The Meadow - Plan Set: 3-Bed Barndominium with 2-Car Garage
Kitchen at the heart of the home, and a master suite with its own porch door.
Front elevation (South): the 24 foot front porch, two cupolas and two overhead doors into the 2-car garage.
Exterior renders show the steel version of this plan; the wood-framed set's windows and doors are as drawn on its own elevations.
Saturday morning, and the whole house is in the kitchen. The Meadow is a single-story 3-bedroom, 2-bath barndominium, about 1,650 square feet on a 40×60 footprint: an island kitchen open to a vaulted living and dining room, a walk-in pantry, porches front and back, and a mud room off the two-car garage. The master suite ends the bedroom row with its own door onto the rear porch, so the first coffee of the day is steps from the bed.
The Floor Plan
Key Features
- An island kitchen open to the vaulted living and dining room, with a walk-in pantry behind a barn door (a door that slides on a track outside the wall)
- Vaulted ceilings over the kitchen, living and dining, and again in the master bedroom; 9 foot ceilings everywhere else
- A master suite with its own bath, a private door onto the rear porch, and an expansive 8′ × 16′ walk-in closet with hanging space on all three walls
- Two more bedrooms at 11′ × 16′, side by side off the hallway, each with its own closet and a window facing the back
- A mud room entry from the garage, so the day does not come through the kitchen
- Tubular skylights pulling daylight into the hallway, hall bath and mud room
- Porches front and back: 24 feet of covered entry, a 34 foot rear porch, 464 square feet in all
- Two cupolas on a 6:12 gable roof, over a 12 foot eave
- A two-car garage behind two 10 foot overhead doors, with 7′ × 16′ of storage off the back
Room sizes here are before the outside wall is taken off; the detail floor plan prints this size and the finished size side by side.
Is This Plan Right for You?
A great fit if you want
- one open space where cooking, eating and living happen together, under a vaulted ceiling
- three bedrooms in a row along the back, the master at one end of the run with its bath and walk-in closet beyond it
- a two-car garage you enter through a mud room, not the kitchen
- porches front and back and single-story living
- a home around 1,650 square feet of conditioned space that reads as a farmhouse from the road
View our other plans if you need
- a workshop: see plans with an attached shop The Hearth
- a home office: the 40×60 with an office The Fieldstone
- more under one roof at about the same living space: the 40×70 plans The Brazos
- a shorter footprint: the building runs 60 feet long, and the porches add 8 feet to the front and 8 feet to the back Barndominium Plans
Tour The Meadow
The Heart of the Home
Step in from the front porch and the 13′ × 20′ living and dining room opens straight into the 11′ × 15′ kitchen, one vaulted ceiling over both. Two windows and the front door sit on the porch wall; the walk-in pantry is a barn door off the kitchen, whose design is yours. Whoever is cooking is in the conversation.
The Master Suite
Walk to the end of the bedroom row and the 12′ × 16′ master bedroom opens under a vaulted ceiling, with its own door onto the rear porch. Its bath opens off it, then an 8′ × 16′ walk-in closet with hanging space on all three walls. Whoever wakes first takes coffee out the back door.
The Other Bedrooms
Bedrooms two and three sit side by side off the hallway, each 11′ × 16′ with its own closet. Bedroom two holds the west end of the row with windows on two walls; bedroom three's twin window faces the back. Either one is the guest room, or the office for whoever works from home.
Work & Service
In from the garage, the 10′ × 6′ mud room takes boots and coats under a tubular skylight, laundry behind its own door. The garage runs 26′ × 24′ behind two 10 ft overhead doors, with a 7′ × 16′ storage room off its back wall. Whoever comes in from the truck leaves the day here, not in the kitchen.
Outdoor Living
The 8′ × 24′ front porch covers the front door; the 8′ × 34′ rear porch runs along the back, and the master bedroom opens onto it. That is 464 square feet under cover, front and back. Evenings end outside, not at a screen.
