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Woodbluff Lane Residence, Camano Island WA
Woodbluff Lane Residence, Camano Island WA
Dan Nelson, Designs Northwest ArchitectsDan Nelson, Designs Northwest Architects
View to entry at sunset. Dining to the right of the entry. Photography by Stephen Brousseau.
Inspiration for a medium sized and brown modern bungalow detached house in Seattle with mixed cladding, a lean-to roof and a metal roof.
Haus L-G
Haus L-G
Architekturbüro GaißerArchitekturbüro Gaißer
Brown modern detached house in Stuttgart with four floors, wood cladding, a flat roof and a green roof.
Listowel Bungalow
Listowel Bungalow
Imagine Inc — Home & Commercial DesignImagine Inc — Home & Commercial Design
Medium sized and brown modern bungalow detached house in Toronto with metal cladding, a hip roof and a metal roof.
Modern Front Door Ideas
Modern Front Door Ideas
EL & EL Wood Products Corp.EL & EL Wood Products Corp.
There is simplicity in modern interior design that has given it everlasting relevance. Enhance the look further and add in double modern doors with decorative glass. Door: BLT-228-113-4C
Terraced House - Elm Grove - Modern Wood Exterior in a Wooded Suburban Setting
Terraced House - Elm Grove - Modern Wood Exterior in a Wooded Suburban Setting
Vetter ArchitectsVetter Architects
The client’s request was quite common - a typical 2800 sf builder home with 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, living space, and den. However, their desire was for this to be “anything but common.” The result is an innovative update on the production home for the modern era, and serves as a direct counterpoint to the neighborhood and its more conventional suburban housing stock, which focus views to the backyard and seeks to nullify the unique qualities and challenges of topography and the natural environment. The Terraced House cautiously steps down the site’s steep topography, resulting in a more nuanced approach to site development than cutting and filling that is so common in the builder homes of the area. The compact house opens up in very focused views that capture the natural wooded setting, while masking the sounds and views of the directly adjacent roadway. The main living spaces face this major roadway, effectively flipping the typical orientation of a suburban home, and the main entrance pulls visitors up to the second floor and halfway through the site, providing a sense of procession and privacy absent in the typical suburban home. Clad in a custom rain screen that reflects the wood of the surrounding landscape - while providing a glimpse into the interior tones that are used. The stepping “wood boxes” rest on a series of concrete walls that organize the site, retain the earth, and - in conjunction with the wood veneer panels - provide a subtle organic texture to the composition. The interior spaces wrap around an interior knuckle that houses public zones and vertical circulation - allowing more private spaces to exist at the edges of the building. The windows get larger and more frequent as they ascend the building, culminating in the upstairs bedrooms that occupy the site like a tree house - giving views in all directions. The Terraced House imports urban qualities to the suburban neighborhood and seeks to elevate the typical approach to production home construction, while being more in tune with modern family living patterns. Overview: Elm Grove Size: 2,800 sf, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms Completion Date: September 2014 Services: Architecture, Landscape Architecture Interior Consultants: Amy Carman Design
Cliff House
Cliff House
Giulietti Schouten Weber ArchitectsGiulietti Schouten Weber Architects
David Papazian
This is an example of a brown modern two floor house exterior in Portland with mixed cladding and a flat roof.
Martis Camp Lot 581
Martis Camp Lot 581
Kelly & Stone ArchitectsKelly & Stone Architects
Martis Camp Realty
Design ideas for a large and brown modern detached house in Sacramento with three floors, mixed cladding and a flat roof.
Laurier Ivory White, Maple Sugar, & Canyon Buff Building Stone Home - Michigan
Laurier Ivory White, Maple Sugar, & Canyon Buff Building Stone Home - Michigan
General ShaleGeneral Shale
A beautiful blend of Arriscraft Laurier "Ivory White", "Maple Sugar" and "Canyon Buff" building stone with a cream mortar.
Inspiration for an expansive and brown modern two floor detached house in Other with stone cladding and a shingle roof.
Vermont Modern Barn
Vermont Modern Barn
Joan Heaton ArchitectsJoan Heaton Architects
Jim Westphalen
This is an example of a medium sized and brown modern two floor detached house in Burlington with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.
Modern Bay Front
Modern Bay Front
SINGLEPOINT DESIGN BUILD INC.SINGLEPOINT DESIGN BUILD INC.
MEM Architecture, Ethan Kaplan Photographer
Medium sized and brown modern two floor detached house in San Francisco with wood cladding, a hip roof and a metal roof.
Atherton - Modern Industrial
Atherton - Modern Industrial
JPM ConstructionJPM Construction
JPM Construction offers complete support for designing, building, and renovating homes in Atherton, Menlo Park, Portola Valley, and surrounding mid-peninsula areas. With a focus on high-quality craftsmanship and professionalism, our clients can expect premium end-to-end service. The promise of JPM is unparalleled quality both on-site and off, where we value communication and attention to detail at every step. Onsite, we work closely with our own tradesmen, subcontractors, and other vendors to bring the highest standards to construction quality and job site safety. Off site, our management team is always ready to communicate with you about your project. The result is a beautiful, lasting home and seamless experience for you.
Fontana Lake House
Fontana Lake House
Altura ArchitectsAltura Architects
The Fontana Bridge residence is a mountain modern lake home located in the mountains of Swain County. The LEED Gold home is mountain modern house designed to integrate harmoniously with the surrounding Appalachian mountain setting. The understated exterior and the thoughtfully chosen neutral palette blend into the topography of the wooded hillside.
Modern House Plan-Valley View
Modern House Plan-Valley View
Walker Home DesignWalker Home Design
Kevin Kiernan
Medium sized and brown modern two floor glass detached house in Salt Lake City with a flat roof.
The Garden House
The Garden House
Narofsky Architecture + ways2designNarofsky Architecture + ways2design
Phillip Ennis Photography
Inspiration for an expansive and brown modern detached house in New York with three floors, stone cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
San Felipe Addition
San Felipe Addition
Tomrose Construction Inc.Tomrose Construction Inc.
Photo of a medium sized and brown modern bungalow house exterior in San Francisco with vinyl cladding and a flat roof.
Black
Black
Shapiro DidwayShapiro Didway
This is an example of a small and brown modern two floor house exterior in Portland with wood cladding.
Wine Country Modern
Wine Country Modern
Lorin Hill, ArchitectLorin Hill, Architect
Wine Country Modern
Design ideas for a large and brown modern two floor house exterior in San Francisco with wood cladding.
Woodbluff Lane Residence, Camano Island WA
Woodbluff Lane Residence, Camano Island WA
Dan Nelson, Designs Northwest ArchitectsDan Nelson, Designs Northwest Architects
View to entry at sunset. dining area to the right. of the entry. Photography by Stephen Brousseau.
Design ideas for a medium sized and brown modern bungalow detached house in Seattle with mixed cladding, a lean-to roof and a metal roof.
Weaving Studio
Weaving Studio
Prentiss Balance Wickline ArchitectsPrentiss Balance Wickline Architects
Photographer: Jay Goodrich
Inspiration for a brown modern bungalow house exterior in Seattle with mixed cladding and a flat roof.
Tetris House
Tetris House
Arnaud GallouArnaud Gallou
Crédit photo: Julien Fernandez
Inspiration for a brown modern two floor detached house in Bordeaux with mixed cladding and a flat roof.

Brown Modern 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 modern 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 modern 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 modern 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 modern 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 modern exterior architecture choices for your house designs.
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