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House Exterior with a Flat Roof Ideas and Designs

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Villa R
Villa R
C.F. MøllerC.F. Møller
This is an example of a medium sized and black modern two floor concrete house exterior in Aarhus with a flat roof.
Madrona Adagio
Madrona Adagio
Keith Baker Design Inc.Keith Baker Design Inc.
Design ideas for a multi-coloured contemporary detached house in Vancouver with three floors, mixed cladding and a flat roof.
Portage Bay New Home Build
Portage Bay New Home Build
BrightWork BuildersBrightWork Builders
Beige scandi two floor detached house in Seattle with wood cladding and a flat roof.
Dune Crest
Dune Crest
Stelle Lomont Rouhani ArchitectsStelle Lomont Rouhani Architects
Matthew Carbone
Beige nautical two floor detached house in New York with mixed cladding and a flat roof.
Cottage Life at the Lake
Cottage Life at the Lake
LIFE HOME DESIGNLIFE HOME DESIGN
Jane Cameron
Photo of a brown contemporary two floor house exterior in Toronto with mixed cladding and a flat roof.
Zilker Residences
Zilker Residences
Clark Richardson ArchitectsClark Richardson Architects
Photo: Paul Bardagjy
Design ideas for a large and beige contemporary two floor detached house in Austin with mixed cladding and a flat roof.
Lakeshore Residence
Lakeshore Residence
Texas Construction CompanyTexas Construction Company
Casey Dunn
Design ideas for a white modern two floor house exterior in Austin with a flat roof.
30th Street Residence
30th Street Residence
Levy Art + ArchitectureLevy Art + Architecture
Paul Dyer, Photography
Inspiration for a medium sized and multi-coloured contemporary two floor detached house in San Francisco with mixed cladding and a flat roof.
Murstens Funkis
Murstens Funkis
Skanlux byggefirma A/SSkanlux byggefirma A/S
Medium sized and gey contemporary bungalow brick house exterior in Aarhus with a flat roof.
New Family Home in Marrickville
New Family Home in Marrickville
Jessica Matson ArchitectureJessica Matson Architecture
Simon Wood
This is an example of a red contemporary two floor brick detached house in Sydney with a flat roof.
Mar Vista
Mar Vista
MORPHEUS DESIGN INCMORPHEUS DESIGN INC
Photo of a multi-coloured coastal two floor detached house in Los Angeles with mixed cladding and a flat roof.
Portola Valley
Portola Valley
Applegate Tran InteriorsApplegate Tran Interiors
Architecture by Mark Brand Architecture Photos by Chris Stark
Inspiration for a large and gey contemporary two floor render detached house in San Francisco with a flat roof.
Modern Exterior
Modern Exterior
Design ideas for a modern bungalow house exterior in Denver with a flat roof.
Outdoor project
Outdoor project
Landscape DesignerLandscape Designer
Design ideas for a multi-coloured contemporary detached house in Orange County with mixed cladding and a flat roof.
Beacon Hill Townhomes
Beacon Hill Townhomes
Blox ConstructionBlox Construction
Cleary O'Farrell
Inspiration for a multi-coloured contemporary terraced house in Seattle with mixed cladding and a flat roof.
Magnolia II
Magnolia II
SDG Architecture, Inc.SDG Architecture, Inc.
This is an example of a brown contemporary two floor detached house in San Francisco with mixed cladding and a flat roof.
Woodlands Avenue
Woodlands Avenue
UserUser
Photography by Ben Anders and Juliet Murphy
Inspiration for a white contemporary two floor render house exterior in London with a flat roof.
Tea Houses
Tea Houses
Swatt | Miers ArchitectsSwatt | Miers Architects
Tim Griffth
This is an example of a small modern bungalow glass house exterior in San Francisco with a flat roof.
Summerhill Standout
Summerhill Standout
M-Squared Contracting Inc.M-Squared Contracting Inc.
This expansive turn-of-the-century home in the heart of Summerhill was previously renovated in a classic ‘80’s style and needed a substantial makeover. The front half remained traditional while the back of the home was completely opened up and styled in a very modern aesthetic complete with huge windows, oversized skylights, custom exterior metal panels, and natural thermally modified Ash cladding. The wide open kitchen is a chef's dream and the ceiling soars up 20 feet!
27th St. Noe Valley
27th St. Noe Valley
designpad architecture - Patrick Perez Architectdesignpad architecture - Patrick Perez Architect
Adam Rouse & Patrick Perez
Gey contemporary house exterior in San Francisco with three floors and a flat roof.

House Exterior 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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