Editing Loft (section)

==Other lofts==
===Commercial loft===
A commercial loft refers to upper storey space, usually in a commercial or industrial building with higher ceilings; a second storey area for storage or offices above may be added within the original space used by a previous business occupant, effectively becoming a [[mezzanine]] area within the commercial loft space. Such adaptation of loft space, can result in better operating efficiencies for ongoing light industrial, commercial and work/live use.

===Live/work loft===
A Live/work loft is a residential unit located in a commercially zoned building that has either been issued a certificate of residential occupancy or meets specific criteria making it eligible for the protection of loft laws, which vary state by state.

For example, in New York State a live/work loft must meet the following criteria:{{citation needed|date=March 2023}}
# The building was formerly used for manufacturing or commercial purposes;
# The building has at least three units that were occupied residentially for 12 consecutive months during the window period from January 1, 2008 – December 31, 2009
# The unit occupies at least {{convert|400|sqft}} with at least one window and can be accessed directly from a common area such as a hallway or the street; and
# The unit has a certificate of occupancy (CO) or an application for ''Loft Law'' protection has been filed on or before March 14, 2014.

[[1982 Loft Law|Loft Law]] was designed to protect artists and other entrepreneurs that are [[remote work]]ers. To qualify for the Loft Law protection, the unit must be primarily residential with the commercial purpose being clearly incidental to the residential use; utilising no more than 49% of the total space; with no more than 3 employees; and be carried on by the actual occupant of the unit.{{citation needed|date=March 2023}}

Historically, loft residents consisted of artists and other artisans taking advantage of cheap rents, large spaces and load-bearing floors. Loft residences were illegal and loft dwellers resided under commercial leases, forgoing basic residential rights such as [[domestic hot water]] and [[plumbing|sanitation]]. To relieve their uncertain status, many state legislatures enacted loft laws.

===Mould loft===
A long building at a [[shipyard]] with a considerable floor area on which the lines produced by a [[naval architect]] can be laid off in their full dimensions. After that the full-size drawings can be copied with the aid of wooden moulds to which, in turn, the steel frames or, in the case of wooden vessels, the hull moulds, are fashioned (see [[lofting]]).

===Rigging loft===
An elevated area or [[Long gallery|gallery]] in a [[shipyard]] where workers stand while fitting [[rigging]].

===Parachute loft===
A large, open, high ceilinged space where parachute riggers re-pack parachutes into parachute containers.

===Sail loft===
A large open space used by [[sailmaker]]s to make [[sail]]s.  The floor has to be big enough to lay out the sail as the canvas is marked and cut ready for sewing.

===Church architecture===
[[File:Blasiuskirche MHL Orgelempore Westen.jpg|thumb|upright|An organ loft in Germany]]
Some churches have a [[choir loft]], where the [[choir|singers]] stand or sit during services. Sometimes the [[Organ (instrument)|church organ]] is located in an organ loft, which may or may not have space for musicians apart from the organist. Churches may also contain [[triforium]]s with projecting watching-lofts.

===Loft conversions===
It is fairly common to [[loft conversion|convert]] all or part of a home into a loft to create an extra room in order to prevent needing to move to a new house. The most common additions are an extra bedroom or study. The attic area of a building tends to be unused, but when converted can add a large amount of floor space.

===Pigeon loft===
[[Image:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-W0212-034, Sporttaubenzüchter.jpg|left|thumb|Pigeon loft]]
Housing for [[Pigeon keeping|domestic pigeon]]s is often called a pigeon loft.<ref>{{cite book |last=Levi |first=Wendell |title= The Pigeon|year= 1977|publisher= Levi Publishing Co, Inc|location= Sumter, S.C.|isbn=0-85390-013-2|page=507}}</ref> Pigeon lofts consist of a large cage or [[aviary]] and sometimes a [[nest box]]. They were a traditional amenity, now usually abandoned or repurposed, in the palaces of nobility and commercial buildings that predate telegraphy.
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