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Contemporary House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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3907 De Longpre
3907 De Longpre
URBAN OPERATIONSURBAN OPERATIONS
This custom hillside home takes advantage of the terrain in order to provide sweeping views of the local Silver Lake neighborhood. A stepped sectional design provides balconies and outdoor space at every level.
Manor House Pool Building
Manor House Pool Building
Yiangou ArchitectsYiangou Architects
Inspiration for a contemporary two floor house exterior in Gloucestershire with mixed cladding and a pitched roof.
Archello - Kingsford
Archello - Kingsford
Nathalie Scipioni ArchitectsNathalie Scipioni Architects
https://archello.com/project/kingsford-project
Contemporary Exterior
Contemporary Exterior
Inspiration for a contemporary house exterior in Other.
Steel House Number Plaque
Steel House Number Plaque
Pistils Landscape Design + BuildPistils Landscape Design + Build
This custom steel address plaque provides a modern element to a native plant garden. Designed and installed by Pistils Landscape Design + Build.
Contemporary house exterior in Portland.
１７回こころモデル
１７回こころモデル
アイデザインホーム　株式会社　岐阜支店アイデザインホーム　株式会社　岐阜支店
Black contemporary two floor detached house in Other with a flat roof.
Winchester Country Club - Auburn, CA
Winchester Country Club - Auburn, CA
California CraftsmanCalifornia Craftsman
Check out this beautiful contemporary home in Winchester recently completed by JBT Signature Homes. We used JeldWen W2500 series windows and doors on this project.
5th Street
5th Street
Baran Studio ArchitectureBaran Studio Architecture
scott
Inspiration for a contemporary two floor house exterior in San Francisco with mixed cladding.
Amass-Miller Residence
Amass-Miller Residence
RMT ArchitectsRMT Architects
Brent Bingham Digital FX inc.
Photo of a contemporary house exterior in Denver with stone cladding.
rutland avenue
rutland avenue
UserUser
ros kavanagh
Contemporary house exterior in Dublin.
Sarasota Custom Home- Frank Lloyd Wright Mid-Century Home
Sarasota Custom Home- Frank Lloyd Wright Mid-Century Home
Nautilus HomesNautilus Homes
This is a home that was designed around the property. With views in every direction from the master suite and almost everywhere else in the home. The home was designed by local architect Randy Sample and the interior architecture was designed by Maurice Jennings Architecture, a disciple of E. Fay Jones. New Construction of a 4,400 sf custom home in the Southbay Neighborhood of Osprey, FL, just south of Sarasota.
Upper Westside Contemporary Charm
Upper Westside Contemporary Charm
MG Custom BuildersMG Custom Builders
Photo of a medium sized and white contemporary detached house in Sacramento with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.
T House
T House
Deedra Richmond, LEED AP, NCIDQDeedra Richmond, LEED AP, NCIDQ
Cumuru wood siding rainscreen, white fiber cement panels, aluminum corner trims, wood roof deck over laminated beams, steel roof
Inspiration for a large and white contemporary bungalow detached house with wood cladding, a lean-to roof, a metal roof, a grey roof and shiplap cladding.
Overhang
Overhang
David Small DesignsDavid Small Designs
Jason Hartog Photography
Inspiration for a contemporary house exterior in Toronto with mixed cladding.
Colorado Inspired Contemporary Home
Colorado Inspired Contemporary Home
Travis Miller HomesTravis Miller Homes
Photo of a gey contemporary detached house in Other with mixed cladding and a flat roof.
Kirkland Avenue Residence
Kirkland Avenue Residence
Rhodes Architecture + LightRhodes Architecture + Light
Exterior forms are emphasized with glass and fiber-cement panels at the top level, soaring over and sheltering containers clad in tougher, leathery Corten Steel at the ground level. Exposed concrete walls and rock-filled gabion retaining was selected to anchor the partially day-lighted basement level and garages to the land. Materials were chosen to be low-maintenance, relatively inexpensive, and to contrast the volumes that express the interior spaces.
View side, contemporary
View side, contemporary
Janof ArchitectureJanof Architecture
This is the modern, industrial side of the home. The floor-to-ceiling steel windows and spiral staircase bring a contemporary aesthetic to the house. The 19' Kolbe windows capture sweeping views of Mt. Rainier, the Space Needle and Puget Sound.
Hyde Park Residence
Hyde Park Residence
Mezger HomesMezger Homes
Inspiration for a white and small contemporary bungalow detached house in Austin with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.
Warton Residence
Warton Residence
Cast StudioCast Studio
Photography: Acorn Photography - Rob Frith Media Styling: Jo Carmichael Interiors
Photo of a contemporary house exterior in Perth.
Build A Custom Fence With Cedar
Build A Custom Fence With Cedar
Straight Line FenceStraight Line Fence
Matt Fortuna
Photo of a contemporary house exterior in Grand Rapids.

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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