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Contemporary House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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Ditton Hilll
Ditton Hilll
Surman WestonSurman Weston
Photo of a white contemporary two floor detached house with a pitched roof.
Ingersoll Road
Ingersoll Road
McLaren ExcellMcLaren Excell
corten
Photo of a small and red contemporary house exterior in London with three floors, metal cladding and a flat roof.
Book Tower House
Book Tower House
Platform 5 ArchitectsPlatform 5 Architects
Alan Williams Photography
Design ideas for a contemporary two floor house exterior in London with stone cladding.
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Denver Modern Home
Denver Modern Home
MaterialMaterial
Denver Modern with natural stone accents.
This is an example of a medium sized and gey contemporary detached house in Denver with three floors, a flat roof and mixed cladding.
Chicago Net Positive Luxury Home
Chicago Net Positive Luxury Home
Kipnis Architecture + PlanningKipnis Architecture + Planning
The exterior of this home is a modern composition of intersecting masses and planes, all cleanly proportioned. The natural wood overhang and front door stand out from the monochromatic taupe/bronze color scheme. http://www.kipnisarch.com Cable Photo/Wayne Cable http://selfmadephoto.com
South Austin Modern
South Austin Modern
Design Visions of AustinDesign Visions of Austin
Design ideas for a white contemporary two floor detached house in Austin with a pitched roof, a metal roof and a grey roof.
Firlands
Firlands
Concept 8 ArchitectsConcept 8 Architects
Contemporary rear extension
This is an example of a contemporary house exterior in Surrey.
Aralia Black
Aralia Black
Steven Allen Designs, LLCSteven Allen Designs, LLC
Design + Built + Curated by Steven Allen Designs 2021 - Custom Nouveau Bungalow Featuring Unique Stylistic Exterior Facade + Concrete Floors + Concrete Countertops + Concrete Plaster Walls + Custom White Oak & Lacquer Cabinets + Fine Interior Finishes + Multi-sliding Doors
Chapter O
Chapter O
Co+in Collaborative LabCo+in Collaborative Lab
Contemporary house exterior in Other.
Range
Range
John Rufenacht Associates IncJohn Rufenacht Associates Inc
This is an example of a contemporary house exterior in Kansas City.
Diamond Heights
Diamond Heights
Martinkovic Milford ArchitectsMartinkovic Milford Architects
Multi-coloured contemporary detached house in San Francisco with three floors, mixed cladding and a flat roof.
Silhouette
Silhouette
M.O.Daby DesignM.O.Daby Design
credits - design: Matthew O. Daby - m.o.daby design interior design: Angela Mechaley - m.o.daby design construction: Hayes Brothers Construction cabinets & casework: Red Bear Woodworks structural engineer: Darla Wall - Willamette Building Solutions photography: Kenton Waltz & Erin Riddle - KLIK Concepts
Brodecky House: Front Facade
Brodecky House: Front Facade
Atlas ArchitectsAtlas Architects
The front facade is composed of bricks, shiplap timber cladding and James Hardie Scyon Axon cladding, painted in Dulux Blackwood Bay. Photography: Tess Kelly
Corner Courtyard Residence
Corner Courtyard Residence
Wiedemann Architects LLCWiedemann Architects LLC
Photo of a medium sized and gey contemporary two floor render detached house in DC Metro with a flat roof and a mixed material roof.
Bailey Creek Ranch
Bailey Creek Ranch
LaRue ArchitectsLaRue Architects
Photo Credit: Paul Bardagjy
Photo of a medium sized and beige contemporary bungalow detached house in Austin with stone cladding and a metal roof.
Camelback Mountain Residence
Camelback Mountain Residence
True North Builders, Inc.True North Builders, Inc.
Photo of a gey contemporary two floor detached house in Phoenix with a flat roof.
Contemporary Timber Clad Side Extension
Contemporary Timber Clad Side Extension
LIFE SIZE ArchitectureLIFE SIZE Architecture
Howard Baker Architectural + Interiors Photography
Photo of a large and beige contemporary two floor brick detached house in Surrey with a pitched roof.
Ponte Vedra Contemporary
Ponte Vedra Contemporary
Aria Homes, Inc.Aria Homes, Inc.
Jessie Preza Photography
Large contemporary two floor detached house in Jacksonville with wood cladding and a metal roof.
Tanglewood Modern House
Tanglewood Modern House
Flavin ArchitectsFlavin Architects
This new modern house is located in a meadow in Lenox MA. The house is designed as a series of linked pavilions to connect the house to the nature and to provide the maximum daylight in each room. The center focus of the home is the largest pavilion containing the living/dining/kitchen, with the guest pavilion to the south and the master bedroom and screen porch pavilions to the west. While the roof line appears flat from the exterior, the roofs of each pavilion have a pronounced slope inward and to the north, a sort of funnel shape. This design allows rain water to channel via a scupper to cisterns located on the north side of the house. Steel beams, Douglas fir rafters and purlins are exposed in the living/dining/kitchen pavilion. Photo by: Nat Rea Photography

Contemporary 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.
Martis Camp Lot 581
Martis Camp Lot 581
Kelly & Stone ArchitectsKelly & Stone Architects
Martis Camp Realty
Inspiration for a large and black contemporary detached house in Sacramento with three floors, mixed cladding and a flat roof.
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