Plan Specifications
Square footage
| Conditioned living area | 1,653 sq ft (heated and cooled living space, not the garage or porches) |
|---|---|
| Garage | 583 sq ft |
| Covered porches (front 192 sq ft + rear 272 sq ft) | 464 sq ft |
| Total under roof | 2,700 sq ft |
Building
| Span × length | 40′ × 60′ (40 ft clear span, 60 ft long) |
|---|---|
| Eave height | 12′ (where the roof meets the wall) |
| Ridge height | 22′ |
| Roof | Gable, 6:12 (6 inches of rise per foot) |
| Stories | 1 |
| Ceiling height (flat areas) | 9′-0″ |
| Vaulted ceilings | Master Bedroom, Kitchen, Living / Dining |
Construction
| System | Designed for standard pre-engineered metal building (PEMB) construction |
|---|---|
| Interior walls | 4-1/2 in thick (2x4 framed) |
| Foundation | Not included; designed by a local foundation engineer based on the drawings provided by your building supplier |
Openings
| Doors | 19 (two 10′ × 8′ overhead, one entry, two exterior walk doors, one fire-rated door from the garage into the house) |
|---|---|
| Windows | 13 (each bedroom has an egress window, big enough to climb out of in an emergency) |
| Skylights | 4 tubular (a small roof dome that pipes daylight down a reflective tube), in the walk-in closet, hallway, hall bath and mud room |
Rooms
| Master bedroom | 12′ × 16′ |
|---|---|
| Bedroom 2 | 11′ × 16′ |
| Bedroom 3 | 11′ × 16′ |
| Living / dining | 13′ × 20′ |
| Kitchen | 11′ × 15′ |
| Master bath | 11′ × 16′ |
| Hall bath | 10′ × 7′ |
| Walk-in closet | 8′ × 16′ |
| Pantry | 11′ × 5′ |
Room sizes here are before the outside wall is taken off. The floor plans print finished sizes, a little smaller along an outside wall, and the presentation floor plan notes any corner a room gives up to a closet or a notch.
Service & extras
| Mud room | 10′ × 6′ |
|---|---|
| Laundry | 7′ × 7′ |
| Storage (off the garage) | 7′ × 16′ |
| Cupolas | 2 (36 in, window panel) |
| Front porch | 8′ × 24′ |
| Rear porch | 8′ × 34′ |
Square footage
| Conditioned living area | 1,690 sq ft (heated and cooled living space, not the garage or porches) |
|---|---|
| Garage | 595 sq ft |
| Covered porches (front 192 sq ft + rear 272 sq ft) | 464 sq ft |
| Total under roof | 2,749 sq ft |
Building
| Span × length | 40′ × 60′ (40 ft clear span, 60 ft long) |
|---|---|
| Eave height | 12′ (where the roof meets the wall) |
| Ridge height | 22′ |
| Roof | Gable, 6:12 (6 inches of rise per foot) |
| Stories | 1 |
| Ceiling height (flat areas) | 9′-0″ |
| Vaulted ceilings | Master Bedroom, Kitchen, Living / Dining |
Construction
| System | Designed for standard wood-frame construction |
|---|---|
| Exterior walls | 2×6 studs with continuous sheathing and braced wall panels as drawn on the construction plan set (available soon) |
| Interior walls | 4-1/2 in thick (2x4 framed) |
| Foundation | Not included; designed by a local foundation engineer, including the slab, the turndown and any thickened footings under interior bearing walls |
Openings
| Doors | 19 (two 10′ × 8′ overhead, one entry, two exterior walk doors, one fire-rated door from the garage into the house) |
|---|---|
| Windows | 17 (each bedroom has an egress window, big enough to climb out of in an emergency) |
| Skylights | 3 tubular (a small roof dome that pipes daylight down a reflective tube), in the hallway, hall bath and mud room |
Rooms
| Master bedroom | 12′ × 16′ |
|---|---|
| Bedroom 2 | 11′ × 16′ |
| Bedroom 3 | 11′ × 16′ |
| Living / dining | 13′ × 20′ |
| Kitchen | 11′ × 15′ |
| Master bath | 11′ × 16′ |
| Hall bath | 10′ × 7′ |
| Walk-in closet | 8′ × 16′ |
| Pantry | 11′ × 5′ |
Room sizes here are before the outside wall is taken off. The floor plans print finished sizes, a little smaller along an outside wall, and the presentation floor plan notes any corner a room gives up to a closet or a notch.
Service & extras
| Mud room | 10′ × 6′ |
|---|---|
| Laundry | 7′ × 7′ |
| Storage (off the garage) | 7′ × 16′ |
| Cupolas | 2 (36 in, window panel) |
| Front porch | 8′ × 24′ |
| Rear porch | 8′ × 34′ |
Included in This Plan Set
The Design Plan Set is eight sheets in one PDF, sized to print at 24 × 36 inches (ARCH D). It is the set you send out for quotes and estimates; each sheet is listed below. One home, one license.
