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Contemporary House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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Contemporary Exterior
Inspiration for a large and multi-coloured contemporary detached house in Denver with three floors, mixed cladding and a flat roof.
Contemporary Exterior
Contemporary Exterior
Brilliant LightingBrilliant Lighting
Photo of a red contemporary two floor brick house exterior in Other with a pitched roof.
Casa La Barranca
Casa La Barranca
Bernardo Pozas Residential DesignBernardo Pozas Residential Design
Design ideas for a large and beige contemporary two floor detached house in Austin with mixed cladding and a flat roof.
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Haus V
Haus V
4a Architekten Moscow4a Architekten Moscow
Design ideas for a contemporary two floor detached house in Moscow.
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.
Fire Lane Retreat
Fire Lane Retreat
Wheeler Kearns ArchitectsWheeler Kearns Architects
structural - enspect engineering mep - midwestern engineering, renewable energy - ibc engineering construction - lakeshore enterprises, landscape - green mansions photography - christopher barrett
Avenue Road, Regent's Park mansion
Avenue Road, Regent's Park mansion
Wolff ArchitectsWolff Architects
Wolff Architects
Design ideas for a contemporary house exterior in London.
Port Macquarie - New Home
Port Macquarie - New Home
SMB Interior DesignSMB Interior Design
Craig Teasdell architect, Iron and Clay photgraphy
Design ideas for a contemporary two floor house exterior in Sydney.
Dalziel - Life on top of the world :)
Dalziel - Life on top of the world :)
Higham Building GroupHigham Building Group
Inspiration for a contemporary two floor house exterior in Cairns.
kevin akey
kevin akey
kevin akey - azd associates - michigankevin akey - azd associates - michigan
Design ideas for a contemporary two floor house exterior in Detroit.
Lower Broadford Guest House
Lower Broadford Guest House
Michael Doty Associates ArchitectsMichael Doty Associates Architects
Photography: Tim Brown
This is an example of a contemporary house exterior in Boise with metal cladding.
Setsugen, Japan
Setsugen, Japan
Sticks + Stones Design Group Inc.Sticks + Stones Design Group Inc.
The North Island of Hokkaido receives a generous amount of the white stuff making Niseko's annual snowfall of 13 to 15m a prominent design challenge. Other elements that challenged this project included a constricted property within a congested neighbourhood, but with proper placement of the new design one realizes the potential and impressive views of Mount Yotei, an active volcano, to the east and Niseko Ski Hill to the west. To overcome the properties limitations, the roof of the new six bedroom home, is a low sloped shed roof which allows for snow management to the north end of the lot and as the roof gently slopes up to the south, tall walls were created over the living areas for ample glazing to capture day time light and views of the ski hill and Mount Yotei.
Modern Exterior
Modern Exterior
Inspiration for a contemporary house exterior in Seattle with wood cladding.
独立した二世帯が集う家
独立した二世帯が集う家
設計事務所アーキプレイス設計事務所アーキプレイス
Photo by：大沢誠一
This is an example of a medium sized and white contemporary house exterior in Tokyo Suburbs with three floors and a flat roof.
FORMA Design
FORMA Design
FORMA DesignFORMA Design
Inspiration for a contemporary bungalow house exterior in DC Metro.
Riverside Villa
Riverside Villa
atelier BORONSKIatelier BORONSKI
Kei Sugino
This is an example of a brown contemporary detached house in Kyoto with three floors, mixed cladding and a flat roof.
M邸
M邸
ica associates inc.ica associates inc.
This is an example of a large and white contemporary house exterior in Nagoya with three floors and a flat roof.
宝塚の住宅2
宝塚の住宅2
株式会社上町研究所株式会社上町研究所
平野和司
Inspiration for a brown and large contemporary house exterior in Other with three floors, a flat roof and mixed cladding.
Grounded Architecture
Grounded Architecture
biota - Landscape Design + Buildbiota - Landscape Design + Build
This is an example of a large and gey contemporary two floor house exterior in Minneapolis 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.
Moonah Links House
Moonah Links House
BD Building DesignBD Building Design
Inspiration for a medium sized and gey contemporary two floor detached house in Melbourne with mixed cladding, a flat roof and a metal roof.
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