[juanbenae]

the photo you show in the 1st post is not called a garage or a shop... that's called a carriage house!!!

you really need to find a lot, analyze what work best on it for your needs after consulting both an civil engineer and architect. and oh ya, how much you have to spend.

coming from a tract home HOA community is not a good model to base your mountain home on. I bought another's home in the hills on three acres laid out a little like I would have done it. you have a clean slate to start, get smart people involved to evolve your place. after you some land. until then it just photos of carriages houses of the rich and famous...