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Black House Exterior with a Green Roof Ideas and Designs

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Lawless Rereat
Lawless Rereat
Searl Lamaster Howe ArchitectsSearl Lamaster Howe Architects
The site's privacy permitted the use of extensive glass. Overhangs were calibrated to minimize summer heat gain.
Inspiration for a medium sized and black rustic detached house in Chicago with three floors, concrete fibreboard cladding, a flat roof and a green roof.
Bridge House
Bridge House
HAUS | Architecture For Modern LifestylesHAUS | Architecture For Modern Lifestyles
South Entry Garden - Bridge House - Fenneville, Michigan - Lake Michigan, Saugutuck, Michigan, Douglas Michigan - HAUS | Architecture For Modern Lifestyles
Tilt-Shift House
Tilt-Shift House
ANX / Aaron Neubert ArchitectsANX / Aaron Neubert Architects
Brian Thomas Jones, Alex Zarour
Design ideas for a medium sized and black contemporary detached house in Los Angeles with three floors, concrete fibreboard cladding, a flat roof and a green roof.
Haus R - Wächtersbach
Haus R - Wächtersbach
Architekturbüro Next HabitatArchitekturbüro Next Habitat
Haus R wurde als quadratischer Wohnkörper konzipert, welcher sich zur Erschließungsseite differenziert. Mit seinen großzügigen Wohnbereichen öffnet sich das ebenerdige Gebäude zu den rückwärtigen Freiflächen und fließt in den weitläufigen Außenraum. Eine gestaltprägende Holzverschalung im Außenbereich, akzentuierte Materialien im Innenraum, sowie die Kombination mit großformatigen Verglasungen setzen das Gebäude bewußt in Szene.
The Saugatuck Project
The Saugatuck Project
Karen Berkemeyer HomeKaren Berkemeyer Home
Inspiration for a medium sized and black contemporary bungalow detached house in New York with a flat roof and a green roof.
Extension Roscoff
Extension Roscoff
CLAPP ArchitectesCLAPP Architectes
Rénovation d'une maison bretonne et extension de la pièce de vie
Small and black nautical bungalow detached house in Other with wood cladding, a flat roof, a green roof, a black roof and shiplap cladding.
Clive and Jeanne's House
Clive and Jeanne's House
UserUser
Adam Carter Photography
Inspiration for a medium sized and black contemporary two floor detached house in Cambridgeshire with wood cladding, a flat roof and a green roof.
Stanhope Avenue
Stanhope Avenue
Iguana Architects & Interior DesignIguana Architects & Interior Design
Rear extension
This is an example of a large and black contemporary rear house exterior in London with three floors, a flat roof, a green roof and a grey roof.
Гостевой дом и баня в Кавголово
Гостевой дом и баня в Кавголово
Архитектурное бюро "ХВОЯ"Архитектурное бюро "ХВОЯ"
Photo of a small and black scandinavian bungalow detached house in Saint Petersburg with wood cladding, a flat roof and a green roof.
President St Residence: A Craft-Forward Minimalist Home
President St Residence: A Craft-Forward Minimalist Home
Palette ArchitecturePalette Architecture
Design ideas for a medium sized and black contemporary terraced house in New York with three floors, mixed cladding, a flat roof and a green roof.
Kenwood Parkway Transitional
Kenwood Parkway Transitional
Lenox House DesignLenox House Design
These modern condo buildings overlook downtown Minneapolis and are stunningly placed on a narrow lot that used to use one low rambler home. Each building has 2 condos, all with beautiful views. The main levels feel like you living in the trees and the upper levels have beautiful views of the skyline. The buildings are a combination of metal and stucco. The heated driveway carries you down between the buildings to the garages beneath the units. Each unit has a separate entrance and has been customized entirely by each client.
Blue Coat Lane
Blue Coat Lane
Vita Design GroupVita Design Group
Medium sized and black contemporary render detached house in New York with three floors, a flat roof and a green roof.
Lawless Rereat
Lawless Rereat
Searl Lamaster Howe ArchitectsSearl Lamaster Howe Architects
Positioned on the west, this porch, deck, and plunge pool apture the best of the afternoon light. A generous roof overhang provides shade to the master bedroom above.
Haus DN
Haus DN
Henecka Architekten BDAHenecka Architekten BDA
Foto: Daniel Vieser . Architekturfotografie
Inspiration for a medium sized and black modern two floor detached house in Other with wood cladding, a flat roof and a green roof.
Thea
Thea
S&G wohnbau GmbHS&G wohnbau GmbH
This is an example of a large and black modern two floor render detached house in Nuremberg with a flat roof and a green roof.
Гостевой дом и баня в Кавголово
Гостевой дом и баня в Кавголово
Архитектурное бюро "ХВОЯ"Архитектурное бюро "ХВОЯ"
Small and black scandi bungalow detached house in Saint Petersburg with wood cladding, a flat roof and a green roof.
Kenwood Parkway Transitional
Kenwood Parkway Transitional
Lenox House DesignLenox House Design
These modern condo buildings overlook downtown Minneapolis and are stunningly placed on a narrow lot that used to use one low rambler home. Each building has 2 condos, all with beautiful views. The main levels feel like you living in the trees and the upper levels have beautiful views of the skyline. The buildings are a combination of metal and stucco. The heated driveway carries you down between the buildings to the garages beneath the units. Each unit has a separate entrance and has been customized entirely by each client.
Exterior from Rear Yard
Exterior from Rear Yard
dSPACE Studio Ltd, AIAdSPACE Studio Ltd, AIA
Tony Soluri
Photo of a large and black contemporary detached house in Chicago with three floors, metal cladding, a flat roof and a green roof.
Tilt-Shift House
Tilt-Shift House
ANX / Aaron Neubert ArchitectsANX / Aaron Neubert Architects
Brian Thomas Jones, Alex Zarour
Photo of a medium sized and black modern detached house in Los Angeles with three floors, concrete fibreboard cladding, a flat roof and a green roof.
B House
B House
AI.STUDIO GmbHAI.STUDIO GmbH
Black contemporary two floor render detached house in Berlin with a flat roof and a green roof.

Black House Exterior with a Green Roof 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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