Sorry. Didn't realize I don't have it in my signature. I am located in Connecticut.
As stated above, a place like barnplans.com is sort of what I am looking for but unfortunately they don't do stamped drawings. Trying to get another engineer to stamp someone else's drawings is darn near impossible and our building department won't issue the permit without the stamp. I guess if I can't find a kit I will have to find an architect.
I was looking for a kit as I though this would be a fairly standard and simple building. I didn't want to go with a GC as I wanted to save some money doing it myself as well as not having to deal with the headaches of trying to get someone to show up on time and do quality work (see the other thread going on right now).
Keith
What you want is not standard nor simple. In fact here in the Midwest I have never seen a barn like you want and I have been in hundreds. Dad and I baled 120,000 bales of hay and straw and delivered it all over the north half of the state of Indiana..
You want the old balloon or timber frame barn look/functionality but on a pole building frame. This mix mash just isn't real feasible.
As mentioned above, without the metal siding making a diaphragm, you need to add additional bracing or sheath the walls. The sheathing is much more difficult to replace if a horse kicks it than metal siding. Hell wood siding without metal siding takes more time to repair than metal. A sheet of metal can be out and back in 20 mins or so. With metal sided building you just place 2x6 oak boards up 4' high on the inside so the horses cant kick the metal. Owning 4 horses myself, I never let the horses against the outside of any building. Wood siding is also a favored treat of horses to chew on.
Good Wood siding cost many times more than metal siding. Good wood siding is almost impossible to find any more to boot as all the old growth is gone. Also wood siding needs repainting more often.
A metal roof is cheaper/longer lasting than a shingled roof, because it needs sheathing and underlayment. but the price difference is closer than the wood/metal siding.
Second, a full loft with that much weight capacity isn't typical Most old barns had full foundations, either in stone or wood. Many of the wood foundations were later replaced with concrete after the rotted out. Pole buildings are set on small concrete cookies and only designed to hold up the weight of the building. To hold up that much weight you are going to have to double or triple the poles for the additional ground support area. The poles themselves are not the limiting factor, its the support area below the poles.
Third, metal roofs were never an issue with hay storage. Every barn we had and sold to had metal roofs with no issue. Just make sure there is ventilation.
I am not trying to talk you out of what you want, I just don't think your estimation of how common/available/cost is very correct. I think 36K for a kit that can do all you want sounds in the ball park reasonable.
I personally like wood siding for animal barns because it breaths,(better for the animals but proper ventilation can be added to any structure) not because its better for the structure. We rebuilt our barn ends one of the last of the balloon framed dairy barns(1939), wood allows for much water ingress. It was old growth fir and was in good shape but the framing behind was severely damaged after 60 years. It was run horizontal because of the balloon framing. The vertical sided barns rarely had rot except near the ground due to rain splash and vegetation growing next to the wall.
