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Expansive House Exterior with Four Floors Ideas and Designs

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Woodlands
Woodlands
Elegant in DesignElegant in Design
This project originated as a referral from my painter. I was asked to provide concepts for the external colour scheme for a dash render 1980s commercial office building. My vision for this building was for it to stand out from the crowd. Sitting high on a hill and visible from several major thoroughfares, it needed to represent a glistening jewel in the neighbourhood. The building has balconies encompassing each level on all facades, creating a variety of depth of view. Playing with light and dark in the context of the foreground and background I came up with a selection of colour schemes from which to choose. The selected Woodlands scheme incorporates a dark, warm-based grey applied to the external building background and a contrast warm white on the balcony walls in the foreground. All service doors, grilles and downpipes were painted in wall colour to allow the feature to be the foreground balconies, which represented crisp white ribbons wrapping around the building.
Commerical Projects
Commerical Projects
Dorsey Contracting Co.Dorsey Contracting Co.
Mechanic Warehouse Renovation
Expansive house exterior in St Louis with four floors.
Umbau einer historischen Tabakscheune zum Wohnaus
Umbau einer historischen Tabakscheune zum Wohnaus
Peter Stasek ArchitectsPeter Stasek Architects
Peter Stasek Architekt
Expansive and brown country brick house exterior in Other with four floors, a pitched roof, a tiled roof and a red roof.
Modern Home
Modern Home
YES Glazing SolutionsYES Glazing Solutions
Photo of an expansive modern house exterior in Kent with four floors.
ウノビスタ鶴見A
ウノビスタ鶴見A
Ka design Inc.Ka design Inc.
亡き父から受け継いだ、鶴見駅から徒歩10分程度の敷地に建つ12世帯の賃貸マンション。私道の行き止まりで敷地形状も不整形だったが、その条件を逆手に取り、静かな環境と落ち着いたデザインでワンランク上の賃料が取れるマンションを目指した。将来の賃貸需要の変化に対応できるよう、戸境壁の一部をブロック造として間取り変更がしやすい設計になっている。小さなワンルームで目先の利回りを求めるのではなく、10年、20年先を考えた賃貸マンションである。
Gladys Valley Marine Studies Building
Gladys Valley Marine Studies Building
Nakamoto ForestryNakamoto Forestry
The Marine Studies Building is heavily engineered to be a vertical evaluation structure with supplies on the rooftop to support over 920 people for up to two days post a Cascadia level event. The addition of this building thus improves the safety of those that work and play at the Hatfield Marine Science Center and in the surrounding South Beach community. The MSB uses state-of-the-art architectural and engineering techniques to make it one of the first “vertical evacuation” tsunami sites in the United States. The building will also dramatically increase the Hatfield campus’ marine science education and research capacity. The building is designed to withstand a 9+ earthquake and to survive an XXL tsunami event. The building is designed to be repairable after a large (L) tsunami event. A ramp on the outside of the building leads from the ground level to the roof of this three-story structure. The roof of the building is 47 feet high, and it is designed to serve as an emergency assembly site for more than 900 people after a Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake. OSU’s Marine Studies Building is designed to provide a safe place for people to gather after an earthquake, out of the path — and above the water — of a possible tsunami. Additionally, several horizontal evacuation paths exist from the HMSC campus, where people can walk to avoid the tsunami inundation. These routes include Safe Haven Hill west of Highway 101 and the Oregon Coast Community College to the south.
Sydney Town Hall: Heritage Sandstone Restoration
Sydney Town Hall: Heritage Sandstone Restoration
SDA ArchitectsSDA Architects
Expansive house exterior in Sydney with four floors and stone cladding.
Edificio 16 viviendas dos bloques, garajes y trasteros 1972,24 metros cuadrados.
Edificio 16 viviendas dos bloques, garajes y trasteros 1972,24 metros cuadrados.
VijijiniVijijini
Cobertura de tejas cerámicas mixta, color marrón, recibidas con mortero de cemento, directamente sobre la superficie regularizada del faldón, en cubierta inclinada.
SB100 AGGLOTECH TERRAZZO
SB100 AGGLOTECH TERRAZZO
Ollin StoneOllin Stone
Via Vittorio Emanuele II residential complex Bergamo, Italy On Bergamo’s lovely Viale Vittorio Emanuele II, Agglotech’s marble cement provides a stunning, functional facade for a residential complex, uniting excellent technical performance with a level of beauty that only marble can provide.
