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Contemporary Flat Ideas and Designs

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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.
Residenz SQ
Residenz SQ
Peter Stasek ArchitectsPeter Stasek Architects
Medium sized and gey contemporary concrete flat in Frankfurt with three floors, a flat roof and a green roof.
brick house facade
brick house facade
azevedo designazevedo design
cesar rubio photography
This is an example of a contemporary brick flat in San Francisco.
Lakefront Residence
Lakefront Residence
Moore Architects, PCMoore Architects, PC
Hoachlander Davis Photography
This is an example of a gey contemporary flat in DC Metro with three floors.
Neubau Mehrfamilienhaus, Münster-St. Mauritz
Neubau Mehrfamilienhaus, Münster-St. Mauritz
haushoch3haushoch3
Photo of a medium sized and beige contemporary brick flat in Dortmund with three floors, a pitched roof and a tiled roof.
Patio Consultorios
Patio Consultorios
3GC ARQUITECTOS3GC ARQUITECTOS
celosía de madera
Gey contemporary two floor brick flat in Mexico City with a flat roof.
カリエンテY's
カリエンテY's
イン・ハウス建築計画イン・ハウス建築計画
Design ideas for a medium sized and brown contemporary flat in Tokyo with three floors and a flat roof.
Kitchen Extension with Bifold Doors
Kitchen Extension with Bifold Doors
Architect Your HomeArchitect Your Home
Simply two way bi-folding doors were added to this modest extension to allow it to flow seamlessly into the garden.
Design ideas for a small and black contemporary bungalow flat in London with metal cladding, a flat roof and a mixed material roof.
Belmont Park Estate
Belmont Park Estate
RAW Design & Consulting /RAW Architecture + DesignRAW Design & Consulting /RAW Architecture + Design
New Construction Multi-Family Residential Development in South Florida. Custom Apartment Building design. Plans available for sale.
Inspiration for a large and white contemporary two floor flat in Miami with a flat roof, a mixed material roof, a black roof and board and batten cladding.
Downtown Grand Rapids Condo
Downtown Grand Rapids Condo
Standale Home StudioStandale Home Studio
Inspiration for a large and gey contemporary flat in Grand Rapids with three floors and mixed cladding.
Coronado O5
Coronado O5
Christian Rice Architects, Inc.Christian Rice Architects, Inc.
Inspiration for a large and white contemporary flat in San Diego with three floors, mixed cladding, a flat roof and a mixed material roof.
#myuglycondobalcony INSTAGRAM CONTEST
#myuglycondobalcony INSTAGRAM CONTEST
CONDO KANDY | Shades, Blinds & BALCONY FlooringCONDO KANDY | Shades, Blinds & BALCONY Flooring
Crystal Imaging Photography
This is an example of a small and beige contemporary concrete flat in Toronto with three floors, a flat roof and a tiled roof.
Crescent Crossings
Crescent Crossings
Crosskey ArchitectsCrosskey Architects
Photography By; Scott Mazzie, Crosskey Architects
Inspiration for an expansive contemporary flat in Bridgeport with three floors, concrete fibreboard cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Seattle Boat House
Seattle Boat House
UserUser
A uniform and cohesive look adds simplicity to the overall aesthetic, supporting the minimalist design. The A5s is Glo’s slimmest profile, allowing for more glass, less frame, and wider sightlines. The concealed hinge creates a clean interior look while also providing a more energy-efficient air-tight window. The increased performance is also seen in the triple pane glazing used in both series. The windows and doors alike provide a larger continuous thermal break, multiple air seals, high-performance spacers, Low-E glass, and argon filled glazing, with U-values as low as 0.20. Energy efficiency and effortless minimalism create a breathtaking Scandinavian-style remodel.
Juanita Ave
Juanita Ave
MUL-MAC Architecture & DesignMUL-MAC Architecture & Design
Large and white contemporary flat in Los Angeles with three floors, wood cladding, a flat roof and a mixed material roof.
Ocean Park Villas - Ocean Beach
Ocean Park Villas - Ocean Beach
Marengo Morton ArchitectsMarengo Morton Architects
Inspiration for a large and white contemporary render flat in San Diego with three floors and a flat roof.
PH-1
PH-1
PLACE architect ltd.PLACE architect ltd.
Photo of a contemporary flat in Seattle with wood cladding and a lean-to roof.
Cast Iron House
Cast Iron House
David's Flooring of NY, Inc.David's Flooring of NY, Inc.
Large and beige contemporary two floor flat in New York with stone cladding and a flat roof.
Kissick Apartments
Kissick Apartments
Imagine ArchitectureImagine Architecture
The client’s brief was to demolish the rotten 1920’s bungalow and create a slick and urbane city apartment complex devoid of timber framing. The design is deliberately masculine with the garaging and entry having a strong purposeful stance providing a solid anchor to the site. The extensive use of exposed concrete masonry juxtaposes the clean plastered masonry continues the theme. Structural challenges included 5m high retaining along the eastern boundary. Utilising the precast concrete garage roof as a diaphragm enabled the engineer to achieve the necessary wall height. The garage roof also provides an excellent hard surface recreation space. Upon being granted entry through the security intercom you meet the austere and symmetric form of the central corridor leading to the lift shaft. The Schindler lift carriage contrasts the minimalist corridor by delivering its occupants to each level in style and comfort. The lift tower gives a sense of height, drama and focus for the building. Interior use of exposed masonry continues the modernist theme providing a wonderful foil for the kwila doors, trim and flooring to work with. The lounge corner window takes in the client’s favourite city view. The lounge nook shields the TV from afternoon sun. The kitchen with its sea views and the tiled bathroom are finished to a very high standard. The north-west living area spills out to an attractive, leafy courtyard at the lower apartment level and a modern spin on the Juliet balcony creates a connection to the outdoors for the upper apartment
Mehrfamilienhäuser / Gewerblicher Wohnungsbau
Mehrfamilienhäuser / Gewerblicher Wohnungsbau
haushoch3haushoch3
This is an example of a medium sized and red contemporary two floor brick flat in Hamburg with a pitched roof and a tiled roof.

Contemporary Flat 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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