Introduction:

Creating a new garage hobby barn live space to support your existing home in a rural or suburban setting can be an exciting and rewarding project. To ensure a successful outcome, it’s important to follow key steps and best design and planning practices.

Those taking steps to determine space usage requirements, assessing existing building and site infrastructure, and permitting needs. It’s also critical to consider aging in place, accessibility, and universal design principles for forward adaptability to changing lifestyles and life chapters. With a frequently unstable climate, it is critical to meet or exceed energy efficiency standards and improve resiliency to climate shocks. This easy-to-understand guide will walk you through these and other important planning and design steps.