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Contemporary Glass House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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Fall House
Fall House
Fougeron Architecture FAIAFougeron Architecture FAIA
This is an example of a medium sized contemporary bungalow glass house exterior in San Francisco.
House By The Pond
House By The Pond
Stelle Lomont Rouhani ArchitectsStelle Lomont Rouhani Architects
House By The Pond The overall design of the house was a direct response to an array of environmental regulations, site constraints, solar orientation and specific programmatic requirements. The strategy was to locate a two story volume that contained all of the bedrooms and baths, running north/south, along the western side of the site. An open, lofty, single story pavilion, separated by an interstitial space comprised of two large glass pivot doors, was located parallel to the street. This lower scale street front pavilion was conceived as a breezeway. It connects the light and activity of the yard and pool area to the south with the view and wildlife of the pond to the north. The exterior materials consist of anodized aluminum doors, windows and trim, cedar and cement board siding. They were selected for their low maintenance, modest cost, long-term durability, and sustainable nature. These materials were carefully detailed and installed to support these parameters. Overhangs and sunshades limit the need for summer air conditioning while allowing solar heat gain in the winter. Specific zoning, an efficient geothermal heating and cooling system, highly energy efficient glazing and an advanced building insulation system resulted in a structure that exceeded the requirements of the energy star rating system. Photo Credit: Matthew Carbone and Frank Oudeman
Caterpillar House
Caterpillar House
Feldman Architecture, Inc.Feldman Architecture, Inc.
Photos by Joe Fletcher
This is an example of a contemporary bungalow glass house exterior in San Francisco.
Gilbert Lake Residence
Gilbert Lake Residence
Young & Young ArchitectsYoung & Young Architects
This is an example of a large and white contemporary two floor glass detached house in Detroit with a hip roof and a metal roof.
Extension réhabilitation d'une ancienne remise agricole
Extension réhabilitation d'une ancienne remise agricole
Architecture EnvironnementArchitecture Environnement
Arthur Lockhart
Medium sized and brown contemporary two floor glass house exterior in Montpellier with a pitched roof.
Glass houzz
Glass houzz
tuthill architecturetuthill architecture
This is an example of a contemporary bungalow glass house exterior in Miami.
Exteriors
Exteriors
Teague Hunziker PhotographyTeague Hunziker Photography
©Teague Hunziker
This is an example of a contemporary bungalow glass detached house in Los Angeles with a flat roof.
Peconic Bay / Hamptons
Peconic Bay / Hamptons
SpieglerWong PhotographySpieglerWong Photography
Inspiration for a contemporary two floor glass house exterior in New York with a pitched roof.
210-35 Verbouwing hoeve te Nukerke
210-35 Verbouwing hoeve te Nukerke
Sito-architecten bvbaSito-architecten bvba
Stefaan Van Der Biest
Photo of a contemporary glass house exterior in Other with a pitched roof.
CUBE 45 - SO BOIS
CUBE 45 - SO BOIS
CHARPENTE CENOMANECHARPENTE CENOMANE
Black and medium sized contemporary two floor glass house exterior in Angers with a flat roof.
Mairangi Bay House
Mairangi Bay House
Bonham Interior & ArchitectureBonham Interior & Architecture
Mark Scowen - Intense Photography
Design ideas for a medium sized and black contemporary two floor glass house exterior in Auckland.
数寄の家 | 高級邸宅
数寄の家 | 高級邸宅
Ｍ アーキテクツＭ アーキテクツ
Photo:NACASA & PARTNERS
Design ideas for a brown contemporary two floor glass house exterior in Tokyo with a flat roof.
Pleasant Park
Pleasant Park
Christopher Simmonds ArchitectChristopher Simmonds Architect
Photo of a contemporary two floor glass house exterior in Ottawa with a hip roof.
Steel & Glass Operable Bi-fold Door (Closed)
Steel & Glass Operable Bi-fold Door (Closed)
dSPACE Studio Ltd, AIAdSPACE Studio Ltd, AIA
A unique design element is an operable 17ft glass hangar door at the rear of the addition that can be opened to create a continuous interior-exterior space. Evan Thomas Photography
Grounded - Modern Landscape Architecture
Grounded - Modern Landscape Architecture
Grounded - Richard Risner RLA, ASLAGrounded - Richard Risner RLA, ASLA
Grounded - Modern Landscape Architecture
Photo of a contemporary glass house exterior in San Diego.
Impressionen
Impressionen
Peters FotodesignPeters Fotodesign
This is an example of a large contemporary glass house exterior in Munich with three floors and a flat roof.
Inchyra House
Inchyra House
Robert M. Cain, ArchitectRobert M. Cain, Architect
photo: Fredrik Brauer
Design ideas for a gey contemporary bungalow glass detached house in Atlanta with a flat roof.
Catskill Mountain House
Catskill Mountain House
Audrey Matlock ArchitectAudrey Matlock Architect
Peter Aaron
Inspiration for a white and medium sized contemporary bungalow glass detached house in New York with a flat roof and a mixed material roof.
Hilltop House
Hilltop House
Don Stuart Architect IncDon Stuart Architect Inc
Inspiration for a contemporary two floor glass detached house in Vancouver with a hip roof.
Haus FER
Haus FER
Nehse & Gerstein Architekten BDANehse & Gerstein Architekten BDA
Ansicht Garten
This is an example of a large contemporary two floor glass house exterior in Hanover with a pitched roof.

Contemporary Glass 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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