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Affordable Contemporary House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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22 Featherhall Crescent North, Edinburgh
22 Featherhall Crescent North, Edinburgh
Capital A ArchitectureCapital A Architecture
The well proportioned rear elevation has a real sense of depth, so much more interesting than a wall with windows. Photos by Square Foot Media
Medium sized contemporary house exterior in Edinburgh.
Gate Project
Gate Project
Griffin FenceGriffin Fence
Photo of a medium sized and white contemporary bungalow brick house exterior in Houston with a hip roof.
Washington, DC Contemporary Front Porch
Washington, DC Contemporary Front Porch
FineCraft Contractors, Inc.FineCraft Contractors, Inc.
FineCraft Contractors, Inc.
Medium sized and white contemporary two floor brick detached house in DC Metro with a half-hip roof, a tiled roof and a grey roof.
Two Gables Residence
Two Gables Residence
Teass \ Warren ArchitectsTeass \ Warren Architects
This is an example of a large and white contemporary bungalow detached house in DC Metro with wood cladding, a pitched roof, a shingle roof and a black roof.
Vandalia Contemporary
Vandalia Contemporary
Moment Drafting & Design LLCMoment Drafting & Design LLC
Extior of the home Resembling a typical form with direct insets and contemporary attributes that allow for a balanced end goal.
This is an example of a small and black contemporary detached house in Other with three floors, vinyl cladding, a metal roof, a white roof and shiplap cladding.
Two-Storey Rear Extension
Two-Storey Rear Extension
LIFE SIZE ArchitectureLIFE SIZE Architecture
This large property on a good-sized plot in Hove was largely imbalanced internally and was made up of a mix of added external elements. The client’s brief was to modernise the property throughout and adapting the internal arrangement to suit their family needs. A two-storey rear extension replaced two former single storey extensions and expressed the clients’ attitude to contemporary living. A small porch structure was added to the front of the property to enhance the prominent chimney feature and to create a more welcoming entrance. Finding the balance between the traditional nature of the existing building and the modern aesthetic desired by the client for the new additions proved to be a key design challenge. It was important to remain sympathetic of the old but not to allow this to diminish the potential of the project. The front porch was an important part of the design as it allowed us to introduce the contemporary aesthetic early in the journey through the building, indicating something even more modern was still to come.
Slant House
Slant House
square three architecture, incsquare three architecture, inc
Medium sized and multi-coloured contemporary two floor detached house in San Francisco with a grey roof.
Camino Real Residence
Camino Real Residence
April BallietteApril Balliette
Photographer: Ryan Gamma
Design ideas for a medium sized and white contemporary bungalow render detached house in Tampa with a flat roof.
North Berkeley Residence
North Berkeley Residence
Geoffrey Holton and Associates - GHAGeoffrey Holton and Associates - GHA
A barn door at the 2nd floor guest bedroom allows the owners to water a mini roof garden.
Inspiration for a medium sized and blue contemporary two floor detached house in San Francisco with concrete fibreboard cladding, a mansard roof and a shingle roof.
EFH KK25
EFH KK25
Planungsbüro Für BaukunstPlanungsbüro Für Baukunst
Nico Pudimat
This is an example of a large and white contemporary two floor house exterior in Other with a flat roof.
Contemporary Exterior
Contemporary Exterior
This is an example of a small and green contemporary two floor house exterior in Seattle with concrete fibreboard cladding and a pitched roof.
Beach Drive Remodel, Camano Island WA
Beach Drive Remodel, Camano Island WA
Dan Nelson, Designs Northwest ArchitectsDan Nelson, Designs Northwest Architects
Photography by Lucas Henning.
This is an example of a medium sized and brown contemporary two floor detached house in Seattle with mixed cladding, a flat roof and a metal roof.
Roseville
Roseville
DESIGN LAB 444DESIGN LAB 444
Chad Davies Photography
Medium sized and green contemporary bungalow house exterior in Phoenix with mixed cladding.
Front Elevation
Front Elevation
ESTATA Custom HomesESTATA Custom Homes
Inspiration for a small and beige contemporary two floor render house exterior in Calgary with a lean-to roof.
Maison contemporaine
Maison contemporaine
Studio SDStudio SD
Olivier Calvez
Design ideas for a white and medium sized contemporary two floor house exterior in Angers with mixed cladding and a flat roof.
Contemporary Ranch - Legacy Villas
Contemporary Ranch - Legacy Villas
Arjay Builders Inc.Arjay Builders Inc.
Home Built by Arjay Builders Inc. Photo by Amoura Productions
Large and gey contemporary split-level detached house in Omaha with mixed cladding.
Sherman Oaks House After
Sherman Oaks House After
Parson ArchitectureParson Architecture
Parson Architecture
This is an example of a medium sized and white contemporary bungalow house exterior in Phoenix with wood cladding.
Cycle House
Cycle House
chadbourne + doss architectschadbourne + doss architects
A new Seattle modern house designed by chadbourne + doss architects houses a couple and their 18 bicycles. 3 floors connect indoors and out and provide panoramic views of Lake Washington. photo by Benjamin Benschneider
ÁPH80. ©Juan Baraja
ÁPH80. ©Juan Baraja
ÁBATONÁBATON
ÁBATON's Portable Home ÁPH80 project, developed as a dwelling ideal for 2 people, easily transported by road and ready to be placed almost anywhere. Photo: Juan Baraja
Light House
Light House
Coda WorkshopCoda Workshop
Extension and internal refurbishment in Kings Heath, Birmingham. We created a highly insulated and warm environment that is flooded with light.
Inspiration for a small and gey contemporary bungalow rear house exterior with stone cladding, a pitched roof, a tiled roof, a grey roof and shingles.

Affordable 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.
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