Extension d'une maison bourgeoise à Saint-Malo (35) - Architecte Atelier 14
Extension d'une maison bourgeoise à Saint-Malo (35) - Architecte Atelier 14
ATELIER 14ATELIER 14
Située à Saint-Malo (35) dans la zone classé, cette maison de maître avait besoin d’une rénovation. Le projet fait table rase du plan initial en transformant et en réhabilitant la maison tout en gardant l'esprit initial de la maison et en mélangeant des touches d'architecture compteporaine. Toute la distribution intérieure a été repensée pour fluidifié les espaces et faire entrer la lumière au coeur du logis. Les jeux de niveaux et de hauteurs sous plafond ont complètement transformé les espaces. Chacun y trouve sa place dans un univers lumineux et bien agencé. La cuisine, le mobilier sur mesure, le parquet, la cheminée complètent l’intention d’un espace optimisé et chaleureux. La piscine couverte est en lien direct avec les pièces de vie et vient animer l'espace par les jeux de lumière et les brillances. Architecte ATELIER 14
Casalinda
Casalinda
Juliet Murphy PhotographyJuliet Murphy Photography
Expansive and red traditional brick detached house in London with four floors.
Serenity on the Ski Slopes - Steamboat Springs, CO
Serenity on the Ski Slopes - Steamboat Springs, CO
Rocky Mountain FinishesRocky Mountain Finishes
Rocky Mountain Finishes provided the prefinished Allura and James Hardie fiber cement siding and soffit; as well as, the hardwood flooring, interior trim, stairs treads, and cedar soffit.
Villa Monzani
Villa Monzani
DESTRUTTURANDO SRLDESTRUTTURANDO SRL
Tinteggiatura esterna dell'immobile con uso di piattaforma per le parti dove non è stato possibile procedere con il ponteggio.
Design ideas for an expansive and gey contemporary detached house in Milan with four floors, a pitched roof and a mixed material roof.
West River Home Remodeling Project
West River Home Remodeling Project
IRG RenovationsIRG Renovations
Inspiration for an expansive and blue contemporary clay detached house in Baltimore with four floors, a shingle roof and a brown roof.
SD HOUSE
SD HOUSE
株式会社太平安藤建設株式会社太平安藤建設
RC4階建て
This is an example of an expansive and gey modern concrete detached house in Sapporo with four floors and a flat roof.
Serenity on the Ski Slopes - Steamboat Springs, CO
Serenity on the Ski Slopes - Steamboat Springs, CO
Rocky Mountain FinishesRocky Mountain Finishes
Rocky Mountain Finishes provided the prefinished Allura and James Hardie fiber cement siding and soffit; as well as, the hardwood flooring, interior trim, stairs treads, and cedar soffit.
Le Cap Haitien
Le Cap Haitien
Rahim ConsultingRahim Consulting
Design ideas for an expansive and beige beach style render flat with four floors, a flat roof, a metal roof and a red roof.
Concord Custom Built Home
Concord Custom Built Home
Payne & Payne BuildersPayne & Payne Builders
It’s Walkthrough Wednesday again! Take an inside tour of this gorgeous newly completed home in Concord, Ohio. More photos coming soon to the gallery on payne-payne.com! . . . #payneandpaynebuilders #payneandpayne #familyowned #customhomebuilders #customhomes #dreamhome #transitionaldesign #homedesign #AtHomeCLE #openfloorplan #buildersofinsta #clevelandbuilders #ohiohomes #clevelandhomes #homesweethome #concordohio #modernhomedesign #walkthroughwednesday ? @paulceroky
Maison d'exception
Maison d'exception
Agence Conseil Architecture sasAgence Conseil Architecture sas
Facade avec verrière , marquise en acier et verre dépolie
Inspiration for an expansive traditional render detached house in Bordeaux with four floors.
Edificio 16 viviendas dos bloques, garajes y trasteros 1972,24 metros cuadrados.
Edificio 16 viviendas dos bloques, garajes y trasteros 1972,24 metros cuadrados.
VijijiniVijijini
Cubierta plana transitable, no ventilada, con solado fijo, tipo invertida, pendiente del 1% al 5%, para tráfico peatonal privado.
Design ideas for an expansive and brown modern brick flat in Other with four floors, a pitched roof and a tiled roof.

Expansive House Exterior with Four Floors 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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