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Green Two Floor House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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Vienna Craftsman Home
Vienna Craftsman Home
Stahl Homes LLCStahl Homes LLC
Bruce Buckley Photograph
Green and large classic two floor detached house in DC Metro with mixed cladding and a pitched roof.
Poppleton Park, Birmingham, MI Exterior Makeover
Poppleton Park, Birmingham, MI Exterior Makeover
MainStreet Design BuildMainStreet Design Build
This early 20th century Poppleton Park home was originally 2548 sq ft. with a small kitchen, nook, powder room and dining room on the first floor. The second floor included a single full bath and 3 bedrooms. The client expressed a need for about 1500 additional square feet added to the basement, first floor and second floor. In order to create a fluid addition that seamlessly attached to this home, we tore down the original one car garage, nook and powder room. The addition was added off the northern portion of the home, which allowed for a side entry garage. Plus, a small addition on the Eastern portion of the home enlarged the kitchen, nook and added an exterior covered porch. Special features of the interior first floor include a beautiful new custom kitchen with island seating, stone countertops, commercial appliances, large nook/gathering with French doors to the covered porch, mud and powder room off of the new four car garage. Most of the 2nd floor was allocated to the master suite. This beautiful new area has views of the park and includes a luxurious master bath with free standing tub and walk-in shower, along with a 2nd floor custom laundry room! Attention to detail on the exterior was essential to keeping the charm and character of the home. The brick façade from the front view was mimicked along the garage elevation. A small copper cap above the garage doors and 6” half-round copper gutters finish the look. KateBenjamin Photography
Reynolds Home Tour
Reynolds Home Tour
Jason SnyderJason Snyder
Photo: Jason Snyder © 2013 Houzz
Photo of a green contemporary two floor house exterior in Other.
Gravel Residence
Gravel Residence
Highland Builders LLCHighland Builders LLC
Front entry porch showing front wood door with sidelights, bead board stained ceiling, stone piers, and stained beams and columns.
Design ideas for a large and green classic two floor house exterior in Milwaukee with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Mountain House
Mountain House
SMOOK Architecture & Urban Design, Inc.SMOOK Architecture & Urban Design, Inc.
Nestled in the mountains at Lake Nantahala in western North Carolina, this secluded mountain retreat was designed for a couple and their two grown children. The house is dramatically perched on an extreme grade drop-off with breathtaking mountain and lake views to the south. To maximize these views, the primary living quarters is located on the second floor; entry and guest suites are tucked on the ground floor. A grand entry stair welcomes you with an indigenous clad stone wall in homage to the natural rock face. The hallmark of the design is the Great Room showcasing high cathedral ceilings and exposed reclaimed wood trusses. Grand views to the south are maximized through the use of oversized picture windows. Views to the north feature an outdoor terrace with fire pit, which gently embraced the rock face of the mountainside.
Green Lake
Green Lake
Coates Design Architecture + InteriorsCoates Design Architecture + Interiors
Backyard exterior. Taken by Lara Swimmer.
This is an example of a medium sized and green modern two floor detached house in Seattle.
Woodland Residence
Woodland Residence
Moore Architects, PCMoore Architects, PC
The renovation of the Woodland Residence centered around two basic ideas. The first was to open the house to light and views of the surrounding woods. The second, due to a limited budget, was to minimize the amount of new footprint while retaining as much of the existing structure as possible. The existing house was in dire need of updating. It was a warren of small rooms with long hallways connecting them. This resulted in dark spaces that had little relationship to the exterior. Most of the non bearing walls were demolished in order to allow for a more open concept while dividing the house into clearly defined private and public areas. The new plan is organized around a soaring new cathedral space that cuts through the center of the house, containing the living and family room spaces. A new screened porch extends the family room through a large folding door - completely blurring the line between inside and outside. The other public functions (dining and kitchen) are located adjacently. A massive, off center pivoting door opens to a dramatic entry with views through a new open staircase to the trees beyond. The new floor plan allows for views to the exterior from virtually any position in the house, which reinforces the connection to the outside. The open concept was continued into the kitchen where the decision was made to eliminate all wall cabinets. This allows for oversized windows, unusual in most kitchens, to wrap the corner dissolving the sense of containment. A large, double-loaded island, capped with a single slab of stone, provides the required storage. A bar and beverage center back up to the family room, allowing for graceful gathering around the kitchen. Windows fill as much wall space as possible; the effect is a comfortable, completely light-filled room that feels like it is nestled among the trees. It has proven to be the center of family activity and the heart of the residence. Hoachlander Davis Photography
