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Affordable Semi-detached House Ideas and Designs

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Modern steel gates
Pacific Garage Doors & GatesPacific Garage Doors & Gates
Pacific Garage Doors & Gates Burbank & Glendale's Highly Preferred Garage Door & Gate Services Location: North Hollywood, CA 91606
Photo of a medium sized and beige rustic two floor semi-detached house in Los Angeles with a half-hip roof, mixed cladding and a shingle roof.
WIMBLEDON FAMILY HOUSE
WIMBLEDON FAMILY HOUSE
STEPHEN FLETCHER ARCHITECTSSTEPHEN FLETCHER ARCHITECTS
A Victorian semi-detached house in Wimbledon has been remodelled and transformed into a modern family home, including extensive underpinning and extensions at lower ground floor level in order to form a large open-plan space. Photographer: Nick Smith
Modern Two Storey and Single Storey Extension Oxfordshire
Modern Two Storey and Single Storey Extension Oxfordshire
Black Swan ArchitectureBlack Swan Architecture
The project's single-storey rear extension unveils a new dimension of communal living with the creation of an expansive kitchen dining area. Envisioned as the heart of the home, this open-plan space is tailored for both everyday living and memorable family gatherings. Modern appliances and smart storage solutions ensure a seamless culinary experience, while the thoughtful integration of seating and dining arrangements invites warmth and conversation.
Merryton Avenue, Giffnock
Merryton Avenue, Giffnock
Paterson Gordon ArchitecturePaterson Gordon Architecture
External view of rear of dwelling showing timber over-clad to existing ground floor with new dark grey patio doors and new dormer window, clad in zinc and timber, with juliet balcony.
Loft conversion company Barnet, EN5 London
Loft conversion company Barnet, EN5 London
LCCL ConstructionLCCL Construction
Home extensions and loft conversion in Barnet, EN5 London. render finished in white, black tile and black trim, White render and black fascias and guttering.
2 Story Home Extension - Rowlands Gill
2 Story Home Extension - Rowlands Gill
North View ArchitectureNorth View Architecture
2 story side extension and single story rear wraparound extension.
Design ideas for a medium sized and gey classic two floor rear house exterior in Other with wood cladding, a pitched roof, a tiled roof, a brown roof and board and batten cladding.
Oceano Townhomes
Oceano Townhomes
Acme ArchitectureAcme Architecture
Patrick Price Photo
Photo of a medium sized and white modern two floor render semi-detached house in Santa Barbara.
Vaulx Avenue
Vaulx Avenue
BUILDING IDEAS / David Baird ArchitectBUILDING IDEAS / David Baird Architect
Urban Infill, Transitional Style, 12 South Neighborhood, Nashville, Tennessee, Building Ideas Architecture, David Baird Architect, Marcelle Guilbeau Interior Design Steven Long Photographer
Eastport Annapolis Ready for Market
Eastport Annapolis Ready for Market
Julie SullivanJulie Sullivan
This historic home in Eastport section of Annapolis has a three color scheme. The red door and shutter color provides the pop against the tan siding. The porch floor is painted black with white trim.
Casa Forer
Casa Forer
Raum360Raum360
This is an example of a large and white modern semi-detached house in Other with three floors, mixed cladding, a lean-to roof and a metal roof.
Templeville Home - Large Extension
Templeville Home - Large Extension
Joe Fallon DesignJoe Fallon Design
View of patio and rear elevation
Design ideas for a medium sized and gey modern render semi-detached house in Dublin with three floors, a pitched roof and a tiled roof.
Traditional Exterior
Traditional Exterior
Medium sized and brown classic brick semi-detached house in London with three floors and a hip roof.
Suresh Kannan Residence at Madurai
Suresh Kannan Residence at Madurai
DwellistDwellist
We recently had the opportunity to collaborate with Suresh Kannan to design a modern, contemporary façade for his new residence in Madurai. Though Suresh currently works as a busy bank manager in Trichy, he is building a new home in his hometown of Madurai. Suresh wanted a clean, modern design that would reflect his family's contemporary sensibilities. He reached out to our team at Dwellist Architecture, one of the top architectural firms in Madurai, to craft a sleek, elegant exterior elevation. Over several in-depth consultations, we gained an understanding of Suresh's affinity for modern aesthetics and a muted color palette. Keeping his preferences in mind, our architects developed concepts featuring wood, white, and gray tones with clean lines and large windows. Suresh was thrilled with the outcome of the design our team delivered. At Dwellist Architecture, we specialize in creating facades that capture the essence of our clients' unique sensibilities. To learn more about our architectural services, reach out today.
Modern Extension, Exeter
Modern Extension, Exeter
New Space ArchitectureNew Space Architecture
There are so many things to consider when designing an extension for open-plan family living; how you enter the space, how you connect the room with the garden, how the different areas within the space interact and flow to name a few... This project allowed us to bring all of these aspects together in an harmonious fashion by tying in an elegant modern extension with a period traditional home. Key features include a parapet flat roof, internal crittall doors and full length glazing and sliding doors helping to bring the outside in. A simple yet elegant design, perfectly formed for modern family life.
Port Melbourne - 2
Port Melbourne - 2
Vos Architecture + DesignVos Architecture + Design
John Vos
Photo of a small and red traditional two floor brick semi-detached house in Melbourne with a pitched roof and a tiled roof.
Entry - Primordial House
Entry - Primordial House
DVW DesignDVW Design
Entry of the "Primordial House", a modern duplex by DVW
Photo of a small and gey modern bungalow semi-detached house in New Orleans with wood cladding, a pitched roof, a metal roof and a grey roof.
Einfamilienhaus CUK
Einfamilienhaus CUK
Ulrich Herbst - Architekt BDAUlrich Herbst - Architekt BDA
Tom Schrade, Nürnberg
Inspiration for a medium sized vintage two floor semi-detached house in Nuremberg with mixed cladding and a pitched roof.
Midcentury Modern duplex remodel
Midcentury Modern duplex remodel
Dani ZeghbibDani Zeghbib
REpixs.com
Photo of a medium sized and red midcentury bungalow brick semi-detached house in Portland with a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Pear Tree Cottage
Pear Tree Cottage
Charlie Luxton DesignCharlie Luxton Design
Design ideas for a medium sized contemporary bungalow semi-detached house in Oxfordshire with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.
Kitchen Extension, bathroom and utility bournville
Kitchen Extension, bathroom and utility bournville
Elmstone Building ServicesElmstone Building Services
Design ideas for a medium sized and red modern bungalow brick semi-detached house in West Midlands with a lean-to roof and a tiled roof.

