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Green House Exterior with a Green Roof Ideas and Designs

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Thea
Thea
S&G wohnbau GmbHS&G wohnbau GmbH
Photo of a large and black modern two floor render detached house in Nuremberg with a flat roof and a green roof.
Haus L-G
Haus L-G
Architekturbüro GaißerArchitekturbüro Gaißer
Brown modern detached house in Stuttgart with four floors, wood cladding, a flat roof and a green roof.
Luxuriöses Doppelhaus mit viel Platz für die ganze Familie
Luxuriöses Doppelhaus mit viel Platz für die ganze Familie
KEIL FRIEDRICH KINBERGER PART MBBKEIL FRIEDRICH KINBERGER PART MBB
Expansive and gey modern semi-detached house in Munich with three floors, concrete fibreboard cladding, a flat roof and a green roof.
Transitional Estate
Transitional Estate
Interior ArchaeologyInterior Archaeology
Design ideas for an expansive and beige classic render detached house in San Francisco with three floors, a half-hip roof and a green roof.
Lake Coeur d'Alene Custom Home
Lake Coeur d'Alene Custom Home
Parsons Construction IncParsons Construction Inc
Inspiration for a large and multi-coloured contemporary two floor detached house in Other with mixed cladding, a flat roof and a green roof.
New Collection for 2019
New Collection for 2019
The Wall Lighting Company LtdThe Wall Lighting Company Ltd
Handmade and crafted from high quality materials this Brushed Nickel Outdoor Wall Light is timeless in style. The modern brushed nickel finish adds a sophisticated contemporary twist to the classic box wall lantern design. By pulling out the side pins the bulb can easily be replaced or the glass cleaned. This is a supremely elegant wall light and would look great as a pair.
Bar House
Bar House
Audrey Matlock ArchitectAudrey Matlock Architect
The swimming pool sits between the main living wing and the upper level family wing. The master bedroom has a private terrace with forest views. Below is a pool house sheathed with zinc panels with an outdoor shower facing the forest. Photographer - Peter Aaron
The TEREMOK
The TEREMOK
Setus DesignSetus Design
дачный дом из рубленого бревна с камышовой крышей
Inspiration for a large and beige rustic two floor house exterior in Other with wood cladding, a green roof and a half-hip roof.
Villa
Villa
R2K ArchitecteR2K Architecte
Large and brown scandinavian two floor detached house in Grenoble with wood cladding, a flat roof and a green roof.
Malvern Garden House
Malvern Garden House
Taylor KnightsTaylor Knights
Large and gey bungalow concrete detached house in Melbourne with a flat roof and a green roof.
Peconic House
Peconic House
Mapos Architects DPCMapos Architects DPC
Photography Michael Moran
Photo of a modern detached house in Other with wood cladding, a flat roof and a green roof.
Picard Point Cabin
Picard Point Cabin
Sayler | Owens | Kerr design studioSayler | Owens | Kerr design studio
Nestled into the existing landscape.
Inspiration for a small rustic bungalow house exterior in Seattle with wood cladding and a green roof.
Highgate Garden Room
Highgate Garden Room
KSR InteriorsKSR Interiors
Tony Murray Photography
Contemporary bungalow extension in London with a green roof.
Extension Roscoff
Extension Roscoff
CLAPP ArchitectesCLAPP Architectes
Bois brulé et pan de toiture brisé minimisant l'impact du volume de l'extension
Photo of a small and black coastal bungalow detached house in Other with wood cladding, a flat roof, a green roof, a black roof and shiplap cladding.
"Privacy House" - Currently Under Construction
"Privacy House" - Currently Under Construction
Arielle C. Schechter, AIAArielle C. Schechter, AIA
A detail of the cypress screen on the street side elevation. This gives the house the privacy the owners craved. Photo by Keith Isaacs.
This is an example of a small and gey retro bungalow detached house in Raleigh with concrete fibreboard cladding, a flat roof and a green roof.
Unikat Villa K
Unikat Villa K
WertHaus Heilbronn GmbHWertHaus Heilbronn GmbH
Wie auch immer Ihr Zuhause beschaffen sein soll: In jedem Fall wird es Ihre Persönlichkeit widerspiegeln. Deshalb folgt WertHaus keinen kurzlebigen Trends. Sondern baut, orientiert am klassischen Bauhaus-Stil, auf Ihre Wünsche und Ihre Lebenssituation zugeschnittene Häuser und Wohnungen. Vertrauen Sie Ihren Wünschen und unserer Kompetenz. Gemeinsam kreieren wir Ihr individuelles Wunschhaus. Johannes Laukhuf Gründer und Geschäftsführer von WertHaus
Vogelwiese
Vogelwiese
büro für bauformbüro für bauform
Stapelung der Funktionen so weit dies durch den Bebauungsplan möglich war. OG2 mit privatem Freiraum vom Schlafzimmer aus und Blick aufs Elbtal. Material EG - Polycarbonatfassade Material OG - Putzfassade Material DG - Holz
EBS-HOC
EBS-HOC
S&G wohnbau GmbHS&G wohnbau GmbH
S&G wohnbau
Photo of a medium sized and white contemporary two floor render detached house in Nuremberg with a flat roof and a green roof.
Bailer Hill
Bailer Hill
Prentiss Balance Wickline ArchitectsPrentiss Balance Wickline Architects
Eirik Johnson
This is an example of a medium sized and brown contemporary detached house in Seattle with three floors, wood cladding, a flat roof and a green roof.
Walnut Woods Residence
Walnut Woods Residence
John Senhauser ArchitectsJohn Senhauser Architects
Taking its cues from both persona and place, this residence seeks to reconcile a difficult, walnut-wooded site with the late client’s desire to live in a log home in the woods. The residence was conceived as a 24 ft x 150 ft linear bar rising into the trees from northwest to southeast. Positioned according to subdivision covenants, the structure bridges 40 ft across an existing intermittent creek, thereby preserving the natural drainage patterns and habitat. The residence’s long and narrow massing allowed many of the trees to remain, enabling the client to live in a wooded environment. A requested pool “grotto” and porte cochere complete the site interventions. The structure’s section rises successively up a cascading stair to culminate in a glass-enclosed meditative space (known lovingly as the “bird feeder”), providing access to the grass roof via an exterior stair. The walnut trees, cleared from the site during construction, were locally milled and returned to the residence as hardwood flooring. Photo Credit: Scott Hisey

Green House Exterior with a Green 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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