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Contemporary Clay House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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Cape Coral Mirrored Wine Feature
Cape Coral Mirrored Wine Feature
Genuwine CellarsGenuwine Cellars
Mirrored wine closet in a PGI Homes showhome using our tension cable floor to ceiling racking called the RING System. Bottles appear to be floating as they are held up by this very contemporary wine rack using metal Rings suspended with aircraft tension cable.
Delray Ocean
Delray Ocean
INTELAEINTELAE
Inspiration for an expansive and gey contemporary two floor clay detached house in Miami with a half-hip roof and a metal roof.
Various Residential
Various Residential
Peter Ogilvie PhotographyPeter Ogilvie Photography
Peter Ogilvie
Large and black contemporary bungalow clay house exterior in Albuquerque.
Galisteo Basin Preserve
Galisteo Basin Preserve
Archaeo ArchitectsArchaeo Architects
Robert Reck
Inspiration for a large and gey contemporary bungalow clay house exterior in Albuquerque with a flat roof.
Arts & Crafts House
Arts & Crafts House
Design StoreyDesign Storey
Cotswold Stone and Tiled Exterior Photo Credit: Design Storey Architects
Medium sized and beige contemporary two floor clay detached house in Other with a pitched roof and a tiled roof.
Loretta Residence
Loretta Residence
John Donkin Architect Inc.John Donkin Architect Inc.
Doublespace Photography
Large and gey contemporary clay house exterior in Ottawa with three floors and a flat roof.
Cambridge Road
Cambridge Road
London Dream BuildingLondon Dream Building
Inspiration for a red contemporary clay and front house exterior in London with a pitched roof and a red roof.
Mahoenui
Mahoenui
Bindon Design GroupBindon Design Group
Gable roof forms connecting upper and lower level and creating dynamic proportions for modern living. pool house with gym, steam shower and sauna, guest accommodation and living space
Private Residence for Varga Homes, Inc.
Private Residence for Varga Homes, Inc.
Alpha Marble Inc.Alpha Marble Inc.
This is an example of a large and white contemporary two floor clay detached house in Miami with a mansard roof and a metal roof.
Atrium House
Atrium House
The Salamander Company LLC.The Salamander Company LLC.
This 2400 sq. ft. home rests at the very beginning of the high mesa just outside of Taos. To the east, the Taos valley is green and verdant fed by rivers and streams that run down from the mountains, and to the west the high sagebrush mesa stretches off to the distant Brazos range. The house is sited to capture the high mountains to the northeast through the floor to ceiling height corner window off the kitchen/dining room.The main feature of this house is the central Atrium which is an 18 foot adobe octagon topped with a skylight to form an indoor courtyard complete with a fountain. Off of this central space are two offset squares, one to the east and one to the west. The bedrooms and mechanical room are on the west side and the kitchen, dining, living room and an office are on the east side. The house is a straw bale/adobe hybrid, has custom hand dyed plaster throughout with Talavera Tile in the public spaces and Saltillo Tile in the bedrooms. There is a large kiva fireplace in the living room, and a smaller one occupies a corner in the Master Bedroom. The Master Bathroom is finished in white marble tile. The separate garage is connected to the house with a triangular, arched breezeway with a copper ceiling.
Santa Barbara Contemporary Home
Santa Barbara Contemporary Home
James Johnson Construction Inc.James Johnson Construction Inc.
Photo of a large and beige contemporary two floor clay house exterior in Santa Barbara with a flat roof.
Gowan Ave Loft Conversion
Gowan Ave Loft Conversion
DASHDASH
End of terrace mansard style loft conversion.
This is an example of a medium sized and gey contemporary clay terraced house in London with three floors, a mansard roof and a tiled roof.
Alumawood Pergola Installations, Chandler, AZ
Alumawood Pergola Installations, Chandler, AZ
The Yard StylistThe Yard Stylist
This is a view of the same installation, taken from underneath the Alumawood pergola. In this photo, you get a good view of the creamy, white, marble style pavers. This photo also provides a good view of both the artificial purring green and the artificial turf we used to complete the whole look.
Fort Worth
Fort Worth
Sabella Carved StoneSabella Carved Stone
This is an example of a medium sized and white contemporary bungalow clay house exterior in Dallas with a flat roof.
Galisteo Basin Preserve
Galisteo Basin Preserve
Archaeo ArchitectsArchaeo Architects
Robert Reck
This is an example of a large and gey contemporary bungalow clay house exterior in Albuquerque with a flat roof.
North Point
North Point
Periana ArchitecturePeriana Architecture
Inspiration for a large and multi-coloured contemporary clay and front flat in Los Angeles with three floors and a flat roof.
French Country Home on Bayou in Lynn Haven, FL
French Country Home on Bayou in Lynn Haven, FL
Griffin Mitchell, Inc.Griffin Mitchell, Inc.
Backyard
Inspiration for a large and beige contemporary bungalow clay house exterior in Birmingham with a pitched roof.
Chamnez Residence
Chamnez Residence
LaCantina DoorsLaCantina Doors
Design ideas for a medium sized and white contemporary two floor clay detached house in San Diego with a flat roof and a tiled roof.
Contemporary Exterior
Contemporary Exterior
Design ideas for a small and white contemporary clay house exterior in Malmo with three floors and a flat roof.
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サンチャノヤネ
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１つの敷地を２つに分割し、親戚が隣り合って住む２軒の住宅です。 それぞれ特徴を持たせながら、違和感のない色や素材、モチーフを使っています。
Design ideas for a medium sized and gey contemporary two floor clay house exterior in Tokyo with a flat roof.

Contemporary Clay 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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