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Black Grey House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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Wyvern House
Wyvern House
Clear ArchitectsClear Architects
Inspiration for a black contemporary detached house in Essex with three floors.
Detached Garage
Detached Garage
ODS ArchitectureODS Architecture
Atherton has many large substantial homes - our clients purchased an existing home on a one acre flag-shaped lot and asked us to design a new dream home for them. The result is a new 7,000 square foot four-building complex consisting of the main house, six-car garage with two car lifts, pool house with a full one bedroom residence inside, and a separate home office /work out gym studio building. A fifty-foot swimming pool was also created with fully landscaped yards. Given the rectangular shape of the lot, it was decided to angle the house to incoming visitors slightly so as to more dramatically present itself. The house became a classic u-shaped home but Feng Shui design principals were employed directing the placement of the pool house to better contain the energy flow on the site. The main house entry door is then aligned with a special Japanese red maple at the end of a long visual axis at the rear of the site. These angles and alignments set up everything else about the house design and layout, and views from various rooms allow you to see into virtually every space tracking movements of others in the home. The residence is simply divided into two wings of public use, kitchen and family room, and the other wing of bedrooms, connected by the living and dining great room. Function drove the exterior form of windows and solid walls with a line of clerestory windows which bring light into the middle of the large home. Extensive sun shadow studies with 3D tree modeling led to the unorthodox placement of the pool to the north of the home, but tree shadow tracking showed this to be the sunniest area during the entire year. Sustainable measures included a full 7.1kW solar photovoltaic array technically making the house off the grid, and arranged so that no panels are visible from the property. A large 16,000 gallon rainwater catchment system consisting of tanks buried below grade was installed. The home is California GreenPoint rated and also features sealed roof soffits and a sealed crawlspace without the usual venting. A whole house computer automation system with server room was installed as well. Heating and cooling utilize hot water radiant heated concrete and wood floors supplemented by heat pump generated heating and cooling. A compound of buildings created to form balanced relationships between each other, this home is about circulation, light and a balance of form and function. Photo by John Sutton Photography.
East Bay Cottage Custom Home
East Bay Cottage Custom Home
SDG ArchitectsSDG Architects
Photo by Eric Rorer
This is an example of a medium sized and black rustic two floor detached house in San Francisco with a tiled roof.
Lincoln 3
Lincoln 3
BcDc (B. Costello Design & Consulting, LLC)BcDc (B. Costello Design & Consulting, LLC)
copyright 2014 BcDc
Medium sized and black modern two floor house exterior in Denver with mixed cladding.
Cantilever House
Cantilever House
Birdseye DesignBirdseye Design
Photo of a large and black contemporary two floor detached house in Burlington with metal cladding, a flat roof and a metal roof.
Saunders Village 1.0
Saunders Village 1.0
Jordan Iverson Signature HomesJordan Iverson Signature Homes
Photo of a small and black farmhouse two floor detached house in Other with concrete fibreboard cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.
コンテナのカッコいいところを贅沢に活かしたコンテナハウスオフィス
コンテナのカッコいいところを贅沢に活かしたコンテナハウスオフィス
コンテナハウス2040和歌山.jpコンテナハウス2040和歌山.jp
潮来市の運送業界コーディネーター業の事務所。 40ftと20ftコンテナの複数使いです。 コンテナを立てて使ったり、事務所の中にもコンテナの特徴である扉を活かしていたり、コンテナハウス2040.jpのフルオーダーならではの斬新なデザインです。
Photo of a black modern house exterior in Other with a black roof.
Some of my photographs of client projects
Some of my photographs of client projects
Paul Craig PhotographyPaul Craig Photography
Paul Craig ©Paul Craig 2014 All Rights Reserved
Design ideas for a medium sized and black contemporary bungalow house exterior in London with wood cladding and a flat roof.
Exterior house painting Hudson NY project #3
Exterior house painting Hudson NY project #3
Kellogg's PaintingKellogg's Painting
Kellogg's Painting Kellogg's Painting" This Hudson, NY home had the exterior painted by the house painters at Kellogg's Painting.
Photo of a black traditional two floor house exterior in Boston with wood cladding.
Central Residence
Central Residence
Dylan Barber Building DesignDylan Barber Building Design
Photo of a medium sized and black contemporary two floor detached house in Geelong with a flat roof.
GH 7 - Mahtomedi, MN
GH 7 - Mahtomedi, MN
GreenHalo BuildsGreenHalo Builds
This is an example of a medium sized and black modern two floor detached house in Minneapolis with wood cladding, a shingle roof, a black roof and shiplap cladding.
430 Nelson
430 Nelson
Dervo Developers LLCDervo Developers LLC
New Construction of 3-story Duplex, Modern Transitional Architecture inside and out
This is an example of a large and black traditional render semi-detached house in New York with three floors, a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Modern Mountain Home Driveway
Modern Mountain Home Driveway
Germania ConstructionGermania Construction
The views, outdoor lighting, landscaping, and driveway of this modern mountain home blend seamlessly to create a cohesive, inviting space.
Black modern two floor house exterior in Salt Lake City.
QUEENS AVE, ELMONT
QUEENS AVE, ELMONT
Development Design ServicesDevelopment Design Services
This is an example of a black rustic two floor house exterior in New York with vinyl cladding, a metal roof, a black roof and shingles.
外観
外観
株式会社清新ハウス 一級建築士事務所株式会社清新ハウス 一級建築士事務所
外観　施工事例
Inspiration for a black contemporary house exterior in Other with a flat roof.
Maison des bois
Maison des bois
RIVA ARCHITECTESRIVA ARCHITECTES
Inspiration for a large and black modern terraced house in Lille with four floors, mixed cladding, a flat roof, a mixed material roof and a grey roof.
Tabor House
Tabor House
UserUser
Modern Tudor/Storybook home in Portland, OR.
Photo of a medium sized and black traditional detached house in Portland with three floors, concrete fibreboard cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Kalamunda
Kalamunda
Westmade HomesWestmade Homes
Medium sized and black industrial bungalow detached house in Perth with a lean-to roof, a metal roof and a black roof.
Foyle House
Foyle House
Marshall McCann ArchitectsMarshall McCann Architects
Design ideas for a medium sized and black contemporary two floor detached house in Other with metal cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.
Charcoal and Gold Paint Scheme, Exterior Project, Newton, MA
Charcoal and Gold Paint Scheme, Exterior Project, Newton, MA
ProTEK PaintersProTEK Painters
This photo, which shows the tall trees and small shrubs around the house, is a good representation of how paint colors can work well with nature. The gold of the window frames and shutters stand in contrast to the green of the foliage. The charcoal grey works to make the house feel very much as if it belongs to its surroundings.

Black Grey House Exterior 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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