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Contemporary House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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Maison B2
Maison B2
Prax ArchitectesPrax Architectes
Crédits photographie : Mathieu Lolagne
Contemporary house exterior in Toulouse.
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.
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.
Strata House
Strata House
Karen White Interior DesignKaren White Interior Design
Inspiration for a contemporary detached house in Denver with three floors and a flat roof.
Brunner Eggenfelden
Brunner Eggenfelden
RockpanelRockpanel
Photo of a contemporary house exterior in Copenhagen.
Gambier Island
Gambier Island
Tamlin International Homes Ltd.Tamlin International Homes Ltd.
Gambier Island Project - Tamlin Homes
Inspiration for an expansive and brown contemporary bungalow detached house in Vancouver with wood cladding, a flat roof and a tiled roof.
Covered entry walkway
Covered entry walkway
KuDa PhotographyKuDa Photography
Architecture by by Nat Slayton, photos by KuDa Photography
Design ideas for a contemporary house exterior in Portland.
West Toronto
West Toronto
M-Squared Contracting Inc.M-Squared Contracting Inc.
Kim Jeffery Photographer www.kimjeffery.com
This is an example of a contemporary house exterior in Toronto.
Eels Lake Cottage
Eels Lake Cottage
Trevor McIvor Architect IncTrevor McIvor Architect Inc
Jonathan Savoie
Inspiration for a contemporary two floor detached house in Toronto with wood cladding, a flat roof and a metal roof.
Observatory Park Modern Home
Observatory Park Modern Home
Austin Signature HomesAustin Signature Homes
Modern home with board form concrete
Inspiration for a medium sized and brown contemporary two floor concrete house exterior in Denver with a flat roof.
Mountain Stone Tudor Brick & Arriscraft "Cafe" Stone Home - Tennessee
Mountain Stone Tudor Brick & Arriscraft "Cafe" Stone Home - Tennessee
General ShaleGeneral Shale
Beautiful Tennessee home featuring "Mountain Stone Tudor" brick combined with Arriscraft Renaissance "Cafe" building stone and brown sills using "Argus Buff" mortar.
Indoor + Outdoor Connection
Indoor + Outdoor Connection
Weatherill & AssociatesWeatherill & Associates
Large and brown contemporary two floor house exterior in San Francisco with mixed cladding.
Haustür aus Holz
Haustür aus Holz
Schreinerei Weber GmbHSchreinerei Weber GmbH
Die Kombination aus Lärchenholz und Glas gibt der Tür einen warmen, einladenenden Charakter. Durch die schmale, sehr lange Glasscheibe wird die Höhe der Tür noch betont. Sie stammt aus eigenere Produktion.
Portfolio
Portfolio
KH Designs Inc. Custom Residential DesignKH Designs Inc. Custom Residential Design
This is an example of a large and gey contemporary detached house in Vancouver with three floors, mixed cladding, a flat roof and a tiled roof.
Northwest Retreat II
Northwest Retreat II
Deering Design Studio, Inc.Deering Design Studio, Inc.
This is an example of a contemporary house exterior in Seattle.
Garde corps
Garde corps
Menuiserie DuvernoisMenuiserie Duvernois
domaine de cauvicourt rampe exterieure
This is an example of a contemporary house exterior in Le Havre.
Bridge
Bridge
ZAK ArchitectureZAK Architecture
Inspiration for a contemporary house exterior in San Francisco.
Redyns Residence
Redyns Residence
Cta Architects EngineersCta Architects Engineers
This is a Jackson Hole resort residence in a mountain vernacular using timber frame and rustic materials in a more contemporary form. Copyright CTA Architects Engineers. Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Washington, Texas, Oregon, Colorado
Glimmer House
Glimmer House
Kilogram StudioKilogram Studio
Photo of a contemporary house exterior.
Gladys Gv
Gladys Gv
Craft Built HomesCraft Built Homes
Streetfront facade of this 3 unit development
Inspiration for a medium sized and black contemporary two floor terraced house in Melbourne with mixed cladding, a hip roof, a metal roof and a black 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.
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