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Green Terraced House Ideas and Designs

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Green Roof, Copper House
Green Roof, Copper House
BBA (Butcher Bayley Architects)BBA (Butcher Bayley Architects)
Photo credit: Matthew Smith ( http://www.msap.co.uk)
Photo of a medium sized and green contemporary terraced house in Cambridgeshire with three floors, metal cladding, a flat roof and a green roof.
2015 Custom Triplex
2015 Custom Triplex
ProCad Designs LtdProCad Designs Ltd
Inspiration for a small and green classic two floor terraced house in Other with concrete fibreboard cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Orange Grove
Orange Grove
Brooks + Scarpa ArchitectsBrooks + Scarpa Architects
Located in a neighborhood characterized by traditional bungalow style single-family residences, Orange Grove is a new landmark for the City of West Hollywood. The building is sensitively designed and compatible with the neighborhood, but differs in material palette and scale from its neighbors. Referencing architectural conventions of modernism rather than the pitched roof forms of traditional domesticity, the project presents a characteristic that is consistent with the eclectic and often unconventional demographic of West Hollywood. Distinct from neighboring structures, the building creates a strong relationship to the street by virtue of its large amount of highly usable balcony area in the front façade. While there are dramatic and larger scale elements that define the building, it is also broken down into comprehensible human scale parts, and is itself broken down into two different buildings. Orange Grove displays a similar kind of iconoclasm as the Schindler House, an icon of California modernism, located a short distance away. Like the Schindler House, the conventional architectural elements of windows and porches become part of an abstract sculptural ensemble. At the Schindler House, windows are found in the gaps between structural concrete wall panels. At Orange Grove, windows are inserted in gaps between different sections of the building. The design of Orange Grove is generated by a subtle balance of tensions. Building volumes and the placement of windows, doors and balconies are not static but rather constitute an active three-dimensional composition in motion. Each piece of the building is a strong and clearly defined shape, such as the corrugated metal surround that encloses the second story balcony in the east and north facades. Another example of this clear delineation is the use of two square profile balcony surrounds in the front façade that set up a dialogue between them—one is small, the other large, one is open at the front, the other is veiled with stainless steel slats. At the same time each balcony is balanced and related to other elements in the building, the smaller one to the driveway gate below and the other to the roll-up door and first floor balcony. Each building element is intended to read as an abstract form in itself—such as a window becoming a slit or windows becoming a framed box, while also becoming part of a larger whole. Although this building may not mirror the status quo it answers to the desires of consumers in a burgeoning niche market who want large, simple interior volumes of space, and a paradigm based on space, light and industrial materials of the loft rather than the bungalow.
Beach Houses
Beach Houses
Pelco BuildersPelco Builders
Photo of a medium sized and green nautical two floor terraced house in Houston with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Mediterranean Country Estate
Mediterranean Country Estate
Markus InteriorsMarkus Interiors
Luxurious country estate villa for an English client in south Portugal. Exterior renovation: Greek inspiration Interior design & decor: Roman inspiration
First on the Block
First on the Block
Meadowlark Design+BuildMeadowlark Design+Build
This townhouse is LEED Platinum Certified and was designed and built by Meadowlark Design + Build in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Inspiration for a green and medium sized classic two floor terraced house in Detroit with a pitched roof, concrete fibreboard cladding and a shingle roof.
Modern Double Storey Unit developments
Modern Double Storey Unit developments
Durable DesignDurable Design
This is an example of a green two floor render terraced house in Melbourne with a flat roof and a black roof.
Generation Game
Generation Game
nimtim Architectsnimtim Architects
Megan Taylor Photo
This is an example of a medium sized and green contemporary bungalow terraced house in London with concrete fibreboard cladding and a flat roof.
114 Adams Street NW | Vacant Staging | Washington, DC
114 Adams Street NW | Vacant Staging | Washington, DC
The Interior Design FirmThe Interior Design Firm
Medium sized and green brick terraced house in DC Metro with three floors, a shingle roof and a black roof.
West Philadelphia: Rear Addition & Laundry Room
West Philadelphia: Rear Addition & Laundry Room
Bellweather Design-Build, LLCBellweather Design-Build, LLC
Inspiration for a medium sized and green contemporary two floor terraced house in Philadelphia with concrete fibreboard cladding and a lean-to roof.
West Philadelphia: Rear Addition & Laundry Room
West Philadelphia: Rear Addition & Laundry Room
Bellweather Design-Build, LLCBellweather Design-Build, LLC
Medium sized and green contemporary two floor terraced house in Philadelphia with concrete fibreboard cladding and a lean-to roof.
First on the Block
First on the Block
Meadowlark Design+BuildMeadowlark Design+Build
These custom built townhomes are situated just minutes from downtown Ann Arbor and are super energy-efficient and have been LEED certified.
This is an example of a green and medium sized traditional two floor terraced house in Detroit with a pitched roof, concrete fibreboard cladding and a shingle roof.
East Crockett Urban
East Crockett Urban
Ziga Architecture Studio, PLLCZiga Architecture Studio, PLLC
Photo of a small and green contemporary two floor terraced house in Austin with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.
Window Seat and Oak Bench, Copper House
Window Seat and Oak Bench, Copper House
BBA (Butcher Bayley Architects)BBA (Butcher Bayley Architects)
Photo credit: Matthew Smith ( http://www.msap.co.uk)
Photo of a medium sized and green contemporary terraced house in Cambridgeshire with three floors, metal cladding, a flat roof and a green roof.
Ground Floor South Facing Extension Long Ditton
Ground Floor South Facing Extension Long Ditton
id8 designs ltdid8 designs ltd
Small and green modern bungalow brick terraced house in Surrey with a pitched roof and a tiled roof.
Exterior Paint - Ft. Collins
Exterior Paint - Ft. Collins
Molecular Coatings IncMolecular Coatings Inc
This is an example of a medium sized and green traditional two floor terraced house in Denver with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
House.2040.HS
House.2040.HS
Robert Parisi Architecture + DesignRobert Parisi Architecture + Design
Photo of a green contemporary two floor terraced house in Sydney with wood cladding and a flat roof.
Facade
Facade
Manhatta Architecture, P.C.Manhatta Architecture, P.C.
A transitional design synthesizing aspects of traditionalism and modernism.
Inspiration for a green traditional terraced house in New York with three floors, wood cladding, a flat roof and a mixed material roof.
Kenzie's Perch
Kenzie's Perch
Top Shelf DesignTop Shelf Design
photography: Paul Grdina
Inspiration for a small and green classic two floor terraced house in Other with wood cladding, a lean-to roof and a shingle roof.
New Construction 5" Gutter Installation Woodbury, MN
New Construction 5" Gutter Installation Woodbury, MN
Simply GuttersSimply Gutters
Inspiration for a medium sized and green modern bungalow terraced house in Minneapolis with mixed cladding, a hip roof and a shingle roof.

Green Terraced 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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