Modern Farmhouse Carriage House Plan with a Home Office Studio

About This Plan:

If you work from home, love having people over, or just need a room of your own that isn't the dining room table, Goat Hill gives you one, with a real two-car garage underneath. It's a 575 sf studio over a 720 sf garage, on a 24 by 30 foot footprint that fits behind most houses.

Climb the stairs from the garage and the whole upper level opens up under the cross-gable roof. Where the two gables meet, the ceiling rises all the way to 10'6", so the space feels far bigger than its square footage. The studio room at the front runs 15 feet across, with space for a sofa, a worktable, an easel, or whatever your work happens to look like.

The back room sits at the rear, 9'8" by 9'6" and set apart from everything else. Make it an office so the desk stays a desk, or a bedroom for a guest who's staying a while. Between the two rooms, the wet bar gives you a sink, an under-counter fridge and room for an optional dishwasher, which means coffee and lunch don't require a walk back to the house. A full bath with a shower and a built-in bench rounds out the floor, and two closets tuck in under the slope for supplies and storage.

Downstairs, the garage is a true two-car at 720 square feet, with 9-foot ceilings and the mechanicals tucked under the stairs. The 16-foot door up front handles the cars. A 9-foot door at the rear lets you roll equipment straight through, set up a workshop, or keep the mower out of everyone's way.

Board-and-batten siding, a steep cross-gable roof and a carriage-style garage door give Goat Hill modern farmhouse character that looks right behind almost any home. Work up there during the week, host friends on the weekend, or give a parent or a grown kid a comfortable place of their own for as long as they need it. The garage keeps doing its job the whole time.

Goat Hill at a Glance:

• 575 sf upper-level studio · 720 sf two-car garage below
• Studio · 1 full bath · 2 garage bays
• Private room at the rear (9'8" × 9'6") for an office or a guest bedroom
• Front studio room (15'0" × 9'6") for creative work, hosting, or relaxing
• Wet bar with sink, under-counter fridge, and optional dishwasher
• Full bath with shower and built-in bench
• Vaulted cross ceiling rising to 10'6"
• Two storage closets
• Rear-access garage door for a workshop or equipment
• 24 ft wide · 30 ft deep, sized for a standard backyard
• Modern Farmhouse exterior: board-and-batten siding, cross-gable roof