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Glass Detached House Ideas and Designs

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Hillside Retreat
Hillside Retreat
MODAMERICAN DESIGNMODAMERICAN DESIGN
Inspiration for a small and beige modern bungalow glass detached house in Los Angeles with a lean-to roof.
Whidbey Island Farmhouse
Whidbey Island Farmhouse
Dovetail General ContractorsDovetail General Contractors
View of from the bunk house looking back toward the main house.
Photo of a black bungalow glass detached house in Seattle with a flat roof.
Innenarchitektur
Innenarchitektur
ars Architekturars Architektur
Inspiration for a medium sized and brown midcentury two floor glass detached house in Dusseldorf with a flat roof.
Hawk's Nest
Hawk's Nest
Wiedemann Architects LLCWiedemann Architects LLC
Front entrance to home. Main residential enterance is the walkway to the blue door. The ground floor is the owner's metal works studio. Anice Hochlander, Hoachlander Davis Photography LLC
Log Cabin Remodel
Log Cabin Remodel
Hopkins & PorterHopkins & Porter
Photo of a large and brown rustic two floor glass detached house in DC Metro with a lean-to roof and a metal roof.
the Cable House
the Cable House
Tom Robertson ArchitectsTom Robertson Architects
Lillie Thompson
White contemporary two floor glass detached house in Melbourne with a pitched roof and a metal roof.
Upper Orara
Upper Orara
Utz-Sanby ArchitectsUtz-Sanby Architects
Marian Riabic
Inspiration for a large contemporary bungalow glass detached house in Sydney with a flat roof and a metal roof.
Wing House
Wing House
McClellan | TelloneMcClellan | Tellone
Andrea Brizzi
Photo of a large and beige world-inspired bungalow glass detached house in Hawaii with a hip roof and a metal roof.
Greenhouse Studio Exterior
Greenhouse Studio Exterior
Cynthia B. Wilson Interior DesignCynthia B. Wilson Interior Design
CB Wilson Interior Design Bruce Thompson Photography
Inspiration for a large and white classic bungalow glass detached house in Milwaukee with a pitched roof and a mixed material roof.
The Point
The Point
Kor ArchitectsKor Architects
Photo by Ben Benschneider https://www.benschneiderphoto.com/
Ocean Front
Ocean Front
hughesumbanhowar architectshughesumbanhowar architects
Ocean front, VEIW Windows.
Expansive and multi-coloured contemporary glass detached house in Miami with three floors.
Phoenix Rising
Phoenix Rising
Todd Gordon Mather ArchitectTodd Gordon Mather Architect
Rustic glass detached house in Sacramento.
Minimalistisch Häuser
Minimalistisch Häuser
This is an example of a white and large modern bungalow glass detached house in Frankfurt with a pitched roof and a tiled roof.
House T
House T
monovolume architecture + designmonovolume architecture + design
© Andrea Zanchi Photography
White modern bungalow glass detached house in Other with a flat roof.
1062 Beeler Place - Exterior
1062 Beeler Place - Exterior
Collective DesignCollective Design
Photo of a rustic two floor glass detached house in Denver.
Exteriors
Exteriors
Teague Hunziker PhotographyTeague Hunziker Photography
©Teague Hunziker The Wong House. Architects Buff and Hensman. 1969
This is an example of a midcentury bungalow glass detached house in Los Angeles with a flat roof.
Malibu Crest
Malibu Crest
Studio BracketStudio Bracket
Scott Frances
Design ideas for a large and multi-coloured retro bungalow glass detached house in Los Angeles.
Conner Residence
Conner Residence
McCullough ArchitectsMcCullough Architects
Renton, Washington Private Residence 2007 BALA Best in Region, Pacific Northwest & Platinum Award - Best One of a kind Custom Home up to 4,000 S.F.
This is an example of a multi-coloured contemporary two floor glass detached house in Seattle with a flat roof.
Oaklands
Oaklands
REFINE Architecture Ltd.REFINE Architecture Ltd.
Rear view of contemporary garden pavilion extension to Grade II listed Georgian home
Medium sized contemporary bungalow glass and rear house exterior in Kent with a flat roof and a metal roof.
Desert Living Oasis Home with Standing Seam Metal Roof and Solar Energy System
Desert Living Oasis Home with Standing Seam Metal Roof and Solar Energy System
EnergyPal SolarEnergyPal Solar
Beautifully balanced and serene desert landscaped modern build with standing seam metal roofing and seamless solar panel array. The simplistic and stylish property boasts huge energy savings with the high production solar array.

Glass Detached House 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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