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Contemporary House Exterior with a Metal Roof Ideas and Designs

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Mountain Modern Smart Home
Mountain Modern Smart Home
Glacier View StudioGlacier View Studio
Brown contemporary two floor glass detached house in Other with a lean-to roof and a metal roof.
Willoughby Extension 3
Willoughby Extension 3
Dieppe DesignDieppe Design
Inspiration for a black and large contemporary two floor brick detached house in Sydney with a pitched roof and a metal roof.
Northern Lake Home
Northern Lake Home
Strand DesignStrand Design
Medium sized and gey contemporary detached house in Minneapolis with mixed cladding, a lean-to roof and a metal roof.
Standing Seam Metal Roof
Standing Seam Metal Roof
Mullet's Aluminum ProductsMullet's Aluminum Products
Medium sized and white contemporary two floor render detached house in Tampa with a hip roof and a metal roof.
Exterior At Night
Exterior At Night
ODS ArchitectureODS Architecture
The house at night is welcoming and well-lit. Beautiful early evening views of the countryside beyond. Paul Dyer Photography
Design ideas for a large and beige contemporary two floor render detached house in San Francisco with a metal roof.
Royal Crest
Royal Crest
Domiteaux Garza ArchitectureDomiteaux Garza Architecture
Photography by Charles Davis Smith
Photo of a large and gey contemporary two floor brick detached house in Dallas with a lean-to roof and a metal roof.
Golden Beach House
Golden Beach House
Susana Merenfeld de WeislederSusana Merenfeld de Weisleder
Medium sized and gey contemporary two floor detached house in Miami with mixed cladding, a flat roof and a metal roof.
Knoll House
Knoll House
Elizabeth Herrmann architecture + designElizabeth Herrmann architecture + design
Jim Westphalen
Medium sized and brown contemporary two floor detached house in Burlington with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.
Escala Drive
Escala Drive
LaRue ArchitectsLaRue Architects
This edgy contemporary home built in Austin is an exquisite example of the hill country contemporary style. Carefully utilizing the existing topography and abundant natural daylight, this home embodies LaRue Architects’ cherished approach of site specific residential design. Published: Modern Luxury Interiors Texas, April 2016 Modern Luxury Interiors Texas, Winter/Spring 2016 Vetta Homes, January-March 2015 (Cover) - https://issuu.com/vettamagazine/docs/homes_issue1 Photo Credit: Dror Baldinger
Exterior
Exterior
Carlos Delgado ArchitectCarlos Delgado Architect
Photo of an expansive and multi-coloured contemporary detached house in Portland with wood cladding, a lean-to roof and a metal roof.
Norfolk House
Norfolk House
WA Design ArchitectsWA Design Architects
Copyrights: WA design
Design ideas for a large and beige contemporary two floor render detached house in San Francisco with a metal roof.
Desert Flower Project
Desert Flower Project
Exclusive Windows and Doors of AustinExclusive Windows and Doors of Austin
Photo of a beige contemporary detached house in Austin with stone cladding, a hip roof and a metal roof.
Washington St, Downers Grove, IL
Washington St, Downers Grove, IL
Widler ArchitectureWidler Architecture
Jason Walsmith
This is an example of a large and gey contemporary two floor detached house in Chicago with mixed cladding, a lean-to roof and a metal roof.
Mulberry Modern
Mulberry Modern
Fairview Custom HomesFairview Custom Homes
Inspiration for a medium sized and brown contemporary detached house in Other with three floors, wood cladding, a pitched roof, a metal roof, a brown roof and shiplap cladding.
Green Wall Courtyard
Green Wall Courtyard
Atlas ArchitectsAtlas Architects
The arrival courtyard is greeted by vertical green walls that enclose the pergolas. The pergola form is an extrusion of the building profile.
Design ideas for a black and large contemporary bungalow brick detached house with a metal roof and a pitched roof.
Atelier 216
Atelier 216
Z BuildersZ Builders
An elegant, eco-luxurious 4,400 square foot smart residence. Atelier 216 is a five bedroom, four and a half bath home complete with an eco-smart saline swimming pool, pool house, two car garage/carport, and smart home technology. Featuring 2,500 square feet of decking and 16 foot vaulted ceilings with salvaged pine barn beams.
Somerset Barn Conversion II
Somerset Barn Conversion II
RD ArchitectsRD Architects
Contemporary detached house in Other with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.
Contemporary Entire Home Design
Contemporary Entire Home Design
Pratiksha's Arthouse & Decor, LLCPratiksha's Arthouse & Decor, LLC
Inspiration for a large and white contemporary two floor detached house in Dallas with mixed cladding, a lean-to roof and a metal roof.
Lake Oswego Custom Getaway
Lake Oswego Custom Getaway
Grove Custom HomesGrove Custom Homes
Photo of a large and gey contemporary two floor detached house in Portland with mixed cladding, a flat roof and a metal roof.
Grandin Terrace
Grandin Terrace
Carlton EdwardsCarlton Edwards
Inspiration for a medium sized and blue contemporary two floor detached house in Other with metal cladding, a flat roof and a metal roof.

Contemporary House Exterior with a Metal Roof 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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