DC Structures

Picture walking down a raised center aisle with nearly 300 of your closest people on either side, gorgeous heavy timber overhead, and a 12-foot hand-crafted mortise and tenon timber truss framing the moment like something out of a dream.

That's what this 7,200 sq. ft. custom wedding venue in Michigan City, Indiana was designed to do: make the ceremony feel like the whole building was built specifically for it, because it was.

The main hall was modified from our Sunnyside Event Barn Kit and extended to 108 feet to accommodate the scale the owners had in mind, with a mezzanine wrapping the upper level for guests who want a bird's-eye view of the evening below. Upgraded 10x Douglas fir posts and appearance-grade glulam beams give the interior that deep, warm timber aesthetic that photographs beautifully and feels even better in person, while three cedar cupolas with vents keep the whole space breathing above it all.
Outside, a 930 sq. ft. covered porch opens up to views of a private man-made lake, which, if you needed a ceremony backdrop, is right there waiting.

A prep kitchen, private bridal suite, and ADA bathrooms make sure the logistics of the day run as smoothly as everything looks.

See the full project ➡️ https://hubs.ly/Q04j3PPF0

Five projects. Five kits. Zero that look the same.

A DC Structures kit gives you the structural bones, but what you attach, add, and build around it is where things get personal.

1. Your home + _______
A barn. A sports court. An arena. An art studio. RV storage. A bar. An office. The kit is the anchor, and everything else is negotiable.

2. Siding & stain
Cedar, board-and-batten, painted, or natural? This single choice changes the whole personality of the build before anyone walks through the door.

3. Extra _______
Rooms. Windows. Lofts. Doors. Personality. Space. Standard sizes are a starting point, not a rule.

4. Adjusted to your location
Snow loads, wind ratings, coastal conditions, high desert heat... Every kit is custom engineered to perform where you're actually building it.

5. Your design style
Modern farmhouse, contemporary cabin, rustic barn, mountain retreat. The timber frame works for all of them.

The bones are ours. The rest is yours. 🫶

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✨ Featured Kit ✨

🌲 The Bandon Cabin Kit

The Bandon is a modern cabin kit that proves small can still feel enormous when the ceilings are right and the windows are big enough to be a design choice instead of a practical one.

A single-sloped roof, parallel chord trusses, and floor-to-ceiling window walls give this design the kind of light and openness most cabins twice its size never quite figure out.

With two bedrooms, two bathrooms, and 1,009 sq. ft. of well-considered space, this model was designed to be anything you need it to be, whether that's weekend retreats, full-time tiny living, or a vacation rental.

Interested in the Bandon? Follow the link in our bio to learn more! 🤩

Buying a building kit is one of the bigger decisions most people will ever make.
And most of the regret we hear about comes down to five things that could’ve been sorted before the first sketch.

Save this one if you’re in the research phase 👇

01 — Underestimating site prep
The kit covers the structural shell. It does not cover clearing the site, pouring the foundation, or running utilities. It’s important to get a real local quote on these costs before you finalize your kit budget. Surprises here are the most common reason builds stall.

02 — Treating customization as an afterthought
Siding, beam stain, porch configuration, window placement: these are not finish details, they ARE the project. Decide on the look and feel before you fall in love with a base model. Because all our kits are endlessly customizable, think of your kit as your canvas.

03 — Falling in love with the wrong kit
A barn home is not a barndominium is not an apartment barn is not a cabin. Each works differently for different lifestyles, lot sizes, and zoning rules. Spend more time than you think you need on the kit category before you commit to a model.

04 — Hiring the wrong builder
A great kit will not save a bad build. Look for a contractor with timber frame or post and beam experience specifically. Ask for references from kit builds, not stick-frame projects.

05 — Skipping the local code conversation
While we engineer to local code, every state, county, and sometimes neighborhood has its own rules on snow loads, wind ratings, septic, setbacks, and more. Have this conversation with your local building department before you finalize anything.

Learn more about our process 👉 https://bit.ly/4tJdodD