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Habitat StudioHabitat Studio
© Merle Prosofsky 2013
Design ideas for a gey contemporary two floor house exterior in Edmonton.
Custom Contemporary Home
Custom Contemporary Home
Gryphon BuildersGryphon Builders
This custom contemporary home was designed and built with a unique combination of products that give this home a fun and artistic flair. For more information about this project please visit: www.gryphonbuilders.com. Or contact Allen Griffin, President of Gryphon Builders, at 281-236-8043 cell or email him at allen@gryphonbuilders.com
City View Residence
City View Residence
Rhodes Architecture + LightRhodes Architecture + Light
One of the most commanding features of this rebuilt WWII era house is a glass curtain wall opening to sweeping views. Exposed structural steel allowed the exterior walls of the residence to be a remarkable 55% glass while exceeding the Washington State Energy Code. A glass skylight and window walls bisect the house to create a stair core that brings natural daylight into the interiors and serves as the spine, and light-filled soul of the house.
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1A Third Street Black Rock 3193
1A Third Street Black Rock 3193
Urban AbodeUrban Abode
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Residential Projects
Residential Projects
Bernbaum-Magadini ArchitectsBernbaum-Magadini Architects
Contemporary house exterior in Dallas with stone cladding.
New Build - Pokeno
New Build - Pokeno
Kanda HomesKanda Homes
Design ideas for a large and black contemporary bungalow detached house in Auckland with mixed cladding, a pitched roof, a shingle roof and a black roof.
DUTCH Kitchens: TRANSITIONAL style
DUTCH Kitchens: TRANSITIONAL style
Leicht Westchester-GreenwichLeicht Westchester-Greenwich
This is an example of a large and white contemporary bungalow house exterior in New York with mixed cladding and a flat roof.
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Denbury
Denbury
Roca HomesRoca Homes
GOHBA Finalist – Custom Homes 2401 to 3999 sq. ft
Contemporary two floor house exterior in Ottawa.
umgebautes Wohnhaus in Köln
umgebautes Wohnhaus in Köln
Fotografie Frank SchoepgensFotografie Frank Schoepgens
Architekt: Martin Falke
Photo of a white and medium sized contemporary house exterior in Cologne with three floors and mixed cladding.
ココナツブレンドの家
ココナツブレンドの家
株式会社アトリエプラス株式会社アトリエプラス
Photo of a blue contemporary detached house in Other with a lean-to roof.
Pescadero House
Pescadero House
Cathy Schwabe ArchitectureCathy Schwabe Architecture
View of rear terrace, bedroom wing and clerestory roof form. Cathy Schwabe, AIA. Photograph by David Wakely.
Photo of a contemporary bungalow house exterior in San Francisco.
Brunner
Brunner
architektur + raumarchitektur + raum
Fotograf: Martin Rudau
Large and brown contemporary brick house exterior in Other with a pitched roof.
Wickets
Wickets
Boutique HomesBoutique Homes
Photography by Simon Eldon Interior Design by Carine Harrington
This is an example of a contemporary brick house exterior in London.
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California House
California House
Lares Homes Pty LtdLares Homes Pty Ltd
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Design ideas for a white contemporary bungalow house exterior in Adelaide with stone cladding and a hip roof.
3 Palms Project
3 Palms Project
Allen ConstructionAllen Construction
This LEED for Homes Platinum project, 3 Palms, is 56% more energy efficient than California Energy Code Standards due to its passive solar design and high performance exterior shell. Website for more information: www.3PalmsProject.com. Designer: John Turturro, Turturro Design Studio; Architect of Record: Larry Graves, Alliance Design Group; Photographer: Jake Cryan Photography
Reconceived Rye Residence
Reconceived Rye Residence
Amanda Martocchio ArchitectureAmanda Martocchio Architecture
Michael Moran/OTTO photography. The objective of this award-winning gut renovation was to create a spatially dynamic, light-filled, and energy-efficient home with a strong connection to Long Island Sound. The design strategy is straightforward: a gabled roof covers a central “spine” corridor that terminates with cathedral ceilinged spaces at both ends. The relocated approach and entry deposit visitors into the front hall with its curvilinear, cantilevered stair. A two-story, windowed family gathering space lies ahead – a straight shot to the water beyond. The design challenge was to utilize the existing house footprint and structure, while raising the top of foundation walls to exceed new flood regulations, reconfiguring the spatial organization, and using innovative materials to produce a tight thermal envelope and contemporary yet contextually appropriate facades.
New Construction- Orinda, CA
New Construction- Orinda, CA
Kattenburg ArchitectsKattenburg Architects
Design ideas for a beige contemporary bungalow detached house in San Francisco with mixed cladding and 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.
Mar Vista Contemporary
Mar Vista Contemporary
Hamilton ArchitectsHamilton Architects
This is an example of a black contemporary two floor detached house in Los Angeles with a pitched roof, a shingle roof, a grey roof and board and batten cladding.
250 Northwind Road
250 Northwind Road
E2 HomesE2 Homes
AO Fotos (Rickie Agapito)
Photo of a white contemporary two floor detached house in Orlando with concrete fibreboard cladding and a flat roof.
Relmar House
Relmar House
Fox Whyte Landscape Architecture & Design Inc.Fox Whyte Landscape Architecture & Design Inc.
Design ideas for a large and gey contemporary detached house in Toronto with three floors, mixed cladding and a flat roof.
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