This charming project on one of New Hampshire's most popular recreational lakes came with a very challenging restriction: any new structure must fit within the footprint of the existing single-wide mobile home... a rectangle just 14' x 70' in size. The property owner approached Geobarns to design a structure to fit into these extreme limitations, and the result of a long journey through design and approvals is a delight.
A garage-shop takes half of the plan, leaving a lower level for a wet bar and social space, while an upstairs mezzanine opens much of the unusual structure to light from a long monitor cupola. The careful planning within the tight restriction has the desired result: from the lake side, the structure looks like a generous, modern home, and inside it is open, airy, and feels much larger than the actual size. This kind of outcome is what we at GeoBarns love: helping our clients improve and develop what they have, no matter the constraints.