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Les Landes Farm
Les Landes Farm
CCD ArchitectsCCD Architects
Tom Warry Photography
Inspiration for a rural bungalow house exterior in Channel Islands with stone cladding and a tiled roof.
Yellow Bluff Coastal Cottages
Yellow Bluff Coastal Cottages
Barnard ArchitectsBarnard Architects
Design ideas for a yellow beach style two floor house exterior in Atlanta.
X-Line 003 | exterior
X-Line 003 | exterior
Hive Modular, LLCHive Modular, LLC
Hive Modular
Blue contemporary two floor house exterior in Minneapolis with mixed cladding.
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Crandall Residence
Crandall Residence
Charles Cunniffe Architects AspenCharles Cunniffe Architects Aspen
Crandall Residence Entry by Charles Cunniffe Architects. Photo by Aspen Architectural Photography
Design ideas for a contemporary house exterior in Denver with stone cladding.
City View Residence
City View Residence
Rhodes Architecture + LightRhodes Architecture + Light
One of the most commanding features of this rebuilt WWII era house is a glass curtain wall opening to sweeping views. Exposed structural steel allowed the exterior walls of the residence to be a remarkable 55% glass while exceeding the Washington State Energy Code. A glass skylight and window walls bisect the house to create a stair core that brings natural daylight into the interiors and serves as the spine, and light-filled soul of the house.
South Bay Residence
South Bay Residence
modern house architectsmodern house architects
Photo of a modern house exterior in San Francisco with wood cladding.
fallingcliff
fallingcliff
Jeffrey Gordon Smith Landscape ArchitectureJeffrey Gordon Smith Landscape Architecture
Design ideas for a contemporary house exterior in San Luis Obispo.
Mediterranean Exterior
Mediterranean Exterior
Design ideas for a mediterranean two floor house exterior in Phoenix.
contemporary southside duplex
contemporary southside duplex
AXIS ProductionsAXIS Productions
Photo of a medium sized and brown contemporary two floor detached house in Denver with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a mixed material roof.
Front Entrance
Front Entrance
Samuel Gordon Architects, PCSamuel Gordon Architects, PC
Blue coastal detached house in New York with wood cladding, a shingle roof and a lean-to roof.
Fingal Kiss
Fingal Kiss
Jonathan Dade Photo VideoJonathan Dade Photo Video
This is an example of a brown contemporary two floor detached house in Melbourne with mixed cladding and a flat roof.
SOLEIL
SOLEIL
Jim VaughanJim Vaughan
Bedrooms: 5–6 , 2nd Floor Master Baths: 5–6 Half Baths: 1 Dining Rooms: 1 Living Rooms: 1 Studies: 1 Square Feet: 4627 Garages: 2 Stories: 2 Features: Two-story family room, En Suite, Open floor plan, Two-story foyer, Walk-in pantry
Val Des Monts
Val Des Monts
Christopher Simmonds ArchitectChristopher Simmonds Architect
A family cottage in the Gatineau hills infused with Canadiana shifts its way over the edge of a cliff to command views of the adjacent lake. The retreat is gently embedded in the Canadian Shield; the sleeping quarters firmly set in the rock while the cantilevered family room dramatically emerges from this stone base. The modest entry visible from the road leads to an orchestrated, tranquil path entering from the forest-side of the house and moving through the space as it opens up onto the lakeside. The house illustrates a warm approach to modernism; white oak boards wrap from wall to floor enhancing the elongated shape of the house and slabs of silver maple create the bathroom vanity. On the exterior, the main volume is wrapped with open-joint eastern white cedar while the stairwell is encased in steel; both are left unfinished to age with the elements. On the lower level, the dormitory style sleeping quarters are again embedded into the rock. Access to the exterior is provided by a walkout from the lower level recreation room, allowing the family to easily explore nature. Natural cooling is provided by cool air rising from the lake, passing in through the lakeside openings and out through the clerestory windows on the forest elevation. The expanse of windows engages the ephemeral foliage from the treetops to the forest floor. The softness and shadows of the filtered forest light fosters an intimate relationship between the exterior and the interior.
High Street - Denver
High Street - Denver
Root Architecture and Development, LLCRoot Architecture and Development, LLC
The modern, high-end, Denver duplex was designed to minimize the risk from a 100 year flood. Built six feet above the ground, the home features steel framing, 2,015 square feet, stucco and wood siding.
Alemanys 5
Alemanys 5
Anna NogueraAnna Noguera
This is an example of a beige and large rustic house exterior in Barcelona with three floors, stone cladding and a flat roof.
Wandsworth Common
Wandsworth Common
Ensoul LtdEnsoul Ltd
Work involved creating a new under garden basement with glass rooflights shown here. Glass cube covers the staircase to the basement and frameless bi-folding glass doors open up the house and create a complete outdoor indoor living space within.
Sanierung eines alten Fachwerk-Katen an der Ostee mit Anbau
Sanierung eines alten Fachwerk-Katen an der Ostee mit Anbau
Möhring ArchitektenMöhring Architekten
Architekt: Möhring Architekten, Berlin und Born a.Darß Fotograf: Stefan Melchior, Berlin
This is an example of a white and medium sized classic bungalow brick house exterior in Berlin with a pitched roof.
Old Telephone Exchange
Old Telephone Exchange
Stephen Turvil ArchitectsStephen Turvil Architects
Inspiration for a black traditional two floor house exterior in London with wood cladding.
Residence 1414
Residence 1414
UserUser
Miro - Rivera Architects
Inspiration for a white classic two floor house exterior in Austin.

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 Porpoise Residence
Cape Porpoise Residence
Bowley BuildersBowley Builders
Irvin Serrano
This is an example of a white beach style two floor house exterior in Portland Maine with wood cladding and a mansard roof.
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