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Happy Harris House
Happy Harris House
atelier73 architects
This is an example of a medium sized and multi-coloured contemporary bungalow detached house in Essex with mixed cladding and a flat roof.
Sandbanks, Dorset - exterior
Sandbanks, Dorset - exterior
My Furniture
This is an example of a large and multi-coloured contemporary detached house in Other with three floors, mixed cladding and a flat roof.
Willows House, Family Residence in North London
Willows House, Family Residence in North London
Assen Emilov Photography
This is an example of a medium sized and white contemporary two floor detached house in London with a flat roof.
The Suttons
The Suttons
Richard Chivers Architectural Photography
Design ideas for a beige modern detached house in Sussex with three floors, mixed cladding and a flat roof.
Knowle House
Knowle House
Hayward Smart Architects
Contemporary two floor detached house in West Midlands with wood cladding and a flat roof.
River House - Riverside New Build in Oxfordshire
River House - Riverside New Build in Oxfordshire
HollandGreen Architecture, Interiors & Landscapes
Modern new build overlooking the River Thames with oversized sliding glass facade for seamless indoor-outdoor living.
Photo of a large and white modern bungalow render detached house in Oxfordshire with a flat roof.
Fleet House
Fleet House
Webb Yates Engineers
Sitting under the shadow of Hampstead Heath, Fleet House is a brick clad, new-build family home in a conservation area in North London. Architect: Stanton Williams. Photographer: Jack Hobhouse
Lindenwood Custom
Lindenwood Custom
Mosier Luxury Homes
Inspiration for a large and beige retro bungalow detached house in Austin with mixed cladding, a flat roof, a metal roof, a black roof and board and batten cladding.
Holland Hills
Holland Hills
Lindon Homes Pty Ltd
Modern three level home with large timber look window screes an random stone cladding.
Large and multi-coloured contemporary detached house in Brisbane with stone cladding, a flat roof, a white roof and three floors.
Camino Real Residence
Camino Real Residence
April Balliette
Photographer: Ryan Gamma
Inspiration for a medium sized and white modern bungalow render detached house in Tampa with a flat roof.
Casa pasiva CONDEORGAZ
Casa pasiva CONDEORGAZ
DMDV Arquitectos (DMDVA)
Vivienda unifamiliar en Conde Orgaz Madrid proyectada bajo criterios de la certificación PASSIVHAUS, el certificado de las CASAS PASIVAS. Se trata de una vivienda de diseño vanguardista, con las máximas prestaciones de eficiencia energética y ahorro energético y calidad de aire interior garantizando el máximo confort así como con implementación de sistemas y soluciones innovadoras (sistemas activos) y un exhaustivo control de la envolvente (sistemas pasivos) que requiere la certificación PASSIVHAUS. CASA PASIVA CONDE ORGAZ Vivienda muy luminosa y con amplios espacios, con 5 dormitorios muy amplios y un innovador diseño: gran hall y amplias estancias y salón-cocina a doble altura abiertos con cocina de catering anexa y sala comedor, apartamento de invitados y cuatro dormitorios en suit, cinco baños y dos aseos, sala cine, sala hobbie, sala de estudio y amplio gimnasio con sauna, cuarto de lavado y sala de instalaciones, garaje y trastero, piscina exterior y piscina climatizada interior de estudiados diseños, amplísimas terrazas en porches, además de amplias zonas verdes y peatonales.
French Chateau
French Chateau
Advanced Architectural Design, Ltd. 847 392 5309
Classical Architecture is alive and well with this french style home in the heart of Lincoln Park
Photo of a large and beige traditional detached house in Chicago with three floors, stone cladding, a flat roof and a tiled roof.
Corona Del Mar
Corona Del Mar
McRae Lambert Dunn
Design ideas for a multi-coloured and medium sized contemporary two floor detached house in Orange County with mixed cladding and a flat roof.
Coastal Contemporary - Santa Barbara
Coastal Contemporary - Santa Barbara
Jodi Fleming Design
A beach house getaway. Jodi Fleming Design scope: Architectural Drawings, Interior Design, Custom Furnishings, & Landscape Design. Photography by Billy Collopy
RJ Residence
RJ Residence
Rusafova Markulis Architects
Large and multi-coloured contemporary two floor detached house in Other with mixed cladding and a flat roof.
Point Loma Addition Remodel
Point Loma Addition Remodel
Lars Remodeling & Design
The goal for this Point Loma home was to transform it from the adorable beach bungalow it already was by expanding its footprint and giving it distinctive Craftsman characteristics while achieving a comfortable, modern aesthetic inside that perfectly caters to the active young family who lives here. By extending and reconfiguring the front portion of the home, we were able to not only add significant square footage, but create much needed usable space for a home office and comfortable family living room that flows directly into a large, open plan kitchen and dining area. A custom built-in entertainment center accented with shiplap is the focal point for the living room and the light color of the walls are perfect with the natural light that floods the space, courtesy of strategically placed windows and skylights. The kitchen was redone to feel modern and accommodate the homeowners busy lifestyle and love of entertaining. Beautiful white kitchen cabinetry sets the stage for a large island that packs a pop of color in a gorgeous teal hue. A Sub-Zero classic side by side refrigerator and Jenn-Air cooktop, steam oven, and wall oven provide the power in this kitchen while a white subway tile backsplash in a sophisticated herringbone pattern, gold pulls and stunning pendant lighting add the perfect design details. Another great addition to this project is the use of space to create separate wine and coffee bars on either side of the doorway. A large wine refrigerator is offset by beautiful natural wood floating shelves to store wine glasses and house a healthy Bourbon collection. The coffee bar is the perfect first top in the morning with a coffee maker and floating shelves to store coffee and cups. Luxury Vinyl Plank (LVP) flooring was selected for use throughout the home, offering the warm feel of hardwood, with the benefits of being waterproof and nearly indestructible - two key factors with young kids! For the exterior of the home, it was important to capture classic Craftsman elements including the post and rock detail, wood siding, eves, and trimming around windows and doors. We think the porch is one of the cutest in San Diego and the custom wood door truly ties the look and feel of this beautiful home together.
Infinity House
Infinity House
GA design
Multi-coloured contemporary two floor detached house in Mumbai with mixed cladding and a flat roof.
Cove House
Cove House
Justin Humphrey Architect
Andy MacPherson Studio
This is an example of a brown contemporary bungalow detached house in Gold Coast - Tweed with mixed cladding and a flat roof.
Mid Century Modern Rancho Mirage
Mid Century Modern Rancho Mirage
Horizon Builders, Inc.
The two blue doors and block work are original to the house built in 1969 in Rancho Mirage, CA.
Design ideas for a large and white retro bungalow brick detached house in Los Angeles with a flat roof.
Box house
Box house
Роман Леонидов / Архитектурное бюро
Автор проекта Роман Леонидов: Архитектор: Вадим Атаманенко Фотограф: Зинон Разутдинов
Design ideas for a scandinavian detached house in Moscow with a flat roof.

Detached House with a Flat 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 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 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 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 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 exterior architecture choices for your house designs.
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