Custom Home Design, Detached Garage

We were asked to design a detached garage and office structure to match the main house. This structure is not only an additional garage but also conceals the hunting dog runs and serves as a working office with the interior character designed to have the feel of a hunting lodge. The second floor room is finished to the underside of the roof which was carefully laid out to accommodate the owner’s significant collection of hunting trophy mounts and collectable items. We placed the structure to complement the existing home while creating a courtyard at the drive way and a backdrop for the rear yard family activity area. The exterior of the structure is a combination of natural cement plaster and brick with stone accents including bluestone walks extended from the upper level house terrace. Natural cement plaster was used to match the house but also with the knowledge that this material would eventually show signs of hairline cracks. This eventually will give the material an aged authentic feel. The design intent was to make this structure look like a seamless extension of the home’s design concept. We believe that this structure has accomplished this goal and have had a lot of good response to this design solution.