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Front Elevation
Great Rooms Building GroupGreat Rooms Building Group
Photo by Linda Oyama-Bryan
Design ideas for a medium sized and brown traditional split-level detached house in Chicago with concrete fibreboard cladding, a pitched roof, a shingle roof, a brown roof and shiplap cladding.
Kessler Residence
Kessler Residence
RG | D+BRG | D+B
Photo Credit: Benjamin Benschneider
Design ideas for a large and brown modern split-level detached house in Dallas with wood cladding, a flat roof and a mixed material roof.
Wavy V Ranch - Landscape Construction
Wavy V Ranch - Landscape Construction
LandvisionsLandvisions
Ben Garrett
Large and brown traditional split-level detached house in Austin with wood cladding and a metal roof.
Southwest Mediteranian Farmhouse
Southwest Mediteranian Farmhouse
Noble Heritage Builders Inc.Noble Heritage Builders Inc.
Inspiration for a large and brown rural split-level render detached house in Other with a hip roof.
Log Home Restoration
Log Home Restoration
CertaPro Painters of Colorado SpringsCertaPro Painters of Colorado Springs
Large and brown rustic split-level house exterior in Denver with wood cladding and a half-hip roof.
James Hardie - Strathcona Park 1
James Hardie - Strathcona Park 1
SIS Exterior RenovationsSIS Exterior Renovations
S.I.S. Supply Install Services Ltd.
Medium sized and brown classic split-level house exterior in Calgary with mixed cladding.
Exterior Bridge View
Exterior Bridge View
ODS ArchitectureODS Architecture
Large and brown contemporary split-level detached house in San Francisco with wood cladding, a flat roof and a mixed material roof.
Gut Rehab House in Clarendon Hills, IL
Gut Rehab House in Clarendon Hills, IL
Blue Door PaintingBlue Door Painting
Vertical and horizontal wood paneled ranch style home --- Crystal Arvigo
Inspiration for a medium sized and brown contemporary split-level house exterior in Chicago with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Self Build House – Open Countryside, Paragraph 79 House
Self Build House – Open Countryside, Paragraph 79 House
Thomas StudioThomas Studio
This birds eye view of the house demonstrates the stepped levels and how the design follows the contours of the slope. Each of the three blocks are connected by glazed link spaces. This design has a simple logic to arrange a large house on a sloping site, without the costs of excavating large quantities of material to cut into the slope.
Deal Residence
Deal Residence
Crome ArchitectureCrome Architecture
This new 1,700 sf two-story single family residence for a young couple required a minimum of three bedrooms, two bathrooms, packaged to fit unobtrusively in an older low-key residential neighborhood. The house is located on a small non-conforming lot. In order to get the maximum out of this small footprint, we virtually eliminated areas such as hallways to capture as much living space. We made the house feel larger by giving the ground floor higher ceilings, provided ample natural lighting, captured elongated sight lines out of view windows, and used outdoor areas as extended living spaces. To help the building be a “good neighbor,” we set back the house on the lot to minimize visual volume, creating a friendly, social semi-public front porch. We designed with multiple step-back levels to create an intimacy in scale. The garage is on one level, the main house is on another higher level. The upper floor is set back even further to reduce visual impact. By designing a single car garage with exterior tandem parking, we minimized the amount of yard space taken up with parking. The landscaping and permeable cobblestone walkway up to the house serves double duty as part of the city required parking space. The final building solution incorporated a variety of significant cost saving features, including a floor plan that made the most of the natural topography of the site and allowed access to utilities’ crawl spaces. We avoided expensive excavation by using slab on grade at the ground floor. Retaining walls also doubled as building walls.
Short Hills, NJ
Short Hills, NJ
SRA Design + Build Architects Corp.SRA Design + Build Architects Corp.
This Craftsman style house went from 1950s split-level to contemporary design featuring a large family room with oak truss ceiling, outdoor decks and a walk-out basement. We used most of the existing foundation and first-floor perimeter walls and embraced the narrow, deep lot. This was a Design Build speculative house that started a trend of upgrading the entire street.
Contemporary Exterior
Contemporary Exterior
Design ideas for a brown contemporary split-level house exterior in Calgary with mixed cladding and a flat roof.
Rendezvous Residence
Rendezvous Residence
MA StudiosMA Studios
A creative use of vernacular materials with clean modern lines give the Rendezvous Residence its character. References to the corrugated galvanized steel and simple structural connections give this little chalet a home in the Colorado Rocky Mountains, where ranchers and skiers can be found sharing a beer at the local tavern. Photo courtesy Carter Photographics www.carterphoto.com
Split Level Home, James Hardie Siding, Wheaton, IL
Split Level Home, James Hardie Siding, Wheaton, IL
Siding & Windows Group LtdSiding & Windows Group Ltd
Third Photo - This Wheaton, IL Split-Level Style Home was remodeled by Siding & Windows Group with James HardiePlank Select Cedarmill Lap Siding in ColorPlus Technology Color Khaki Brown and HardieTrim Smooth Boards in ColorPlus Technology Color Navajo Beige.
Burraneer - Art Deco Home - Painting Services
Burraneer - Art Deco Home - Painting Services
Rainbow Painting Service Pty LtdRainbow Painting Service Pty Ltd
Art Deco Style Split-level House Interior Painting Scope of Work : Interior : - Walls - Ceilings - Doors & Frames - Skirting Boards - Architraves Photo Credits : Rainbow Painting Service Pty Ltd
Tiburon Residence 2
Tiburon Residence 2
Thompson Studio ArchitectsThompson Studio Architects
Photo of a large and brown modern split-level detached house in San Francisco with wood cladding and a shingle roof.
Pacific Northwest Modern Home
Pacific Northwest Modern Home
Departure l ArchitectureDeparture l Architecture
A split level design allows the home to cascade down the site.
Photo of a large and brown modern split-level house exterior in Portland with wood cladding.
Waupaca Chain Round Lake Log Home
Waupaca Chain Round Lake Log Home
Strongwood HomesStrongwood Homes
Inspiration for a brown and large rustic split-level house exterior in Other with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Rustic Home in Frisco Waterdance, CO
Rustic Home in Frisco Waterdance, CO
Fazendin BrothersFazendin Brothers
Large and brown rustic split-level house exterior in Denver with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Latigo Remodel
Latigo Remodel
Innovative Custom HomesInnovative Custom Homes
Design ideas for a medium sized and brown classic split-level house exterior in Boise with mixed cladding.

Brown Split-level 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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