Office, Shelves, Medium Hardwood Floor, and Storage Designer and digital fabricator Shawn Benson shares his 595-square-foot second-floor space with his wife, Jessica, and their daughter, Roux. The 15-foot-high ceilings allow plenty of room for a full-size ocean paddleboard.  Photo 4 of 9 in 8 Live/Work Spaces We'd Move Into in a Heartbeat from San Diego Teaches Us How Micro-Living Can Thrive

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At the eight-unit, 4,000-square-foot development in San Diego near the Mexican border, Woodbury University professor Hector Perez designed each unit as a live/work space with dedicated outdoor spaces. Designer and digital fabricator Shawn Benson shares his 595-square-foot, second-floor space with his wife, Jessica, and their daughter, Roux. The 15-foot-high ceilings allow plenty of room for a full-size ocean paddleboard.