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Inspiration for a contemporary bungalow house exterior in New York with a flat roof.
Casa Marina
Casa Marina
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Petr Myska
This is an example of an expansive world-inspired two floor house exterior in Other with a flat roof.
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alan brandt
Inspiration for a modern bungalow house exterior in Other with a flat roof.
Maister Project
Maister Project
Cantoni Designer Sarah BuehlmanCantoni Designer Sarah Buehlman
photos by Lucas Cichon
Design ideas for a small contemporary house exterior in Orange County.
Massena Residence
Massena Residence
UserUser
East Elevation at Night Photo by BUILD LLC
Design ideas for a modern house exterior in Seattle with wood cladding.
Minnetonka Modern
Minnetonka Modern
Turnquist DesignTurnquist Design
Inspiration for a contemporary house exterior in Minneapolis with three floors.
Sophisticated Ranch Style Stucco Home with Flat Roofs
Sophisticated Ranch Style Stucco Home with Flat Roofs
Orren Pickell Building GroupOrren Pickell Building Group
Photography by Linda Oyama Bryan. http://pickellbuilders.com. Sophisticated Ranch Style Stucco Home with Flat Roofs, swimming pool and wrought iron fencing.
Botanica
Botanica
Urban Trend ConstructionUrban Trend Construction
Photo of a multi-coloured contemporary two floor detached house in Other with mixed cladding and a flat roof.
Lucerne
Lucerne
Daniel Marshall ArchitectDaniel Marshall Architect
Emily Andrews
Design ideas for a contemporary two floor house exterior in Auckland with mixed cladding.
Contemporary Denver Residence
Contemporary Denver Residence
b+g design inc.b+g design inc.
Contemporary Denver Residence
Expansive contemporary two floor concrete house exterior in Denver.
Friedman
Friedman
John Lum Architecture, Inc. AIAJohn Lum Architecture, Inc. AIA
Photos Courtesy of Sharon Risedorph
Photo of a contemporary house exterior in San Francisco with wood cladding.
Contemporary South Florida Home
Contemporary South Florida Home
Tony Grimaldi Landscape ArchitectureTony Grimaldi Landscape Architecture
Inspiration for a white world-inspired bungalow house exterior in Miami with a flat roof.
vtg house
vtg house
STUDIO TSENGSTUDIO TSENG
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Design ideas for a contemporary two floor house exterior in Other.
Campbell
Campbell
Horst ArchitectsHorst Architects
Modern two floor house exterior in Orange County.
utopia projects
utopia projects
ibrahim radwanibrahim radwan
Photo of a modern two floor house exterior in Other.
Project | Granite House
Project | Granite House
Eco Outdoor USAEco Outdoor USA
Architect: B.E Architecture Builder: LBA Construction Group Photographer: Peter Clarke
Design ideas for a gey modern two floor house exterior in Los Angeles with a flat roof.
Project- OP9 House
Project- OP9 House
Brickworks Building ProductsBrickworks Building Products
Project: OP9 House Architect: Office88 Photography: Kat Lu Product: Bowral50 Chillingham White & Austral Bricks La Paloma Gaudi 50mm
Photo of a white contemporary two floor brick detached house in Sydney with a flat roof.
MCM House
MCM House
Hefferlin & Kronenberg ArchitectsHefferlin & Kronenberg Architects
Multi-coloured retro house exterior in Other with a flat roof.
Maison ossature bois sur les hauteurs de Grenoble
Maison ossature bois sur les hauteurs de Grenoble
ec(H)omeec(H)ome
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Photo of a large and brown contemporary two floor house exterior in Grenoble with mixed cladding and a flat roof.
Moncada
Moncada
John Lum Architecture, Inc. AIAJohn Lum Architecture, Inc. AIA
Inspiration for a contemporary house exterior in San Francisco with wood cladding.

Blue 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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