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Modern Home -Alicia Way
Modern Home -Alicia Way
AK Construction Enterprises Inc.AK Construction Enterprises Inc.
Photo of a white contemporary bungalow detached house in San Francisco with mixed cladding and a lean-to roof.
Merryton Avenue, Giffnock
Merryton Avenue, Giffnock
Paterson Gordon ArchitecturePaterson Gordon Architecture
External view of rear of dwelling showing timber over-clad to existing ground floor with new dark grey patio doors and new dormer window, clad in zinc and timber, with juliet balcony.
Greenleaf House and Studio
Greenleaf House and Studio
Holbert and Associates ArchitectsHolbert and Associates Architects
Front elevation with industrial steel siding, shou sugi ban, and metal roof, Leslie Schwartz Photography
Medium sized and gey contemporary two floor detached house in Chicago with a pitched roof and a metal roof.
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Azure | Paradise Valley | Residence Three
Azure | Paradise Valley | Residence Three
Shea Homes - ArizonaShea Homes - Arizona
Photo of a medium sized and white contemporary two floor detached house in Phoenix with a flat roof.
The S.Barrett Project
The S.Barrett Project
Pratt GuysPratt Guys
The S. Barrett Project, designed and built by Pratt Guys, in 2018 - Photo owned by Pratt Guys - NOTE: Can only be used online, digitally, TV and print WITH written permission from Pratt Guys. (PrattGuys.com) - Photo was taken on February 15, 2019.
Self Build Buckinghamshire
Self Build Buckinghamshire
Lynn Palmer Architects LtdLynn Palmer Architects Ltd
Timber & glass 4 bed-roomed home
Large contemporary two floor detached house in Buckinghamshire with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
New Construction Modern Home
New Construction Modern Home
Kofler Design BuildKofler Design Build
Contemporary house exterior in Los Angeles.
Contemporary New Home Build
Contemporary New Home Build
Victory Construction, IncVictory Construction, Inc
Inspiration for a medium sized and white contemporary two floor detached house in San Francisco with mixed cladding, a lean-to roof and a shingle roof.
Terrace Avenue
Terrace Avenue
Burmeister WoodworkBurmeister Woodwork
Reagen Taylor Photography
Photo of a medium sized and white contemporary two floor render detached house in Chicago with a pitched roof and a metal roof.
modern ranch in san jose
modern ranch in san jose
building Lab, inc.building Lab, inc.
A coat of matte dark paint conceals the existing stucco textures. Modern style fencing with horizontal wood slats and luxurious plantings soften the appearance. Photo by Scott Hargis.
Staffordshire Bungalow Kitchen Extension
Staffordshire Bungalow Kitchen Extension
DJB PhotographyDJB Photography
Damian James Bramley DJB Photography
Design ideas for a contemporary bungalow extension in Other.
Contemporary Exterior
Contemporary Exterior
This is an example of a medium sized contemporary two floor detached house in New York with an orange house, a lean-to roof and wood cladding.
Beverly One
Beverly One
Ventura Custom HomesVentura Custom Homes
This is an example of a white and large contemporary two floor render detached house in Dallas with a hip roof and a tiled roof.
Black Casement Windows - Markham, ON
Black Casement Windows - Markham, ON
Fieldstone Windows & Doors Ltd.Fieldstone Windows & Doors Ltd.
For this project, our client chose black casement windows with 1 x 3 S.D.L grilles. The exterior colour is black and the interior colour is white.
Red contemporary two floor brick house exterior in Toronto.
Camelback Mountain Residence
Camelback Mountain Residence
True North Builders, Inc.True North Builders, Inc.
Photo of a gey contemporary two floor detached house in Phoenix with a flat roof.
Corona Del Mar
Corona Del Mar
McRae Lambert DunnMcRae Lambert Dunn
Design ideas for a multi-coloured and medium sized contemporary two floor detached house in Orange County with mixed cladding and a flat roof.
Modern Lakeview
Modern Lakeview
Sophisticate InteriorsSophisticate Interiors
Photo of an expansive and white contemporary two floor render detached house in Los Angeles with a flat roof.
Norman
Norman
Bloom ArchitectureBloom Architecture
Adjacent to a 40 acre conservation area, this house on a slope is designed to maximize the connection to the woods, while maintaining privacy from this popular public hiking area. Despite its location in a suburban neighborhood, the house is made to feel like a wooded retreat. With passive-solar strategies, the house orients northward to nature, while allowing the southerly sun to enter through large openings and clerestories. A geothermal system provides the hot water, heating and cooling.
Kensington Court Place
Kensington Court Place
CATO creativeCATO creative
Inspiration for a contemporary house exterior in London.

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.
Miscellaneous Exteriors
Miscellaneous Exteriors
David Eichler PhotographyDavid Eichler Photography
©2018 David Eichler
Beige contemporary bungalow detached house in San Francisco with mixed cladding and a lean-to roof.
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