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Southview Modern Home
Southview Modern Home
UserUser
Adrian Ozimek / Ozimek Photography Architectural Designer: Fine Lines Design Builder: Day Custom Homes
Inspiration for a gey contemporary two floor house exterior in Toronto with mixed cladding and 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.
Mar Vista
Mar Vista
MORPHEUS DESIGN INCMORPHEUS DESIGN INC
Photo of a multi-coloured coastal two floor detached house in Los Angeles with mixed cladding and a flat roof.
345 Golden Beach Drive
345 Golden Beach Drive
SDH Studio Architecture and Interior DesignSDH Studio Architecture and Interior Design
Libertad Rodriguez
Inspiration for a white contemporary two floor detached house in Miami with a flat roof.
Пасхальный дом
Пасхальный дом
Карпенко ВладимирКарпенко Владимир
Inspiration for a medium sized and white contemporary two floor render detached house in Moscow with a flat roof.
The Point
The Point
Kor ArchitectsKor Architects
Photo by Ben Benschneider https://www.benschneiderphoto.com/
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.
Swatt Miers - Sausalito, CA
Swatt Miers - Sausalito, CA
Kasten BuildersKasten Builders
Photo by Cesar Rubio
Inspiration for an expansive and brown modern house exterior in San Francisco with wood cladding, three floors and a flat roof.
Modern w/ a Side of Ranch
Modern w/ a Side of Ranch
HufftHufft
This contemporary renovation makes no concession towards differentiating the old from the new. Rather than razing the entire residence an effort was made to conserve what elements could be worked with and added space where an expanded program required it. Clad with cedar, the addition contains a master suite on the first floor and two children’s rooms and playroom on the second floor. A small vegetated roof is located adjacent to the stairwell and is visible from the upper landing. Interiors throughout the house, both in new construction and in the existing renovation, were handled with great care to ensure an experience that is cohesive. Partition walls that once differentiated living, dining, and kitchen spaces, were removed and ceiling vaults expressed. A new kitchen island both defines and complements this singular space. The parti is a modern addition to a suburban midcentury ranch house. Hence, the name “Modern with Ranch.”
Sotheby Mountain house
Sotheby Mountain house
Edwards Rensen ArchitectsEdwards Rensen Architects
Tim Crocker
Design ideas for a medium sized contemporary brick and rear extension in London with a flat roof and three floors.
The Glazed Courtyard
The Glazed Courtyard
Fraher & Findlay Architects LtdFraher & Findlay Architects Ltd
Jack Hobhouse
Design ideas for a contemporary brick and rear extension in London with three floors and a flat roof.
Chavetta Residence
Chavetta Residence
AAA ArchitectureAAA Architecture
This project added a new second story to this 1940s era home in San Francisco's Glen Park neighborhood. The new addition was blended into the existing design, and is expressed as the larger rectangular volume wrapping around the top of the existing house. Photo by AAA Architecture
Villa R
Villa R
C.F. MøllerC.F. Møller
This is an example of a medium sized and black modern two floor concrete house exterior in Aarhus with a flat roof.
Dune Crest
Dune Crest
Stelle Lomont Rouhani ArchitectsStelle Lomont Rouhani Architects
Matthew Carbone
Beige nautical two floor detached house in New York with mixed cladding and a flat roof.
Cottage Life at the Lake
Cottage Life at the Lake
LIFE HOME DESIGNLIFE HOME DESIGN
Jane Cameron
Photo of a brown contemporary two floor house exterior in Toronto 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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