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Contemporary House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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Contemporary Exterior
Contemporary Exterior
Photo of a contemporary rear extension in London.
Loch House
Loch House
McInnes Gardner ArchitectsMcInnes Gardner Architects
This is an example of a large and white contemporary two floor house exterior in Glasgow with mixed cladding and a pitched roof.
Eave House
Eave House
Atelier Drome ArchitectureAtelier Drome Architecture
Originally a nondescript single story home, the owners hoped to add both a second story as well as a new modern sensibility to their home.
Inspiration for a medium sized and gey contemporary two floor house exterior in Seattle with mixed cladding and a flat roof.
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1 bedroom grannyflat / small house
1 bedroom grannyflat / small house
Baahouse + Baastudio Pty LtdBaahouse + Baastudio Pty Ltd
Darren Kerr photography
This is an example of a small contemporary house exterior in Brisbane.
Key Biscayne, Florida
Key Biscayne, Florida
PACHECO-MARTINEZ & ASSOCIATES LLC.PACHECO-MARTINEZ & ASSOCIATES LLC.
This is an example of a beige contemporary two floor house exterior in Miami with a flat roof.
Grange Road
Grange Road
Frameless ImpressionsFrameless Impressions
Frameless glass balustrade designed and installed by Frameless Impressions
Expansive contemporary house exterior in Melbourne with three floors, mixed cladding and a flat roof.
New House-SOLON
New House-SOLON
Mikhail SudnitsynMikhail Sudnitsyn
Photo of a large and red contemporary house exterior in Cleveland with three floors and a flat roof.
Haus K in Friedrichstal
Haus K in Friedrichstal
Thomas Fabrinsky Freier Architekt BDAThomas Fabrinsky Freier Architekt BDA
Thomas Berger
Photo of a gey contemporary two floor house exterior in Berlin with a pitched roof.
Godden Crescent
Godden Crescent
Dorrington Atcheson ArchitectsDorrington Atcheson Architects
Emma-Jane Hetherington
Photo of a contemporary house exterior in Auckland.
Upper Noe House
Upper Noe House
Winder Gibson ArchitectsWinder Gibson Architects
This home is in Noe Valley, a highly desirable and growing neighborhood of San Francisco. As young highly-educated families move into the area, we are remodeling and adding on to the aging homes found there. This project remodeled the entire existing two story house and added a third level, capturing the incredible views toward downtown. The design features integral color stucco, zinc roofing, an International Orange staircase, eco-teak cabinets and concrete counters. A flowing sequence of spaces were choreographed from the entry through to the family room.
The Deakin
The Deakin
Vitalmark ConstructionsVitalmark Constructions
Estate Imagery
Gey contemporary two floor house exterior in Melbourne.
044 HAUS H
044 HAUS H
mo+ architektenmo+ architekten
mo+ architekten
Photo of a contemporary house exterior in Frankfurt.
044 HAUS H
044 HAUS H
mo+ architektenmo+ architekten
mo+ architekten
Design ideas for a contemporary house exterior in Frankfurt.
Tweeddale
Tweeddale
Daniel Lomma DesignDaniel Lomma Design
Inspiration for a contemporary house exterior in Perth.
Chris Bell Landscaping
Chris Bell Landscaping
Chris Bell LandscapingChris Bell Landscaping
Inspiration for a beige contemporary bungalow house exterior in Melbourne with mixed cladding.
Hubbard Circle Residence
Hubbard Circle Residence
Michael Hsu Office of ArchitectureMichael Hsu Office of Architecture
Photo of a contemporary house exterior in Austin.
North Laguna
North Laguna
geoff sumich designgeoff sumich design
View of house from street.
Photo of a large and multi-coloured contemporary two floor detached house in Orange County with mixed cladding and a flat roof.
Casabrava
Casabrava
Architect Heather JohnstonArchitect Heather Johnston
West-facing view with formal courtyard below and view deck above. Cedar siding, soffits and planters.
Gey contemporary two floor house exterior in San Diego with wood cladding.
Graham St. Residence
Graham St. Residence
REdesign.buildREdesign.build
Photographer: Mark Herboth
Inspiration for a large and gey contemporary two floor detached house in Raleigh with mixed cladding.

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.
Laurel Way
Laurel Way
Guerin Design + DevelopmentGuerin Design + Development
William Maccollum, Art Grey Photography
This is an example of a contemporary two floor house exterior in Los Angeles.
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