HB-40502 H-Shaped Barndominium Plan: A Guest Suite By The Kitchen And A Home Theater

HB-40502 is built around its outdoor room. A central patio is wrapped on three sides by covered porch corridors, and several foyers open onto it, so moving between the wings means walking past the courtyard rather than down a hallway.

Layout

• Right Wing: One large combined living, dining and kitchen space, plus a bedroom with its own bath. That puts a guest within easy reach of the kitchen and well away from the family's bedrooms.
• Left Wing: Three bedrooms, including the primary suite with a large walk-in closet.
• Theater: A dedicated home theater at the top of the left wing.
• Courtyard: A center patio ringed by covered porch on three sides, reached from several entry points.

Who It Suits

A household that hosts long-stay guests or a returning adult child, and wants a theater without giving up a bedroom.

Plan Specs

What It Costs To Build

At a standard finish of $80–$120 per square foot of heated space, 4,000–4,999 sq ft comes to about $320,000 – $599,880. A high-end finish at $150 or more per square foot starts around $600,000. Land, site work, septic and utilities are extra, and porches price closer to shell rates.

An H has much more exterior wall than a rectangle of the same size, so plan toward the top of the range. How the H shape affects cost.

Lot Width Needed

The overall footprint for this plan is shown on the floor plan drawing. Add your county's side setbacks to both sides of that width; on rural parcels they commonly run 10 to 25 feet a side.