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Watermill Residence
Watermill Residence
Greifenstein Boyce AssociatesGreifenstein Boyce Associates
Photo of a large beach style two floor house exterior in New York with wood cladding.
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exterior
Mark English Architects, AIAMark English Architects, AIA
This is an example of a contemporary bungalow house exterior in San Francisco with a metal roof.
1930s Colonial
1930s Colonial
Richard Manion Architecture Inc.Richard Manion Architecture Inc.
An extensive remodel of a 1930s Colonial Revival residence by Paul Williams in Holmby Hills that had been badly neglected over the years. We expanded the house and restored the original Moderne interiors with Art Deco furnishings. Influenced by 1930s Hollywood glamour, we brought back white-painted brickwork, Chippendale-style railings and decorative details from the streamlined era. Interiors by Craig Wright Landscape by Daniel Busbin
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Lovell Residence
Lovell Residence
Quezada ArchitectureQuezada Architecture
Photo of a contemporary house exterior in San Francisco with metal cladding.
Modern French Country Custom
Modern French Country Custom
ATK Construction | Custom HomesATK Construction | Custom Homes
Gey two floor brick detached house in Denver with a pitched roof.
Portage Bay New Home Build
Portage Bay New Home Build
BrightWork BuildersBrightWork Builders
Beige scandi two floor detached house in Seattle with wood cladding and a flat roof.
Chilliwack Modern Mountain
Chilliwack Modern Mountain
Alair Homes ChilliwackAlair Homes Chilliwack
Rear of Home features floor to ceiling windows, custom metal railings, stone accents, stucco cladding, stained wood soffits and a concrete retaining wall to create a small green space off the kitchen. PC Carsten Arnold
Studio ED
Studio ED
DVP Architecture sarlDVP Architecture sarl
Photo of an industrial two floor brick house exterior in Paris.
Asheville 1296
Asheville 1296
AR HOMES - CHARLOTTE AND LAKE NORMANAR HOMES - CHARLOTTE AND LAKE NORMAN
Inspiration for a white classic two floor house exterior in Charlotte with a pitched roof and stone cladding.
LA VINYA
LA VINYA
Lagula ArquitectesLagula Arquitectes
Mauricio Fuertes
Photo of an expansive and white modern two floor house exterior in Barcelona with mixed cladding and a flat roof.
Tuscan Villa
Tuscan Villa
Carawan ArchitectureCarawan Architecture
Mark Singer Photography
Photo of a beige mediterranean two floor house exterior in Los Angeles.
A House Near the Sound
A House Near the Sound
Devore AssociatesDevore Associates
Grass treads with fieldstone risers leading to terraces.
Photo of a beige classic house exterior in New York with three floors.
St. Helena Residence
St. Helena Residence
Jennifer Robin InteriorsJennifer Robin Interiors
Joe Fletcher Photography
Inspiration for a white rural two floor house exterior in San Francisco with a pitched roof.
New Fork Social Club
New Fork Social Club
CLB ArchitectsCLB Architects
Photo of a rustic house exterior in Salt Lake City with wood cladding.
PAUL CREMOUX studio
PAUL CREMOUX studio
PAUL CREMOUX studioPAUL CREMOUX studio
La Caracola seashore house Design 2004, finish built 2010-11 Located at Tres Vidas Golf Course seashore of the Pacific Ocean, the house is integrated by a set of boxes that are displayed in order to enjoy a variety of different views. The heart of the house remains as an open central space which gathers the ground level deck and the swimming pool area. The boundary between the private plot and the Gulf Course is lost. This idea of "a none identify limit" provoke amplitude landscape vision reading strategy. And the house is to be perceived as being inside the gulf course. The main landscape layout is composed by a grid of superimposed transversal lines, which achieve the effect of vegetation planes framing the construction. The Master bedroom is an elevated structural concrete tube supported by two rectangular column points, by doing this, the bedrooms main area is divided in two, creating open space that performs as a large observatory deck. Making shadow areas is of paramount importance to respond to the vey heat and humid conditions of the seashore. The pool designed by Architect Greta Hauser is treated as a sole plan or a rug, making a poetic apparition into the gulf course a main element of landscape and recreation. Credits: Design Architect: Paul Cremoux W. Project Manager: José Ignacio Echeverría Pool Design: Greta Hauser & José Ignacio Echeverría Special Design furniture: Greta Hauser Location: Tres Vidas Gulf Course, Guerrero, MEXICO Gross area: 600m2 Owner: Privet or on demand Photos by PCW
Russian River Studio
Russian River Studio
Cathy Schwabe ArchitectureCathy Schwabe Architecture
View from Terrace. Cathy Schwabe Architecture. Photograph by David Wakely
Design ideas for a contemporary house exterior in San Francisco with wood cladding and a lean-to roof.
Sonoma Residence
Sonoma Residence
450 Architects450 Architects
This is an example of a rustic house exterior in San Francisco with wood cladding.
Inverness
Inverness
Neiman Taber ArchitectsNeiman Taber Architects
Design ideas for a contemporary house exterior in Seattle with three floors and a lean-to roof.
Residential
Residential
Artigas ArquitectosArtigas Arquitectos
Humberto Artigas Arquitectos
Photo of a contemporary two floor house exterior in Mexico City with stone cladding.

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.
Taylor Creek Ranch
Taylor Creek Ranch
Upside DevelopmentUpside Development
Upside Development completed an contemporary architectural transformation in Taylor Creek Ranch. Evolving from the belief that a beautiful home is more than just a very large home, this 1940’s bungalow was meticulously redesigned to entertain its next life. It's contemporary architecture is defined by the beautiful play of wood, brick, metal and stone elements. The flow interchanges all around the house between the dark black contrast of brick pillars and the live dynamic grain of the Canadian cedar facade. The multi level roof structure and wrapping canopies create the airy gloom similar to its neighbouring ravine.
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