Barrington Carpenter Gothic
Barrington Carpenter Gothic
Katie Hutchison StudioKatie Hutchison Studio
This project for a builder husband and interior-designer wife involved adding onto and restoring the luster of a c. 1883 Carpenter Gothic cottage in Barrington that they had occupied for years while raising their two sons. They were ready to ditch their small tacked-on kitchen that was mostly isolated from the rest of the house, views/daylight, as well as the yard, and replace it with something more generous, brighter, and more open that would improve flow inside and out. They were also eager for a better mudroom, new first-floor 3/4 bath, new basement stair, and a new second-floor master suite above. The design challenge was to conceive of an addition and renovations that would be in balanced conversation with the original house without dwarfing or competing with it. The new cross-gable addition echoes the original house form, at a somewhat smaller scale and with a simplified more contemporary exterior treatment that is sympathetic to the old house but clearly differentiated from it. Renovations included the removal of replacement vinyl windows by others and the installation of new Pella black clad windows in the original house, a new dormer in one of the son’s bedrooms, and in the addition. At the first-floor interior intersection between the existing house and the addition, two new large openings enhance flow and access to daylight/view and are outfitted with pairs of salvaged oversized clear-finished wooden barn-slider doors that lend character and visual warmth. A new exterior deck off the kitchen addition leads to a new enlarged backyard patio that is also accessible from the new full basement directly below the addition. (Interior fit-out and interior finishes/fixtures by the Owners)
Charming Cape Cod
Charming Cape Cod
Meadowlark Design+BuildMeadowlark Design+Build
The exterior of this home has been transformed with a redesign of the front portico and the small dormer to the right. This whole-home remodel and addition was designed and built by Meadowlark Design + Build in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Photos by Sean Carter.
The Willow
The Willow
Simons Design StudioSimons Design Studio
Low Country Style with a very dark green painted brick and board and batten exterior with real stone accents. White trim and a caramel colored shingled roof make this home stand out in any neighborhood. Interior Designer: Simons Design Studio Builder: Magleby Construction Photography: Alan Blakely Photography
Rockville Addition/Renovation
Rockville Addition/Renovation
Balodemas ArchitectsBalodemas Architects
Photography by Anice Hoachlander
Inspiration for a green traditional two floor detached house in DC Metro with a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Spivy Submit
Spivy Submit
Custom Audio VideoCustom Audio Video
Design ideas for a green and large rustic two floor detached house in Atlanta with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Suburban Home with Clapboard and Board & Batten Siding in Sikta, AK
Suburban Home with Clapboard and Board & Batten Siding in Sikta, AK
Westlake Royal Building ProductsWestlake Royal Building Products
Celect 7” in Moss, Board & Batten in Moss and Trim in Frost
Design ideas for a medium sized and green rustic two floor detached house in Other with vinyl cladding.
Middlesex Farmhouse & Timber Frame Barn
Middlesex Farmhouse & Timber Frame Barn
New Frameworks Natural Design BuildNew Frameworks Natural Design Build
Photo of a large and green country two floor house exterior in Burlington with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Lakeside Retreat - The Cliffs at Keowee Springs
Lakeside Retreat - The Cliffs at Keowee Springs
Villa Verona DesignVilla Verona Design
Exterior www.press1photos.com
Inspiration for a medium sized and green rustic two floor house exterior in Other with mixed cladding and a hip roof.
St Thomas Home on Amelia Island
St Thomas Home on Amelia Island
Arthur Rutenberg Homes - Plantation Housing CorpArthur Rutenberg Homes - Plantation Housing Corp
Charming coastal style home on Amelia Island custom designed to take advantage of the ocean views.
Inspiration for a green nautical two floor house exterior in Jacksonville with mixed cladding and a pitched roof.
Custom Homes
Custom Homes
Tom Bierster Fine Home Building & Renovation, Inc.Tom Bierster Fine Home Building & Renovation, Inc.
This is an example of a medium sized and green traditional two floor house exterior in Miami with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
5th Ave Residence
5th Ave Residence
design styles architecturedesign styles architecture
Alex Andreakos of Design Styles Architecture
This is an example of a medium sized and green beach style two floor house exterior in Tampa with vinyl cladding and a hip roof.
Arts and Crafts House Exterior
Arts and Crafts House Exterior
Stanton HomesStanton Homes
This version of the McCoy is 2070 sq ft with a wrap around front porch and craftsman style exterior and arts and crafts interior. The two car garage is detached with a covered walkway to the mudroom / laundry room entrance.
Banyan III Model by Logan Homes in Brunswick Forest
Banyan III Model by Logan Homes in Brunswick Forest
Logan HomesLogan Homes
Unique Media & Design
Inspiration for a large and green coastal two floor house exterior in Wilmington.

Green Two Floor House Exterior 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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