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Petit Hopital, Provence
Petit Hopital, Provence
Ancient SurfacesAncient Surfaces
Project: Le Petit Hopital in Provence Limestone Elements by Ancient Surfaces Project Renovation completed in 2012 Situated in a quiet, bucolic setting surrounded by lush apple and cherry orchards, Petit Hopital is a refurbished eighteenth century Bastide farmhouse. With manicured gardens and pathways that seem as if they emerged from a fairy tale. Petit Hopital is a quintessential Provencal retreat that merges natural elements of stone, wind, fire and water. Talking about water, Ancient Surfaces made sure to provide this lovely estate with unique and one of a kind fountains that are simply out of this world. The villa is in proximity to the magical canal-town of Isle Sur La Sorgue and within comfortable driving distance of Avignon, Carpentras and Orange with all the French culture and history offered along the way. The grounds at Petit Hopital include a pristine swimming pool with a Romanesque wall fountain full with its thick stone coping surround pieces. The interior courtyard features another special fountain for an even more romantic effect. Cozy outdoor furniture allows for splendid moments of alfresco dining and lounging. The furnishings at Petit Hopital are modern, comfortable and stately, yet rather quaint when juxtaposed against the exposed stone walls. The plush living room has also been fitted with a fireplace. Antique Limestone Flooring adorned the entire home giving it a surreal out of time feel to it. The villa includes a fully equipped kitchen with center island featuring gas hobs and a separate bar counter connecting via open plan to the formal dining area to help keep the flow of the conversation going.
Olivenhain - Remodel and Addition
Olivenhain - Remodel and Addition
ProPacific Builders, Inc.ProPacific Builders, Inc.
Design ideas for a medium sized and white bungalow house exterior in San Diego with concrete fibreboard cladding and a pitched roof.
Modern Addition for a Cape Cod
Modern Addition for a Cape Cod
Landis Architects | BuildersLandis Architects | Builders
Andrew Sariti The owners of this Cape Cod wanted to enlarge their kitchen and create a more open, light-filled living space on the main floor. We built a 475 square foot addition on the rear of the home. The structure has a simple shed roof and the exterior walls are clad with white fiber cement siding. Accent sections of Ipe add interest to the simple palette. The windows are fiberglass in a modern style with a light blue finish on the exterior and interior. A sliding door fits in a recessed alcove. • Two skylights in the roof add overhead light in the kitchen and sitting room.
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Formal Orangery
Formal Orangery
Town and Country ConservatoriesTown and Country Conservatories
Photo by James Licata
Design ideas for a victorian house exterior in Chicago with stone cladding.
Modern Home
Modern Home
Davis Frame CompanyDavis Frame Company
Modern prefab home located in the suburbs of Boston. This custom home features a wall of windows on the backside of the house, bringing the outdoors in.
Byron Bay Propetry
Byron Bay Propetry
The Design VillaThe Design Villa
Louise Roche - @villastyling
Inspiration for a nautical house exterior in Brisbane.
Haus K.
Haus K.
STUFE 4 ARCHITEKTURSTUFE 4 ARCHITEKTUR
e-rent immbolien Dr. Wirth KG
Photo of an expansive and white contemporary two floor house exterior in Dusseldorf with a flat roof and mixed cladding.
Extension, Herne Hill
Extension, Herne Hill
Stephen Turvil ArchitectsStephen Turvil Architects
Alex Griffiths
This is an example of a contemporary rear extension in London.
Osterlund Residence
Osterlund Residence
SunSwallow Design, LLCSunSwallow Design, LLC
South elevation of New Master Bedroom, Home Office and Living room addition All photo's by CWR
Design ideas for a medium sized and green retro bungalow house exterior in Portland with wood cladding and a lean-to roof.
Curva House
Curva House
LSA ArchitectsLSA Architects
John Wheatley UA Creative
Design ideas for a white contemporary house exterior in Melbourne.
Deal Residence
Deal Residence
Crome ArchitectureCrome Architecture
This new 1,700 sf two-story single family residence for a young couple required a minimum of three bedrooms, two bathrooms, packaged to fit unobtrusively in an older low-key residential neighborhood. The house is located on a small non-conforming lot. In order to get the maximum out of this small footprint, we virtually eliminated areas such as hallways to capture as much living space. We made the house feel larger by giving the ground floor higher ceilings, provided ample natural lighting, captured elongated sight lines out of view windows, and used outdoor areas as extended living spaces. To help the building be a “good neighbor,” we set back the house on the lot to minimize visual volume, creating a friendly, social semi-public front porch. We designed with multiple step-back levels to create an intimacy in scale. The garage is on one level, the main house is on another higher level. The upper floor is set back even further to reduce visual impact. By designing a single car garage with exterior tandem parking, we minimized the amount of yard space taken up with parking. The landscaping and permeable cobblestone walkway up to the house serves double duty as part of the city required parking space. The final building solution incorporated a variety of significant cost saving features, including a floor plan that made the most of the natural topography of the site and allowed access to utilities’ crawl spaces. We avoided expensive excavation by using slab on grade at the ground floor. Retaining walls also doubled as building walls.
Extension Richmond Park
Extension Richmond Park
2PM Architects2PM Architects
Side and rear kitchen / living / dining room extension in reclaimed London yellow stock brickwork with frameless glazed cantilevering corner, aluminium roof profile and level threshold to patio. 2PM Architects
Contemporary House Exterior
Contemporary House Exterior
Large contemporary rear extension in London.
9CR
9CR
Moon DesignMoon Design
Modern rear extension in Other with a flat roof.
Rural Retreat
Rural Retreat
Midland ArchitectureMidland Architecture
Photography: Hector Corante
Design ideas for a small and black modern bungalow house exterior in Columbus with wood cladding.
Private Residence at Thrivandram
Private Residence at Thrivandram
KAF - Kembhavi Architecture FoundationKAF - Kembhavi Architecture Foundation
Soft and soothing colors are used to create a luxurious feel. Feature wall creating a focal point inside the space, while the marble adds to the natural feel to the setting.
Laneway House
Laneway House
Nakamoto ForestryNakamoto Forestry
Project Overview: This project was a new construction laneway house designed by Alex Glegg and built by Eyco Building Group in Vancouver, British Columbia. It uses our Gendai cladding that shows off beautiful wood grain with a blackened look that creates a stunning contrast against their homes trim and its lighter interior. Photos courtesy of Christopher Rollett. Product: Gendai 1×6 select grade shiplap Prefinish: Black Application: Residential – Exterior SF: 1200SF Designer: Alex Glegg Builder: Eyco Building Group Date: August 2017 Location: Vancouver, BC
Dream a little Dream
Dream a little Dream
Casabella InteriorsCasabella Interiors
Photo of a medium sized and brown nautical two floor detached house in Boston with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Gold Standard For Silverwood
Gold Standard For Silverwood
Origin - Doors and WindowsOrigin - Doors and Windows
Photo of a medium sized classic two floor glass house exterior in Buckinghamshire with a tiled roof.

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.
Cape Transformation
Cape Transformation
Moser Architects PLLCMoser Architects PLLC
Inspiration for a traditional house exterior in DC Metro.
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