Included Pages
- A-001Cover sheet and legend
- A-100Presentation floor plan
- A-101Detail floor plan
- A-102Schedules
- A-111Roof plan
- A-201Exterior elevations
- A-202Exterior elevations
- L-001License and terms
Not included, handled by local professionals
- Foundation
- Engineering drawings for the structure (provided by your chosen supplier)
- Plumbing, electrical and HVAC layouts, by your local trades to local code
The Design Plan Set is eight sheets, delivered as a single PDF sized to print at ARCH D (24 × 36 in). It carries the detail a framing contractor and a truss manufacturer need to quote this exact home, enough for local contractors to price the slab foundation and the interior fit-out, and enough to take a real number to your lender.
Included Pages
- A-001Cover sheet and legend
- A-100Presentation floor plan
- A-101Detail floor plan
- A-102Schedules
- A-111Roof plan
- A-201Exterior elevations
- A-202Exterior elevations
- L-001License and terms
Not included, handled by local professionals
- Foundation design, by a local foundation engineer: the slab, the turndown and any thickened footings under interior bearing walls
- Roof truss engineering: the sealed truss drawings and layout from your truss manufacturer
- Plumbing, electrical and HVAC layouts, by your local trades to local code
Can I Build This?
Yes: every sheet is designed for standard pre-engineered metal building (PEMB) construction. Stamped structural drawings come from your building supplier's engineer, and permit review is with your local building department.
Why a pre-engineered metal building?
A PEMB encloses more home for the money than a wood-framed building and goes up in weeks. Its steel frames carry the roof, so no inside wall has to hold it up: the kitchen, living room and master bedroom can be vaulted. The frame layout on these sheets follows standard metal building practice, so a supplier can quote it as drawn.
Who does what
We design the home: the rooms, where the doors and windows go, the elevations and the roof. Your building supplier engineers the steel frame for your site and confirms the vaulted ceilings against it. That is the usual split on a metal building project, and our sheets are drawn to it.
Yes: every sheet is designed for standard wood-frame construction. The sealed truss drawings come from your truss manufacturer's engineer, the foundation design from a local engineer, and permit review is with your local building department.
Why wood framing?
A 2×6 wood frame is the construction framing crews work in and lumber yards stock, with a deeper wall cavity for insulation than a 2×4 wall. The roof is carried on trusses, engineered by your truss manufacturer for the spans these sheets draw, and the kitchen, living room and master bedroom are designed with vaulted ceilings that follow the roof trusses. The braced wall panels on these sheets follow the US building code's standard method; the header framing comes with the construction plan set, and any beam too large for the code's tables is marked there for an engineer to size.
Who does what
We design the home: the rooms, where the doors and windows go, the elevations and the roof, and the braced wall panels the US building code asks for. Your chosen truss manufacturer's engineer designs the trusses: the sealed truss drawings and layout for your exact roof, and they confirm the vaulted ceilings against the trusses they supply. A local engineer designs the foundation, including any thickened footings under interior bearing walls. That is the usual split on a wood-framed project, and our sheets are drawn to it.
What Will It Cost to Build?
$310,000 to $360,000
A home like The Meadow is estimated to complete for $310,000 to $360,000 with you as your own general contractor, hiring the trades yourself. That covers the steel building and putting it up, the foundation, the inside finish, and an allowance for site work, utilities, driveway and septic. It leaves out land, financing, sales tax, payroll taxes and insurance on labor, appliances beyond a standard allowance, landscaping and window coverings. Hiring a general contractor adds about 15 percent. This is a rough estimate, not a quote. Costs vary by region by 15 to 25 percent, and your building supplier and local contractors will price it for your area. Our barndominium buying guide walks through what moves the number.
$375,000 to $425,000
A home like The Meadow is estimated to complete for $375,000 to $425,000 with the owner acting as general contractor, including framing materials and labor, roof trusses, metal roofing and wall panels, the foundation, interior finish, and an allowance for site work, utilities, driveway and septic. It excludes land, financing, sales tax, labor burden, appliances beyond a standard allowance, landscaping and window coverings, and hiring a general contractor typically adds about 15 percent. This is a rough estimate, not a quote: costs vary by region by 15 to 25 percent, and your framing contractor and local trades will price for your chosen building location. Our barndominium buying guide walks through what moves the number.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I choose the exterior colors and finishes?
