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Contemporary House Exterior with Wood Cladding Ideas and Designs

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Magnolia Residence
Magnolia Residence
Ryan Rhodes Designs, Inc.Ryan Rhodes Designs, Inc.
Inspiration for a contemporary house exterior in Seattle with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Dyna - East Queen Anne
Dyna - East Queen Anne
Dyna BuildersDyna Builders
Aaron Leitz Fine Photography
This is an example of a gey contemporary two floor house exterior in Seattle with wood cladding.
Summer Retreat
Summer Retreat
ARCHI-TEXTUAL, PLLCARCHI-TEXTUAL, PLLC
Contemporary house exterior in DC Metro with wood cladding.
Crosby Residence
Crosby Residence
Frederick + Frederick ArchitectsFrederick + Frederick Architects
This is an example of a contemporary house exterior in Atlanta with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Liberty Lake Residence
Liberty Lake Residence
Masterson StudioMasterson Studio
The building has been nestled into the site to maximize exposure from the south and minimize exposure from the north. Drought tolerant plantings were chosen throughout the project. The concrete block planters are watered with storm-water collected from the upper patio.
Ponte Vedra Contemporary
Ponte Vedra Contemporary
Aria Homes, Inc.Aria Homes, Inc.
Jessie Preza Photography
Large contemporary two floor detached house in Jacksonville with wood cladding and a metal roof.
Creekside -- Gardens
Creekside -- Gardens
SRM Architecture and InteriorsSRM Architecture and Interiors
This is an example of a contemporary house exterior in Portland with wood cladding.
Wildwood
Wildwood
Giulietti Schouten Weber ArchitectsGiulietti Schouten Weber Architects
This is an example of a white contemporary two floor detached house in Portland with wood cladding, a flat roof and a mixed material roof.
Contemporary Exterior
Contemporary Exterior
Photo of a brown contemporary bungalow detached house in San Luis Obispo with wood cladding and a lean-to roof.
Construction d'une maison ossature bois avec piscine couverte
Construction d'une maison ossature bois avec piscine couverte
Les Charpentiers du MorvanLes Charpentiers du Morvan
Large and brown contemporary detached house in Dijon with a pitched roof, a tiled roof, a red roof, three floors, wood cladding and shiplap cladding.
extension chalet contemporain
extension chalet contemporain
Thedition - Nicolas BaleydierThedition - Nicolas Baleydier
extension en ossature bois de 50 m² attenant à un chalet contemporain en remplacement d'un garage. Création d'une chambre avec dressing et salle de bain, modification de l'entrée. Contrainte PLU de tuile et pente de toit, intégration de l'extension au style du chalet. Changement de couleur des façades, modernisation de l'aspect général.
Contemporary Home
Contemporary Home
Howes Design CoHowes Design Co
The Project brief for this job was to create a modern two-storey residence for their family home in South Perth. Brad was after a clean contemporary look. We kept the form quite simple and standard to ensure building costs were low, however we incorporated feature piers and stepped the facade cleverly to produce a great looking property.
Lakeside Modern Contemporary Home
Lakeside Modern Contemporary Home
UserUser
Windows reaching a grand 12’ in height fully capture the allurement of the area, bringing the outdoors into each space. Furthermore, the large 16’ multi-paneled doors provide the constant awareness of forest life just beyond. The unique roof lines are mimicked throughout the home with trapezoid transom windows, ensuring optimal daylighting and design interest. A standing-seam metal, clads the multi-tiered shed-roof line. The dark aesthetic of the roof anchors the home and brings a cohesion to the exterior design. The contemporary exterior is comprised of cedar shake, horizontal and vertical wood siding, and aluminum clad panels creating dimension while remaining true to the natural environment.
Natural Modern
Natural Modern
David Small DesignsDavid Small Designs
Large and gey contemporary two floor detached house in Toronto with wood cladding, a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Brodecky House: Front Facade
Brodecky House: Front Facade
Atlas ArchitectsAtlas Architects
The front facade is composed of bricks, shiplap timber cladding and James Hardie Scyon Axon cladding, painted in Dulux Blackwood Bay. Photography: Tess Kelly
Self Build Buckinghamshire
Self Build Buckinghamshire
Lynn Palmer Architects LtdLynn Palmer Architects Ltd
Timber & glass 4 bed-roomed home
Large contemporary two floor detached house in Buckinghamshire with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Noe Valley, San Francisco
Noe Valley, San Francisco
designpad architecture - Patrick Perez Architectdesignpad architecture - Patrick Perez Architect
Close up of rear facade with folding glass door and shou sugi ban burnt wood japanese siding
Design ideas for a gey contemporary house exterior in San Francisco with wood cladding.
Ipswich Hill
Ipswich Hill
Kaplan Thompson ArchitectsKaplan Thompson Architects
A young family with a wooded, triangular lot in Ipswich, Massachusetts wanted to take on a highly creative, organic, and unrushed process in designing their new home. The parents of three boys had contemporary ideas for living, including phasing the construction of different structures over time as the kids grew so they could maximize the options for use on their land. They hoped to build a net zero energy home that would be cozy on the very coldest days of winter, using cost-efficient methods of home building. The house needed to be sited to minimize impact on the land and trees, and it was critical to respect a conservation easement on the south border of the lot. Finally, the design would be contemporary in form and feel, but it would also need to fit into a classic New England context, both in terms of materials used and durability. We were asked to honor the notions of “surprise and delight,” and that inspired everything we designed for the family. The highly unique home consists of a three-story form, composed mostly of bedrooms and baths on the top two floors and a cross axis of shared living spaces on the first level. This axis extends out to an oversized covered porch, open to the south and west. The porch connects to a two-story garage with flex space above, used as a guest house, play room, and yoga studio depending on the day. A floor-to-ceiling ribbon of glass wraps the south and west walls of the lower level, bringing in an abundance of natural light and linking the entire open plan to the yard beyond. The master suite takes up the entire top floor, and includes an outdoor deck with a shower. The middle floor has extra height to accommodate a variety of multi-level play scenarios in the kids’ rooms. Many of the materials used in this house are made from recycled or environmentally friendly content, or they come from local sources. The high performance home has triple glazed windows and all materials, adhesives, and sealants are low toxicity and safe for growing kids. Photographer credit: Irvin Serrano
Pinehaven
Pinehaven
George Allen Cole Design StudioGeorge Allen Cole Design Studio
Front elevation - a mix of brick, stucco, and Cumaru wood
This is an example of a large and white contemporary two floor detached house in Houston with a flat roof and wood cladding.
Warm & Modern
Warm & Modern
UserUser
Kimberly Gavin
Design ideas for a beige contemporary bungalow detached house in Denver with wood cladding and a lean-to roof.

Contemporary House Exterior with Wood Cladding 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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