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Camelback Mountain Glass House
Camelback Mountain Glass House
Stonecreek Building Company, Inc.Stonecreek Building Company, Inc.
Bill Timmerman
Gey contemporary two floor detached house in Phoenix with a flat roof.
Double Bay residence II
Double Bay residence II
Horizon - Residential & Commercial BuildersHorizon - Residential & Commercial Builders
Design by SAOTA Architects in Association TKD Architects Engineers Acor Consultants
Multi-coloured contemporary two floor concrete detached house in Sydney with a flat roof.
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.
Doppelvilla
Doppelvilla
AKS Architekturbüro Klose + SticherAKS Architekturbüro Klose + Sticher
Diese Doppelvilla wurde im Bauhausstil in Oberursel errichtet. Klare Linien und Formen bestimmen das Haus ebenso, wie ein lebendiges Spiel mit offenen und geschlossenen Fassadenflächen. Terrassen orientieren sich nach drei Besonnungsrichtungen: Frühstücksterrasse, Dachterrasse mit Blick nach Süden und Abendterrasse. Beide Häuser zeichnen sich durch lichtdurchflutete großzügige Räume und geringen Verkehrsflächenanteil aus. Äußerlich fast identisch, geht der Entwurf jedoch im Inneren mit individuell gestalteten Grundrissen auf die Bedürfnisse und Wünsche der Bauherren ein.
Thermal Steel - Coastal Contemporary
Thermal Steel - Coastal Contemporary
Arcadia CustomArcadia Custom
Inspiration for a brown contemporary two floor detached house in Phoenix with mixed cladding and a flat roof.
Residential Projects
Residential Projects
McWilliams Burgener ArchitectureMcWilliams Burgener Architecture
This is an example of a white traditional house exterior in Chicago with three floors, stone cladding and a flat roof.
Trevellyan
Trevellyan
UserUser
This is an example of a white contemporary two floor detached house in Sydney with mixed cladding and a flat roof.
Midcentury Makeover
Midcentury Makeover
EdgeWork Design BuildEdgeWork Design Build
Exterior rear of house.
Photo of a medium sized and gey contemporary two floor detached house in Minneapolis with vinyl cladding, a flat roof and a shingle roof.
Manhattan Beach 30th Street Contemporary
Manhattan Beach 30th Street Contemporary
Eden LA Furniture and InteriorsEden LA Furniture and Interiors
Modern living with ocean breezes __ This is another development project EdenLA assisted the client to finish quickly and for top dollar. The fun challenge of more contemporary spaces is how to make them warm and inviting while still maintaining the overall masculine appeal of their architecture. Water features, playful custom abstract art, unique furniture layouts, and warm stone and cabinetry decisions all helped to achieve that in this space. Beach Life Construction implemented the architect's indoor-outdoor flow on the top floor beautifully as well. __ Kim Pritchard Photography
Bespoke Oasis - Hampton
Bespoke Oasis - Hampton
White Pebble InteriorsWhite Pebble Interiors
Inspiration for a gey contemporary two floor detached house in Melbourne with a flat roof.
Winifred Crescent House - Toorak, Melbourne
Winifred Crescent House - Toorak, Melbourne
Robert Harwood ArchitectRobert Harwood Architect
Front of house vegetable garden. Photographer: Thomas Dalhoff Architec: Robert Harwood
Design ideas for a gey and large contemporary detached house in Melbourne with mixed cladding, a flat roof, three floors and a metal roof.
Deakin House
Deakin House
Thursday ArchitectureThursday Architecture
Design ideas for a gey modern two floor detached house in Canberra - Queanbeyan with metal cladding, a flat roof and a mixed material roof.
Contemporary Custom Home
Contemporary Custom Home
Lochwood-Lozier Custom HomesLochwood-Lozier Custom Homes
This is an example of a large and multi-coloured contemporary two floor detached house in Seattle with mixed cladding, a flat roof and a metal roof.
Anbau an ein Mehrfamilienhaus in DüsseldorfDachterrasse
Anbau an ein Mehrfamilienhaus in DüsseldorfDachterrasse
LückerBeckmannArchitektenLückerBeckmannArchitekten
Photo of a gey and medium sized contemporary house exterior in Dusseldorf with three floors, wood cladding and a flat roof.
opEnd house - Einfamilienhaus in Lorsch
opEnd house - Einfamilienhaus in Lorsch
HELWIG HAUS + RAUM Planungs GmbHHELWIG HAUS + RAUM Planungs GmbH
Kristof Lemp
Design ideas for a white and medium sized contemporary two floor glass house exterior in Frankfurt with a flat roof.
Corliss Residence
Corliss Residence
Chris Pardo Design - Elemental ArchitectureChris Pardo Design - Elemental Architecture
Dale Tu
This is an example of a large and gey contemporary house exterior in Seattle with three floors, mixed cladding and a flat roof.
camino de oeste residence
camino de oeste residence
repp + mclain design and constructionrepp + mclain design and construction
Liam Frederick
Photo of a large modern bungalow glass house exterior in Phoenix with a flat roof.
Silverleaf Home 10
Silverleaf Home 10
Sonora West Development, Inc.Sonora West Development, Inc.
Christopher Vialpando, http://chrisvialpando.com
This is an example of a medium sized and beige bungalow clay detached house in Phoenix with a flat roof.
Laurel Way Beverly Hills luxury modern home exterior design
Laurel Way Beverly Hills luxury modern home exterior design
Whipple Russell ArchitectsWhipple Russell Architects
Laurel Way Beverly Hills luxury modern home exterior design. Photo by William MacCollum.
Design ideas for an expansive and multi-coloured contemporary front detached house in Los Angeles with mixed cladding, three floors and a flat roof.
Madison Park Mid-Century Modern
Madison Park Mid-Century Modern
Darren Patt ConstructionDarren Patt Construction
Inspiration for an expansive and gey retro two floor detached house in Seattle with mixed cladding and a flat roof.

House Exterior with a Flat Roof 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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