A public interest nonprofit and a renowned global architecture firm may have come up with one solution for Santa Fe’s affordable housing crisis.

Santa Fe and Albuquerque were among 10 cities across the country included in a study by The Pew Charitable Trusts and the Gensler architectural firm on the feasibility of so-called “microapartments” — single-occupancy rooms around shared co-living spaces.

A report released Tuesday said microapartments could be a good fit for both cities, offering affordable, dormitory-style housing for those struggling to cope with the city’s skyrocketing rents.

As their name indicates, the microapartments would be small — only 155 square feet — but they also would be priced at approximately $800 a month, compared to the median monthly rent of $1,497 for a one-

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