987) was a prominent American businessman in Kankakee, Illinois. In 1987, he was kidnapped and held for ransom by Danny Edwards and Nancy Rish. In 1987, he was kidnapped and held for ransom by Danny Edwards and Nancy Rish.