No photos to attach (yet?) because I'm a techno-not,,,. I'm buying some land with an existing pole barn- just 6 large timberframe posts- 4 at the corners and 2 in the middle on the perimeter- and a metal roof with 2 x 4's under it.
I want to see if it's practical to turn it into living space. I will eventually be building a home that will adjoin it so to speak- at the corner with a back door from the house to connect to it or to connect to it from a walkway.

I'm an artist and it will first be a place to live in and then build the house- or perhaps make this the house.

It's approximately 30 feet wide and 50-60 feet long. It's almost entirely open on the sides except for the corner surrounds and the back wall.

I'm thinking about putting a fireplace at the exposed end and then walling around it, if that makes sense.

I want to know if this is do-able and the most cost-effective way to do it.
I'd like to know how to foam insulate it and then build living quarters in it that's also insulated.
I'd like a bank of windows on the south side ( the length) and a door, built in cabinets and a small kitchenette along part of that wall near the future home.

I want it to be a large open space with a sitting area by the fireplace and the kitchenette along the SW wall and the rest open- I can put a bed and bath in one corner- a temporary partition around the bedroom and remove it later perhaps.

I'm very open to ideas. I like the look of old architecture- as in age, and some modern influences like a lot of windows along one wall etc. I like natural elements. The barn is wood, metal roof and I'd use fieldstone for part or all of the exterior.

Thank you for your feedback!
( I think I got the photos up)

The barn currently sits directly behind and adjacent to the back of this little unfinished cabin. If you have ideas on how to finish it out and use it- or to utilize the 2 buildings together that would be great.