Contemporary Brick House Exterior Ideas and Designs

Rénovation d'une maison et de son extension

façade brique et bois, plaquette de parement
Photo of a medium sized and beige contemporary two floor brick detached house in Paris with a pitched roof and a tiled roof.

The reimagined rear facade of a Brooklyn Townhouse

reBuild Workshop

The incredible transformation of this South Slope Brooklyn Townhouse - designed and built by reBuild Workshop.
Design ideas for a medium sized and gey contemporary brick terraced house in New York with three floors.

Reflections

Ryan Hughes Design

An outdoor shower was added to the outdoor living space with the same artistry and craftsmanship as found throughout the entire project. The area features a custom shower made of Knotwood with glass tile in Luanda Bay Abruzzo Pearl lining the entire wall. Ipe wood and artificial turf accent the area. Photography by Jimi Smith.

Woodland Park Modern

Fairview Custom Homes

Modern Contrast Exterior, White Brick
This is an example of a white contemporary two floor brick detached house in Other with a pitched roof, a metal roof and a black roof.

Green Wall Courtyard

Atlas Architects

The arrival courtyard is greeted by vertical green walls that enclose the pergolas. The pergola form is an extrusion of the building profile.
Design ideas for a black and large contemporary bungalow brick detached house with a metal roof and a pitched roof.

The Gracie

Eldridge Company Design | Build

This 2-story, 3,980-square-foot walkout with 4 bedrooms and 3.5 bathrooms showcases large windows around every turn to display the gorgeous woodland view, allowing natural light to pervade the airy interior living spaces and open floor plan. Natural elements are incorporated throughout the home, beginning with the white painted brick exterior with red western cedar trim details.

FOR SALE: Tanglewood Transitional Estate

Frankel Design Build

Design ideas for an expansive contemporary two floor brick detached house in Houston with a pitched roof and a tiled roof.

London courtyard garden

Sprout Up

After: Back Garden
Beige contemporary brick terraced house in London with three floors.

Oakford Rd, North London

Martins Camisuli Architects

The owners of the property had slowly refurbished their home in phases.We were asked to look at the basement/lower ground layout with the intention of creating a open plan kitchen/dining area and an informal family area that was semi- connected. They needed more space and flexibility. To achieve this the side return was filled and we extended into the garden. We removed internal partitions to allow a visual connection from front to back of the building. Alex Maguire Photography

Victoria Park House

Brian O'Tuama Architects

Inspiration for a medium sized contemporary brick and rear house exterior in London.

McClendon

StudioMET Architects

This is an example of a medium sized and gey contemporary two floor brick detached house in Houston with a flat roof.

Walford Road

RUSSIAN FOR FISH

Peter Landers
This is an example of a contemporary brick terraced house.

Contemporary House Exterior

Photo of a medium sized and brown contemporary brick and rear extension in Other.

Our Work

Griffin Fence

Design ideas for a medium sized and white contemporary bungalow brick house exterior in Houston with a hip roof.

0601_MO Fachada principal

Albert Brito Arquitectura

David Brito
This is an example of a large and red contemporary bungalow brick house exterior in Barcelona with a flat roof.

The Brookhaven

Loudermilk Homes, LLC

Exterior Facade with Painted White Brick and Black Shutters
Inspiration for a large and white contemporary two floor brick house exterior in Atlanta with a pitched roof.

Bollingwood House

Martin Horn, Inc.

Large and white contemporary two floor brick detached house in Other with a flat roof.

Wandsworth Common

Ensoul Ltd

Work involved creating a new under garden basement with glass rooflights shown here. Glass cube covers the staircase to the basement and frameless bi-folding glass doors open up the house and create a complete outdoor indoor living space within.

Extension Richmond Park

2PM Architects

Side and rear kitchen / living / dining room extension in reclaimed London yellow stock brickwork with frameless glazed cantilevering corner, aluminium roof profile and level threshold to patio. 2PM Architects

Contemporary Utah Brick Home

General Shale

Contemporary Utah brick home featuring "Providence" red brick exterior with arches using gray mortar.
Inspiration for a red contemporary brick house exterior in Other.

Contemporary Brick 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 contemporary 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 contemporary 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 contemporary 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 contemporary 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 contemporary exterior architecture choices for your house designs.

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