In addition to living quarters, a barndominium typically includes a large garage, workshop, or other utilitarian space. ... Shop-house (shouse) buildings have large square footage, ...

There's typically room for both living quarters and a shop or garage, or whatever you'd like to use that open space for. They usually feature high ceilings, large windows and open spaces.

The term "barndominium" is commonly used to refer to large, steel buildings that combine living quarters and a garage or working area under a single roof. From the outside, they often look like ...

The term “barndominium”––coined by Connecticut real estate developer Karl Nilsen in the late 1980s––reflects barns converted into residences or new barns constructed to be houses.