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Contemporary House Exterior with a Purple House Ideas and Designs

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Stapleton Wonderland Edge Townhome
Stapleton Wonderland Edge Townhome
Art of Home TeamArt of Home Team
Listed by Art of Home Team Liz Thompson. Photos by Zachary Cornwell.
Inspiration for a contemporary terraced house in Denver with three floors, concrete fibreboard cladding, a purple house and a flat roof.
After
After
HARRY JAMES BUILDING + DESIGNHARRY JAMES BUILDING + DESIGN
Photo of a large contemporary two floor house exterior in Houston with vinyl cladding, a pitched roof and a purple house.
BEGUR
BEGUR
Toolstudio by Gianni RuggieroToolstudio by Gianni Ruggiero
Fachada lateral.
Contemporary detached house in Barcelona with a purple house, a butterfly roof and a grey roof.
Richard
Richard
Rosewood Custom BuildersRosewood Custom Builders
This is an example of a large contemporary two floor detached house in Dallas with mixed cladding and a purple house.
North Residence
North Residence
Skyhook DesignSkyhook Design
Exterior spiral stair accessing a roof top deck. Combination of metal and stucco siding.
Small contemporary detached house with three floors, mixed cladding, a purple house, a lean-to roof and a shingle roof.
Open Living Spaces in a Palo Alto Bungalow
Open Living Spaces in a Palo Alto Bungalow
EASA ArchitectureEASA Architecture
Remodeled exterior and new covered entry porch
Design ideas for a medium sized contemporary bungalow detached house in San Francisco with wood cladding, a purple house, a hip roof, a shingle roof and a grey roof.
Rennie Street Thornbury
Rennie Street Thornbury
Architect HewsonArchitect Hewson
A rear deck and custom hardwood pergola frame the exterior view of the new addition.
This is an example of a medium sized contemporary bungalow detached house in Melbourne with mixed cladding, a purple house, a butterfly roof, a metal roof, a white roof and shiplap cladding.
Glass Houses
Glass Houses
sander architects llcsander architects llc
Sharon Risedoprh
Contemporary house exterior in Los Angeles with a purple house.
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
SUNCATCHER COTTAGE
SUNCATCHER COTTAGE
Francesco Pierazzi ArchitectsFrancesco Pierazzi Architects
A young family of four, have commissioned FPA to extend their steep roofed cottage in the suburban town of Purley, Croydon. This project offers the opportunity to revise and refine concepts and principles that FPA had outlined in the design of their house extension project in Surbiton and similarly, here too, the project is split into two separate sub-briefs and organised, once again, around two distinctive new buildings. The side extension is monolithic, with hollowed-out apertures and finished in dark painted render to harmonise with the somber bricks and accommodates ancillary functions. The back extension is conceived as a spatial sun and light catcher. An architectural nacre piece is hung indoors to "catch the light" from nearby sources. A precise study of the sun path has inspired the careful insertion of openings of different types and shapes to direct one's view towards the outside. The new building is articulated by 'pulling' and 'stretching' its edges to produce a dramatic sculptural interior. The back extension is clad with three-dimensional textured timber boards to produce heavy shades and augment its sculptural properties, creating a stronger relationship with the mature trees at the end of the back garden.
Port Macquarie - Calder residence - new home
Port Macquarie - Calder residence - new home
SMB Interior DesignSMB Interior Design
Iron and Clay photography
This is an example of a contemporary two floor house exterior in Sydney with a purple house.
Canyon Edge House
Canyon Edge House
Tom Hurt ArchitectureTom Hurt Architecture
The carport is at street level while the rest of the home sits below overlooking the valley.
Design ideas for a large contemporary two floor house exterior in Austin with a flat roof, mixed cladding and a purple house.
Jenolan Split Level at Figtree NSW
Jenolan Split Level at Figtree NSW
Elements Home Design PortfolioElements Home Design Portfolio
This is an example of a large contemporary split-level detached house in Sydney with mixed cladding, a flat roof and a purple house.
North Residence
North Residence
Skyhook DesignSkyhook Design
Roof top deck with glass railing and composite decking.
Inspiration for a small contemporary detached house with three floors, mixed cladding, a purple house, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Open Living Spaces in a Palo Alto Bungalow
Open Living Spaces in a Palo Alto Bungalow
EASA ArchitectureEASA Architecture
New covered entry porch
Large contemporary bungalow detached house in San Francisco with wood cladding, a purple house, a hip roof, a shingle roof and a grey roof.
Warrandyte Copper House
Warrandyte Copper House
Statkus Architecture Pty LtdStatkus Architecture Pty Ltd
Copper Clad Bathroom Extension Adjacent Pool. (Paving and landscape work not yet complete). Photo by Matthew Mallett.
Inspiration for a contemporary house exterior in Melbourne with metal cladding and a purple house.
Fairhaven Residence
Fairhaven Residence
FMSA ArchitectureFMSA Architecture
The Fairhaven Residence is an example of contemporary coastal architecture in a bushfire prone environment. Nestled in an area of landscape significance on an elevated site in Fairhaven, a Victorian seaside town on the Great Ocean Road, the residence is designed to capture both the ocean view across Fairhaven towards the ocean, and the surrounding bushland. Utilising expanses of glazing to maintain this connection with the landscape, every room has a view, with the main living and kitchen orientated towards the ocean in one direction and the Split Point Lighthouse in the other. Areas of retreat including the bedrooms, study and courtyard are oriented towards the bushland. The residence was designed to meet the requirements of Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) 40. This required substantial vegetation clearances and non-combustible external materials. Our challenge was to overcome these restrictions without destroying the indigenous vegetation and finely tuning the selection of external materials The solidity of the dark metal cladding and expanses of glazing contrast the lightness and openness of the interior. Accented by the use of sandstone and timber throughout, the muted interior palette frames the view and compliments the landscape. Being used intermittently, the house needed to be accessed remotely via telephone apps to control entry for maintenance personnel and to activate the roof mounted fire sprinklers via a fire fighting pump connected to the local tank water. Surrounded by a rustic garden incorporating native grass trees and locally indigenous shrubs that surround the house, the project is finely textured with varied foliage creating privacy where needed and enhancing view corridors to the ocean This project was the third engagement of FMSA by these clients. Full scope architectural services were provided.
Carlton North Extension
Carlton North Extension
ModscapeModscape
Inspiration for a small contemporary two floor detached house in Melbourne with concrete fibreboard cladding, a purple house, a flat roof and a metal roof.
South Miami Renovation & Addition
South Miami Renovation & Addition
Mark Adam StudioMark Adam Studio
This is an example of an expansive contemporary bungalow render detached house in Miami with a purple house, a hip roof and a tiled roof.
Wapoo Cut Residence
Wapoo Cut Residence
Rosenblum Coe Architects, Inc.Rosenblum Coe Architects, Inc.
Smoakstack Photography - John Smoak
Photo of a large contemporary bungalow brick detached house in Charleston with a purple house and a metal roof.

Contemporary House Exterior with a Purple House 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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