Yes. The wall and roof colors, the panel profile (its rib pattern) and the trim are your choice, decided with your building supplier. The drawings fix the shape: a 6:12 gable roof, a 12 foot eave, a 24 foot covered porch on posts, two cupolas on the ridge, and tall double-hung windows either side of the entry.
Can I build The Meadow with any metal building supplier?
Yes. Every sheet is designed for standard pre-engineered metal building (PEMB) construction, so any steel building supplier can quote this home as drawn. Their engineer then provides the stamped engineering drawings for the steel building, along with a foundation anchor-bolt plan for your site, and a local foundation engineer designs the foundation based on the loads they report.
Is the plan stamped, engineered, or permit-ready?
No. No plan set is a permit. This design set is for quotes, budgeting, and financing; permit review comes later, on a construction plan set (ours is launching soon) with the engineering your building department requires. The Meadow is designed and informed by the IRC (USA) and NBC Part 9 (Canada). Local permit review is between you, your builder and your building department.
Can I change The Meadow?
Not yet, but it is coming. We are building an online design tool that will let you make alterations to the plan yourself, and the same automated checks that verified this plan will verify your change. Until then, your builder can move the inside walls once you hold the construction set. The outside walls, the steel frame, its bracing and the openings framed into it need a licensed engineer.
Is a steel barndominium a good choice in a wildfire zone?
Yes, with the rest done right. The steel frame and the metal wall and roof panels do not burn, the kind of construction wildfire rules favor. A metal roof also carries the top fire rating, Class A. Ember-resistant vents, boxed eaves, tempered windows and cleared ground around the house decide the rest. No home is fireproof.
Is a steel barndominium a good choice on the coast?
Yes. Your building supplier's engineer designs the frame, its bracing and its anchor bolts for your site's wind speed, and the stamped drawings say so. The windows, doors and panel fasteners decide the rest. Buy windows and doors rated for your wind zone, and fasten the panels to the engineer's schedule, which says how many fasteners go where.
Can I choose the exterior colors and finishes?
Yes. The wall and roof colors, the panel profile (its rib pattern) and the trim are your choice, decided with your building supplier. The drawings fix the shape: a 6:12 gable roof, a 12 foot eave, a 24 foot covered porch on posts, two cupolas on the ridge, and tall double-hung windows either side of the entry.
Can I build The Meadow with any framing contractor?
Yes. Every sheet is designed for standard wood-frame construction: 2×6 exterior walls with continuous sheathing, braced wall panels drawn to the US building code's standard method, and roof trusses. A framing contractor and a truss manufacturer can quote the home from this set; the sealed truss drawings and layout come from the truss manufacturer's engineer when you order with the construction plan set, and a local foundation engineer designs the slab and footings for your site.
Is the plan stamped, engineered, or permit-ready?
No. No plan set is a permit. This design set is for quotes, budgeting, and financing; permit review comes later, on a construction plan set (ours is launching soon) with the engineering your building department requires. The Meadow is designed and informed by the IRC (USA) and NBC Part 9 (Canada). The sealed truss drawings come from your truss manufacturer's engineer, the foundation design from a local engineer, and local permit review is between you, your builder and your building department.
Can I change The Meadow?
Not yet, but it is coming. We are building an online design tool that will let you make alterations to the plan yourself, and the same automated checks that verified this plan will verify your change. Until then, your builder can adjust the interior non-load-bearing partitions when you hold the construction set; changes to bearing walls, braced wall panels or structural openings need a licensed engineer.
Is a wood-framed barndominium a good choice in a wildfire zone?
It can be. The metal roof and metal wall panels help with the exterior rules wildfire codes set, and the wood framing behind them stays protected only while that skin holds. Ember-resistant vents, boxed eaves, tempered windows and cleared ground around the house decide the rest; ask your insurer how they rate a wood frame under metal.
Is a wood-framed barndominium a good choice on the coast?
Yes, built to the high-wind rules. In high-wind regions the code asks for engineered connections: uplift straps from the trusses to the walls and anchor bolts from the walls to the slab, a continuous path from roof to ground. Your framer and truss company build to it; rated windows and doors do the rest.
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