Looking for carriage house garages

[urgti]

Looking for inspiration and something to show my architect when I find one. I am doing a 24x26 (already need a variance) and want to build it fairly tall since my foundation size is limited. My home is originally a weekend cottage by the lake built in 1920 so I want something to fit the era. This will also please the council and help me get my plans approved. They do not want some big box on my lot and already specified a 12 in 12 roof, 9' walls and that the siding match the home.

 

[Skyline]

Here's a copy of what my mom (who is an architect) drew up for me for a planned office over my garage. We had severe zoning restrictions on the second floor height because this is a detached garage. Translated to something like 1.5 stories above average grade. We got a variance to go a foot above this (we wanted 3'), and we cheated the rules a bit by bringing grade up like 4 ft on one side (got us another ft.), and the back is already 4' below grade. This has not yet been built so all I have is elevations to show at this point. It is 24x24. On the second floor, only something like one ft next to the walls is below 7 ft., and we planned dormers on those sides. If we had gotten that last foot of ridge height from our planning board, we would not have needed dormers....but they do add a nice architectual touch. Let me know if you want to see more.

 

[Weedwaka]

Here is a link to the plan that we used for a start point. Externally it will look the same except it will be 42 x 30 instead of 42 x 24 and the floor plan has been modified quite a bit. We are going to live in it while we build our house .

http://www.houseplans.com/plan_details.asp?id=28940

 

[E46M3]

URGTI,
My "carriage house" is a larger footprint than you're looking for, and not tall, but for what it's worth, here's a link to my build:
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=25148&highlight=e46m3

Goes with an 1881 historic farm house, so had to, like you, build a sympathetic form that didn't resemble a wharehouse out back - so, siding to match the house, 12/12, 9 foot ceilings, ect.

Best of luck
Cheers,
E46M3

 

[Stuart in MN]

Here's a plan for a carriage house I posted a while back, from a 1923 architecture textbook.
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3539

 

[elvee]

I really need to update the album with current pics. Since then we have put in a flagstone walkway in the breezeway, painted the posts, and graded the driveway.

The footprint for the whole slab is 30 x 30. The garage itself is just over 24 x 30. Downstairs ceilings are 12ft, roof is 11:12. The upstairs had 4ft kneewalls, 16ft between sides, and 8ft 6in clearance to the ceiling. Overall height is 26ft. If we hadn't built the breezeway we would have been limited to 16ft overall height.

 

[colt340]

This was our rebuild this last spring. Garage was 24x22. It now is 24x28 in the longest part. Walls are 9'6" and 8 ft high.

al

 

[chaingang]

Nowhere near done yet but here is a shot of mine. Been a long process so far.

 

[348guy]

I really need to update the album with current pics. Since then we have put in a flagstone walkway in the breezeway, painted the posts, and graded the driveway.

The footprint for the whole slab is 30 x 30. The garage itself is just over 24 x 30. Downstairs ceilings are 12ft, roof is 11:12. The upstairs had 4ft kneewalls, 16ft between sides, and 8ft 6in clearance to the ceiling. Overall height is 26ft. If we hadn't built the breezeway we would have been limited to 16ft overall height.

SWEET! I'd love to see more pics.

 

[sparky1562]

Very nice elvee! More Pictures please!

 

[rockvr4]

Found more pics http://picasaweb.google.com/elveith/NotTheTraditionalCarriageHousePics#

Where did you get your plans from?

Thanks

 

[elvee]

Thanks for the compliments. That album is about a year behind right now. As soon as I find the download cable for the camera, I'll get caught up.

The plans are custom. My wife and I are friends with an architect who thought it sounded like a fun challenge. That idea is the one that won out from about five ideas he had. We gave him the basic parameters and let him go.

 

[urgti]

Some nice looking places here. I hope to get started on mine as soon as the ground thaws.

 

[rlme36]

I really need to update the album with current pics. Since then we have put in a flagstone walkway in the breezeway, painted the posts, and graded the driveway.

The footprint for the whole slab is 30 x 30. The garage itself is just over 24 x 30. Downstairs ceilings are 12ft, roof is 11:12. The upstairs had 4ft kneewalls, 16ft between sides, and 8ft 6in clearance to the ceiling. Overall height is 26ft. If we hadn't built the breezeway we would have been limited to 16ft overall height.

Who makes your garage doors? they really make the look.

thanks,

rob

 

[bomber]

Google carriage house but add UK to the search criteria -- lots of good stuff to be found over there . . . .

also, check Greene and Greene's Gamble house -- gorgeous!

 

[elvee]

Who makes your garage doors? they really make the look.

thanks,

rob

The doors were by Evergreen Carriage Doors. Just search on that name and you'll find them. Really nice work, great service, and incredibly fast turnaround.