New garage advice 28x32x10

[Matt 330LS]

We've decided to pull the trigger on an additional (detached) garage. Going through a General Contractor for this for a number of reasons and we have a pretty solid plan thus far. I've got a couple ideas I'm bouncing around in my head so I thought I'd quit lurking and throw them out here. Breaking ground around the mid-end of June. Basic specs:

28x32x10
2x6 studs
8/12 pitch
scissor truss to give more interior headroom for lift, 24" OC
5" 4000psi concrete w/rebar and 12" footers
singe 16x8 main door and 36" utility door
100 amp service, both 110 and 220 outlets
drywall ceiling, debating the walls at this point
LED interior lighting
exterior siding/stone to match my house

My two biggest questions remaining are:

What to do with the interior walls? I'm leaning toward plywood or OSB over the studs followed by corrugated steel up 4' and pallet scrap above that the rest of the way. I like the industrial/reclaimed look and it'll be quite a bit easier to hang things where I want them. Drywall in a garage (in mine at least) drives me nuts.

Orientation of the garage in relation to the house? Two options here. First, run it parallel to the house, with the front of the garage even with the front of the existing attached garage. Will look just like the rest of the house with a ten foot gap between structures. Second, turn it 90 degrees and build perpendicular to the house. Will give it more of a "courtyard" type feel (which I like), but will set the garage closer to the street than the house making the 32' side with a couple windows more "in your face" from a curb appeal standpoint. Landscaping will help, but the side of the new garage will still be a prominent feature. HOWEVER, option 2 reduces the cost of concrete a fair amount based on the distance I would have to go to connect the new slab to the existing driveway versus option 1.

So, there's my first-world problem. All input welcome.

 

[matt_i]

I can't answer the interior wall question its a personal preference but the steel liner panels may not play nice with electrical outlets. You might need to run conduits unless you can land all of the receptacles in the "low rib" where a cover plate would fit. No issue with conduits but you'd need a plan to get most of the electrical started under the ceiling.

My thought relative to placement of garage...people pay considerably extra in their house for the garage doors to face sideways (eg perpendicular to the street). Drive thru a neighborhood with a lower price point and see which way the garage door faces relative to the street and drive thru a lux neighborhood and see which way the garage door faces relative to the street. My belief is on average you will find a difference.

 

[Matt 330LS]

Good point on the garage placement. I'd say at least a third of the houses in my small neighborhood have detached shops / toy garages and those are a mixed bag regarding orientation. I've got time before they pour the slab to overthink it a bunch...