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Minimalist Spaces Black House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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アジアン 家の外観
アジアン 家の外観
Inspiration for a gey world-inspired two floor detached house in Tokyo Suburbs with mixed cladding and a flat roof.
Cornelia Tiny House
Cornelia Tiny House
New Frontier Tiny HomesNew Frontier Tiny Homes
StudioBell
Inspiration for a gey urban bungalow house exterior in Nashville with metal cladding and a flat roof.
Carter House
Carter House
Fiona Macpherson ArchitectureFiona Macpherson Architecture
This is an example of a beige contemporary bungalow detached house in Christchurch with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.
Medina Residence
Medina Residence
Dovetail General ContractorsDovetail General Contractors
Mark Woods
Photo of a white modern bungalow house exterior in Seattle with a flat roof.
Hus 1
Hus 1
Torsten ImottesjoTorsten Imottesjo
This is the entrance to the house. Photo by David Relan
Inspiration for a small and brown scandinavian bungalow house exterior in Gothenburg with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Casa el Bosque
Casa el Bosque
Ramón Esteve EstudioRamón Esteve Estudio
Mariela Apollonio
Beige and large modern two floor concrete house exterior in Valencia with a flat roof.
Villa A
Villa A
SJL ArchitektenSJL Architekten
Multi-coloured and medium sized contemporary two floor detached house in Hamburg with stone cladding, a flat roof and a metal roof.
Forest View Modern Family Home
Forest View Modern Family Home
Clarke Infinity LimitedClarke Infinity Limited
This is an example of a multi-coloured modern two floor detached house in Essex with mixed cladding and a pitched roof.
Små Dalarö
Små Dalarö
Kristian Lindgren ArkitektkontorKristian Lindgren Arkitektkontor
Medium sized scandinavian house exterior in Stockholm.
Sommerhus D
Sommerhus D
Kassow ArkitekterKassow Arkitekter
This is an example of a medium sized and black scandi house exterior in Aalborg with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Haus in Hampstead
Haus in Hampstead
Finkernagel Ross GmbHFinkernagel Ross GmbH
Small and white contemporary bungalow house exterior in London with mixed cladding, a flat roof and a green roof.
Дом для двух художников
Дом для двух художников
Архитектурное бюро "ХВОЯ"Архитектурное бюро "ХВОЯ"
Дмитрий Цыренщиков
Medium sized and black modern bungalow detached house in Saint Petersburg with wood cladding, a lean-to roof and a metal roof.
VILLA TORSBY
VILLA TORSBY
Fredric Boukari PhotographyFredric Boukari Photography
Inspiration for an expansive and black scandi two floor house exterior in Stockholm with wood cladding and a flat roof.
Villa Hulliger - Das Dreieckshaus
Villa Hulliger - Das Dreieckshaus
Philipp Architekten - Anna PhilippPhilipp Architekten - Anna Philipp
Expansive and white modern render detached house in Other with three floors and a flat roof.
Außenansicht Sommerhaus
Außenansicht Sommerhaus
Baltic Design ShopBaltic Design Shop
Fotos: Tõnu Tunnel
Medium sized and brown scandinavian two floor detached house in Other with wood cladding and a lean-to roof.
Portfolio Architektur
Portfolio Architektur
UserUser
Paul Masukowitz Photography
This is an example of a large modern detached house in Essen with three floors, mixed cladding and a flat roof.
Hus-1
Hus-1
Torsten ImottesjoTorsten Imottesjo
The left facade of the house. Notice that the house is resting on a network of steel rods drilled into the rock beneath it. Photo by David Relan
Inspiration for a small and brown scandi bungalow house exterior in Gothenburg with wood cladding and a pitched roof.

Minimalist Spaces Black 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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