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Contemporary House Exterior with Three Floors Ideas and Designs

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Wyvern House
Wyvern House
Clear ArchitectsClear Architects
Inspiration for a black contemporary detached house in Essex with three floors.
Bury Road
Bury Road
Western Design Architects LtdWestern Design Architects Ltd
Contemporary detached house in Dorset with three floors and wood cladding.
Modern Farmhouse
Modern Farmhouse
UserUser
This modern farmhouse located outside of Spokane, Washington, creates a prominent focal point among the landscape of rolling plains. The composition of the home is dominated by three steep gable rooflines linked together by a central spine. This unique design evokes a sense of expansion and contraction from one space to the next. Vertical cedar siding, poured concrete, and zinc gray metal elements clad the modern farmhouse, which, combined with a shop that has the aesthetic of a weathered barn, creates a sense of modernity that remains rooted to the surrounding environment. The Glo double pane A5 Series windows and doors were selected for the project because of their sleek, modern aesthetic and advanced thermal technology over traditional aluminum windows. High performance spacers, low iron glass, larger continuous thermal breaks, and multiple air seals allows the A5 Series to deliver high performance values and cost effective durability while remaining a sophisticated and stylish design choice. Strategically placed operable windows paired with large expanses of fixed picture windows provide natural ventilation and a visual connection to the outdoors.
Einfamilienhaus
Einfamilienhaus
heider pannen-vulpi architektenheider pannen-vulpi architekten
Fotografie René Kersting
Photo of a medium sized and gey contemporary detached house in Dusseldorf with three floors, wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Bainbridge Island Residence Remodel
Bainbridge Island Residence Remodel
Johnson Squared Architecture + PlanningJohnson Squared Architecture + Planning
Art Grice
This is an example of a contemporary house exterior in Seattle with three floors.
Creamy Contemporay Cape on 22nd
Creamy Contemporay Cape on 22nd
FitzHarris Designs, Architects + DesignersFitzHarris Designs, Architects + Designers
Major renovation and addition to an existing brick Cape style home. Creamy contemporary style with large porch and low slung roof lines to compliment the neighborhood.
The Zen Garden
The Zen Garden
Unique HomestaysUnique Homestays
This is an example of a large and black contemporary detached house in Kent with three floors, a pitched roof and a brown roof.
The reimagined rear facade of a Brooklyn Townhouse
The reimagined rear facade of a Brooklyn Townhouse
reBuild WorkshopreBuild 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.
Mulberry Modern
Mulberry Modern
Fairview Custom HomesFairview Custom Homes
Inspiration for a medium sized and brown contemporary detached house in Other with three floors, wood cladding, a pitched roof, a metal roof, a brown roof and shiplap cladding.
Venice Art House
Venice Art House
Lori Dennis, ASID, LEED APLori Dennis, ASID, LEED AP
Large and multi-coloured contemporary detached house in Los Angeles with three floors, mixed cladding and a flat roof.
Verity II
Verity II
Vicky's HomesVicky's Homes
Black soffits, black window frames, contemporary design, garage doors with windows, led strip lighting, versatile acrylic stucco, triple car garage
Design ideas for a medium sized and gey contemporary render detached house in Edmonton with three floors, a lean-to roof and a shingle roof.
Mercer Island Residence
Mercer Island Residence
LOCKHART SUVERLOCKHART SUVER
This is an example of a brown contemporary detached house in Seattle with three floors and a flat roof.
London courtyard garden
London courtyard garden
Sprout UpSprout Up
After: Back Garden
Beige contemporary brick terraced house in London with three floors.
Contemporary Exterior
Contemporary Exterior
Inspiration for a medium sized and beige contemporary terraced house in London with three floors, metal cladding and a flat roof.
Cascada de Camojan
Cascada de Camojan
James Bowles PhotographyJames Bowles Photography
James Bowles
White and large contemporary detached house in Other with three floors, a flat roof and mixed cladding.
Tilt-Shift House
Tilt-Shift House
ANX / Aaron Neubert ArchitectsANX / Aaron Neubert Architects
Brian Thomas Jones, Alex Zarour
Design ideas for a medium sized and black contemporary detached house in Los Angeles with three floors, concrete fibreboard cladding, a flat roof and a green roof.
Montclair Beauty
Montclair Beauty
Chic Home InteriorsChic Home Interiors
Photo of a medium sized and gey contemporary house exterior in Other with three floors, mixed cladding and a flat roof.
Olin Avenue | Portland
Olin Avenue | Portland
Rendering SpaceRendering Space
Twilight Modern Home. Angled roof with custom lighting. Underground garage. Mixed siding materials. Cedar decking and railing. Concrete entry. Custom lighting and deck. Well appointment materials, siding, fixtures, and details. Rendering Space | www.RenderingSpace.com
North Beach Duplex
North Beach Duplex
Shorewood Homes, Inc.Shorewood Homes, Inc.
Inspiration for a gey contemporary house exterior in Seattle with three floors and a flat roof.
Wandsworth Common
Wandsworth Common
Ensoul LtdEnsoul 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.

Contemporary House Exterior with Three Floors 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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