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Contemporary House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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Contemporary Coastal
Contemporary Coastal
Avalon Architectural, Inc.Avalon Architectural, Inc.
The exterior of this contemporary home protects the resident's privacy, and just hints at the stunning views seen once inside. The front door opens to an exterior courtyard, with views all the way through the back side of the house to harbor. Photo by Erhard Pfeiffer
Sliwinski Residence
Sliwinski Residence
Leslie Benson DesignsLeslie Benson Designs
photo: Sandy Agrafiotis
Large and multi-coloured contemporary two floor detached house in Portland Maine with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.
Lake Austin Custom
Lake Austin Custom
Shoberg Custom HomesShoberg Custom Homes
Design ideas for a contemporary two floor detached house in Austin with a metal roof and mixed cladding.
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New Project 2
New Project 2
Supple Homes, IncSupple Homes, Inc
This is an example of a large and gey contemporary bungalow render detached house in San Francisco with a flat roof and a metal roof.
Stone Canyon
Stone Canyon
Kym Rodger DesignKym Rodger Design
Photo of a contemporary house exterior in Los Angeles.
子供たちが走り回る広々平屋の家
子供たちが走り回る広々平屋の家
UserUser
子供たちが走り回る広々平屋の家
Photo of a black contemporary house exterior in Other with a lean-to roof.
The "CHI" Modern Sustainable Home Facade
The "CHI" Modern Sustainable Home Facade
Eco-Essence HomesEco-Essence Homes
The "CHI" is a modern sustainable single level home with a natural flow between the indoors and outdoors. The parapet wall, skillion roof and modern mix of weatherboard and cladding materials and textures provide a fresh, contemporary look.
Exterior Living Before and After
Exterior Living Before and After
Hughes Brothers Construction Ltd.Hughes Brothers Construction Ltd.
Outdoor living on this beautiful fir timber deck. Glass canopy allowing all the light to remain.
Inspiration for a contemporary two floor house exterior in Vancouver.
Front Elevation
Front Elevation
Chaffey Building GroupChaffey Building Group
This is an example of a gey contemporary house exterior in Seattle with three floors, mixed cladding and a flat roof.
Nested House
Nested House
Technoarchitecture IncTechnoarchitecture Inc
This is an example of a contemporary house exterior in Bengaluru.
Abiquiu House
Abiquiu House
Spears Horn ArchitectsSpears Horn Architects
House and garage with mountains behind. Spears Horn Architects
Photo of a medium sized and beige contemporary bungalow render house exterior in Albuquerque with a pitched roof.
Jardin Déco
Jardin Déco
CONCEPTUELLES PAYSAGE ET DECORATIONCONCEPTUELLES PAYSAGE ET DECORATION
Boigontier
This is an example of a contemporary house exterior in Marseille.
Heathfield Gardens
Heathfield Gardens
HoltHolt
Originally two properties, the project involved propping existing structure and installing steel frame and consolidating all services to form one system.
Contemporary Custom Home
Contemporary Custom Home
Serenity Contracting and DesignSerenity Contracting and Design
This is an example of a medium sized and brown contemporary two floor detached house in Orange County with mixed cladding, a flat roof and a metal roof.
Wohnhaus Lab 07
Wohnhaus Lab 07
Fichtner Gruber ArchitektenFichtner Gruber Architekten
Rendering
Inspiration for a medium sized and white contemporary two floor render house exterior in Other with a flat roof.
Allison Rd., Miami
Allison Rd., Miami
Mimo FlooringMimo Flooring
This is an example of a contemporary house exterior in Miami.
Casa Finestrat. Sierra Cortina
Casa Finestrat. Sierra Cortina
GestecGestec
Inspiration for a large and white contemporary two floor house exterior in Alicante-Costa Blanca with mixed cladding and a flat roof.
Green Mountain Getaway - Guest House
Green Mountain Getaway - Guest House
Flavin ArchitectsFlavin Architects
The guesthouse of our Green Mountain Getaway follows the same recipe as the main house. With its soaring roof lines and large windows, it feels equally as integrated into the surrounding landscape. Photo by: Nat Rea Photography
Mut zur Farbe: Integrierte Stadtvilla
Mut zur Farbe: Integrierte Stadtvilla
Ader ArchitektenAder Architekten
Medium sized and white contemporary two floor house exterior in Dresden with a flat roof.

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.
Peasant Street
Peasant Street
YKDesignsYKDesigns
Photo of a large and multi-coloured contemporary two floor detached house in Brisbane with mixed cladding and a metal roof.
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