Affordable Semi-detached House Ideas and Designs

With so much attention devoted to interior design, the exterior of a home can often get overlooked, but as the first thing that welcomes both us and our guests, it is worth devoting some time tending to the outside of your house. Furthermore, focusing on the kerb appeal of your home can add significant value if and when it comes time to sell up. Georgian, Edwardian and Victorian homes, with their bay windows and elegant plasterwork, often benefit from built in architecture advantages, but even if your house design is unassuming from the outside, small decorative and structural improvements to the exterior of your home can equal huge impact. Key areas of building design to focus on are the front door, the driveway or approach to your home, the porch area, the windows, the facade and the roof. And just a note of caution... before any significant exterior architecture gets under way, check first whether you need planning permission for your exterior house designs– this applies particularly to listed houses or buildings in a conservation area, but it’s better to be safe than sorry. Take a look through the house designs, exterior architecture and images of front doors and driveways on Houzz to inspire your facade or building design, or read on for a few more pointers when it comes to redesigning your exterior.

How do I give my home an exterior facelift?

You may feel like your home’s exterior architecture is unalterable but there are a wide range of options available to improve its external building design, no matter what raw materials you begin with. Begin with the front door and the pathway or driveway that lead up to your home as these are easy to improve without huge budgets. A driveway or pathway must be kept neat and tidy and you can consider replacing tarmac with attractive tiles or gravel. Repainting or replacing the fence, wall or gate that fronts your home can also offer an overnight transformation without breaking the bank. An area to not cut corners however is the front door, where spending a little extra can make a huge difference in quality, and painting it in a colour you love will pay you back every time it welcomes you home! Updating your windows can be a significant building design project but it is one that has benefits both inside and out, as well as potentially saving you money on energy later. If you are lucky enough to have period windows such as bay windows with sash or leaded windows, then maintaining them should be a top priority, but if they are beyond repair then there are plenty of window professionals that will offer modern, double or triple glazed equivalents that could still work in your bay window. Working with uPVC? Not a problem – the best improvement you can make is to ensure your windows are the right size and shape for your home's overall proportions.

How do I update my home’s facade?

When it comes to updating the facade of your home, painting is the quickest and most affordable way to achieve a makeover, and if you opt for a colour other than white it can really make a statement (although sticking within the palette of your road and local area is advisable). A makeover that requires a bit more patience but can add romance and character to the most mundane of homes is to adorn the walls with climbing plants – delicate trailing wisteria is ever a British favourite, whilst roses and jasmine offer fragrance as well as beauty. If you’re looking to make more significant changes to the exterior of your home, whether that is adding timber cladding, hanging tiles, installing a bay window or rendering, then you should first check whether your house designs require planning permission. A New England style wood boarded home is beautiful and bright, but remember that it will need frequent repainting if it is going to stay looking its best, whilst stucco render or Tyrolean render can tidy up a home's exterior but think carefully before covering over original brickwork.

What should I consider if building a home from scratch?

If you’re working with an architect on a brand new build, the options are endless when it comes to deciding on the exterior architecture. But first things first, you will need to check planning permissions, building regulations and local restrictions, such as being in a conservation area, to make sure your plans for your exterior house designs will meet stipulations. If you are building in a street with predominantly Victorian facades, with bay windows and side returns, you might need to ensure your house designs fit in with the rest of the homes on the street, but if you’re building in a more remote area you’ll probably have more freedom for your building design. There are many architectural decisions to make, do you want a flat, gabled, hipped, mansard or perhaps even a curved roof? Do you want bay windows? Crittall windows? Perhaps external shutters? Do you want glass walls? Do you want wood cladding? Do you want a very symmetrical building design or something more contemporary? The decision is all yours but remember to consider the benefits of various materials over others and the effects that some architecture styles will have on everyday life, for example glass walls will look attractive but will give you less privacy. Your architect or builder will be able to guide you through the best exterior architecture choices for your house designs.
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