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Contemporary White House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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Three Peak House
Three Peak House
Iguana Architects & Interior DesignIguana Architects & Interior Design
Completed renovation works
Contemporary house exterior in London.
Viola E
Viola E
Prodigy Homes Inc.Prodigy Homes Inc.
Karen Jackson Photography
Large and white contemporary two floor render detached house in Seattle with a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Automatic Gates
Automatic Gates
West Coast Gates, Inc.West Coast Gates, Inc.
Inspiration for a contemporary house exterior in Santa Barbara.
Peregian Beach House - Osprey
Peregian Beach House - Osprey
Aboda Design GroupAboda Design Group
This is an example of a contemporary two floor detached house in Sunshine Coast with a flat 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.
Contemporary Prairie Style Home
Contemporary Prairie Style Home
UserUser
The open space plan on the main level of the Prairie Style home is deceiving of the actual separation of spaces. This home packs a punch with a private hot tub, craft room, library, and even a theater. The interior of the home features the same attention to place, as the natural world is evident in the use of granite, basalt, walnut, poplar, and natural river rock throughout. Floor to ceiling windows in strategic locations eliminates the sense of compression on the interior, while the overall window design promotes natural daylighting and cross-ventilation in nearly every space of the home. Glo’s A5 Series in double pane was selected for the high performance values and clean, minimal frame profiles. High performance spacers, double pane glass, multiple air seals, and a larger continuous thermal break combine to reduce convection and eliminate condensation, ultimately providing energy efficiency and thermal performance unheard of in traditional aluminum windows. The A5 Series provides smooth operation and long-lasting durability without sacrificing style for this Prairie Style home.
Sapovilla 116
Sapovilla 116
Conarch ArchitectsConarch Architects
Fact file: Project Name: Sapovilla 116 Location: Rajnagar, Ghaziabad, UP Plot Area: 1,600 Sq. Yards Built-up Area: 14,000 Sq.Ft Completion Year: 2019 Principal Architect: S.K. Goel Project Scope: Architectural and Interior design Project Team: Usha Narain, Meena Bisht, Nitish Goel, Tanya Kumar, Yash Choudhary, Mukul Bharadwaj, Amar Singh Content: Neha Goel, Akansha Rawat Photography: Nivedita Gupta Brief: Sapovilla 116, a villa with a Sapodilla, is an eclectic private residence borne out of intergenerational needs and sensitivities of the extended family. The family comprises of the client’s parents, wife, two kids and a brother. Located in Raj Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, set on a 1600 square yards site, the first challenge of the project was to find a balance between the built and the existing green areas and, site the building in a way to harmonize this landscape with family living. Critical to the site design process was the preservation of umpteen Sapodilla and Ashoka trees on the site, their integration into the outdoor family experience and maximizing views from interior spaces. The owners envisioned a home for both entertaining friends and relaxing as a family. The plan groups for efficiency and minimize unnecessary circulation. The spirit of efficiency extends to the limited material palette—brick, concrete, stone—simple materials paired with energy-efficient glass and ready access to light-filled spaces. The design encourages natural ventilation and passive solar shading, while the roof and terraces collect rainwater that is used to recharge the groundwater. The building exterior is intentionally subdued in color and texture, allowing the lush natural surroundings to take precedence. The stepped massing is driven by maximizing sightlines to the greens, solar orientation and carving out multi-level distributed terraces. The ground level has the entrance lobby, a drawing-room, family lobby, a kitchen with a dining room, grandparents' and brother’s bedrooms. The first level has the children’s rooms, the master suite, a laid back living room to sit and relax during the day, and a library. The second level has a multipurpose room. The annex in the north connects the service zone of the house at the ground level and includes laundry, domestic help’s dwelling unit, and a covered backup area. The wet areas are located at the western extremes to allow drying naturally by the afternoon sun. While the facade articulation reflects the client’s fondness for post-colonial architecture, the interiors are designed for contemporary urban living. The interior color palette brings a happy and relaxed vibrancy to the living spaces. A floating staircase leading to the second floor serves as a sculptural focal point and connects the two levels visually and functionally. Filled with eccentric decor pieces, choice artwork, and custom furniture, this house is a culmination of urban sophistication and indoor-outdoor living.
Contemporary Custom Home-Naperville
Contemporary Custom Home-Naperville
Redstart Construction, Inc.Redstart Construction, Inc.
Picture Perfect House
Design ideas for a large and white contemporary two floor detached house in Chicago with stone cladding, a hip roof and a green roof.
Palmero Dr, Los Angeles
Palmero Dr, Los Angeles
UserUser
White contemporary bungalow house exterior in Los Angeles with a flat roof.
Modern Farm House
Modern Farm House
Jim Kuiken DesignJim Kuiken Design
Landmark Photography
This is an example of a medium sized and gey contemporary bungalow house exterior in Minneapolis with mixed cladding and a pitched roof.
Kung Saunas Installs New
Kung Saunas Installs New
Prestige Saunas LtdPrestige Saunas Ltd
Kung Saunas AG
Photo of a small contemporary house exterior in Sussex.
Wohnhaus, München Nymphenburg
Wohnhaus, München Nymphenburg
Löffler Weber | ArchitektenLöffler Weber | Architekten
Fotograf: Johannes Seyerlein, München
This is an example of a medium sized and gey contemporary house exterior in Munich with three floors and a pitched roof.
Mentone House
Mentone House
Jasmine McClelland DesignJasmine McClelland Design
This is a great photo of the exterior cladding and black framed windows of this cubist home. The floor to ceiling windows on the ground floor enjoy views to the pool on one side of the home and the tennis court on the other. Sarah Wood Photography
Charles Residence
Charles Residence
VictorEric Design+BuildVictorEric Design+Build
Design ideas for a medium sized and gey contemporary two floor brick detached house in Vancouver with a flat roof.
Wycliffe Residence
Wycliffe Residence
miller designmiller design
Mark Peters
Design ideas for a contemporary house exterior in Sacramento with wood cladding.
shoup residence + office compound
shoup residence + office compound
building Lab, inc.building Lab, inc.
headquarters of building Lab created with shipping containers.
Inspiration for a contemporary bungalow house exterior in San Francisco.
Wohnhaus S. Allgäu
Wohnhaus S. Allgäu
CAMA ACAMA A
hiepler, brunier
This is an example of a medium sized and gey contemporary two floor house exterior in Berlin with mixed cladding and a pitched roof.
Haus am Hang
Haus am Hang
STUFE 4 ARCHITEKTURSTUFE 4 ARCHITEKTUR
www.sawicki.de
Expansive and white contemporary split-level house exterior in Dortmund with mixed cladding and a flat roof.
A modern country kitchen
A modern country kitchen
Johnny Grey Studios.Johnny Grey Studios.
Inspiration for a white contemporary two floor house exterior in Hampshire with a pitched roof.
Haus R
Haus R
Bottega + Ehrhardt Architekten GmbHBottega + Ehrhardt Architekten GmbH
David Franck Photographie, Ostfildern
Photo of a gey and medium sized contemporary house exterior in Stuttgart with three floors and a flat roof.

Contemporary White 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.
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