A 70 sq ft micro loft in a Montreal shared apartment
Jésabel and her dad built a raised bed platform in her tiny room, turning 70 sq ft into a bedroom, office, closet and mini cinema.
Jésabel lives in a 70 sq ft room in a shared Montreal apartment with three housemates. She chose co-living on purpose. She runs a startup and often works long days, and living alone would feel isolating. Here, she can work for hours and then join the others for dinner.
When she moved in, a bunk bed blocked half the window. She and her father built a raised platform at home, took it apart and rebuilt it in her room. It has 6 feet of clearance underneath. Industrial pipes work as both her ladder and her clothes rack, and she can take them apart when she moves.
Below, a double bed for guests turns into seating for movie nights, with a projector and room for up to six. Old grocery baskets hold her laundry. A removable wooden board serves as her desk.
Jésabel studies the relationship between people and technology, and her room shows it. She writes on a 1990s word processor she bought for $25 and keeps a humidifier from 1989 running. She calls her style utilitarian, green and industrial. Out in the shared space, the housemates host clothing swaps and events with more than 20 people.
