How to Hide a 4,000sf Garage in Plain View

[autoist]

I just posted a blurb on my website about how we used building placement and plantings to hide my huge garage from the street while focusing curb views on our house. You can read it (with photos) here:

http://www.theautoist.com/garage-mahal.htm#30 September 2009:

 

[NUTTSGT]

Who buried your fire hydrant?

 

[sirswank]

looks like just another house, who would know they are connected? great job!

 

[Mr. Jean]

Nicely done. Blends in very well.

 

[thdewey]

You can almost here those planes flying through the house .. Awesome!

 

[cyclopsblown34]

Very impressive Tony. I've always liked your shop setup and never realized what you'd accomplished as far as making the shop disappear. I like a meandering floor plan which is having a huge influence on our decision to do the shop addition rather than a separate metal structure even though the pole barn would be 4000 SF and the addition is only 1500SF, I like the idea of one structure and flowing style. Man, I made one long meandering sentence.

 

[autoist]

Thanks, guys

"Who buried your fire hydrant?"...when they put it in initially, the pipe below it stuck out of the ground 2'....I called them on it & what you see is what they did.

Oh, I added another couple of photos to my blurb showing what the 85-year-old lady directly across from the garage sees.

 

[e-tek]

Awesome space and beautiful surroundings Tony!! Your home is absolutely beautiful - the wife is in love with it!!!