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House Exterior with a Hip Roof Ideas and Designs

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Tropical Exterior
Tropical Exterior
Photo of a white world-inspired bungalow house exterior in Miami with a hip roof.
Custom Residence - Metro Boston
Custom Residence - Metro Boston
Luna Design GroupLuna Design Group
Sam Gray
White traditional two floor house exterior in Boston with a hip roof.
Bayshores Drive
Bayshores Drive
Brandon Architects, Inc.Brandon Architects, Inc.
Architect: Brandon Architects Inc. Contractor/Interior Designer: Patterson Construction, Newport Beach, CA. Photos by: Jeri Keogel
This is an example of a beach style house exterior in Orange County with wood cladding and a hip roof.
Acadian Style Home with wrap-around porch in Alabama
Acadian Style Home with wrap-around porch in Alabama
Soorikian ArchitectureSoorikian Architecture
Traditional house exterior in Birmingham with wood cladding and a hip roof.
Santa Barbara Hope Ranch 3
Santa Barbara Hope Ranch 3
Andrulaitis + MixonAndrulaitis + Mixon
This existing home located in Santa Barbara's Hope Ranch, presented us the opportunity to accentuate what Santa Barbara living is about. By creating the entry and outdoor dining terrace, the client and their friends can relax and enjoy views to the ocean. Photographer: Jim Bartsch
Other Works
Other Works
Cobb ArchitectsCobb Architects
Inspiration for a gey classic two floor house exterior in Charleston with a hip roof.
Susan Newell Custom Home Builder, Inc.
Susan Newell Custom Home Builder, Inc.
Susan Newell Custom Home Builder, Inc.Susan Newell Custom Home Builder, Inc.
Combination of old world European and a variation of Contemporary style. Every opening is a set of french doors, allowing the whole home to be open to the outdoors, from all levels and all sides. Photograph by Art Russell
Chimney Corners Remodel
Chimney Corners Remodel
Webber + Studio, ArchitectsWebber + Studio, Architects
Paul Bardagjy Photography
Photo of a medium sized and white contemporary bungalow house exterior in Austin with stone cladding and a hip roof.
Glencoe Residence
Glencoe Residence
Randall ArchitectsRandall Architects
This is an example of a beige classic two floor house exterior in Chicago with stone cladding and a hip roof.
2005 showcase
2005 showcase
Witt ConstructionWitt Construction
This is an example of a traditional house exterior in New York with wood cladding and a hip roof.
Rosinante Residence
Rosinante Residence
Cole Thomas HomesCole Thomas Homes
Jesse Ramirez - Weaponize Commercial Photography & Video - This was an extensive remodel and addition project that totally transformed an existing residence into a spectacular showpiece. The eclectic blend of Mediterranean, Moroccan, Spanish, and Tuscan influences... and mixtures of rustic and more formal finishes made for a dynamic finished result. The inclusion of extensive landscaping and a modern pool topped off an amazing project.
Green Residence
Green Residence
Rill ArchitectsRill Architects
Design ideas for a traditional two floor house exterior in DC Metro with a hip roof.
Exterior Photography
Exterior Photography
Patrick BrickmanPatrick Brickman
Photography by Patrick Brickman Landscape by Charleston Landscape
Inspiration for a beige classic two floor house exterior in Charleston with a hip roof.
Ripple
Ripple
Oivanki PhotographyOivanki Photography
Photo by Oivanki Photography Builder: Rabalais Homes Architect: The Front Door Architects
This is an example of a beige classic two floor house exterior in Nashville with a hip roof.
The Bottle & The Bowl
The Bottle & The Bowl
Lubowicki ArchitectureLubowicki Architecture
The front view from the street of the existing 1894 house, with a new porch, new landscaping, and a new roof.
Design ideas for a white and small contemporary bungalow brick detached house in Denver with a hip roof and a metal roof.
Custom Built Home
Custom Built Home
Otero Signature HomesOtero Signature Homes
Large and gey rustic two floor detached house in Cleveland with stone cladding, a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Palo Alto Eichler Major Remodel
Palo Alto Eichler Major Remodel
Flegel's Construction Co., Inc.Flegel's Construction Co., Inc.
1973 Eichler home street view. The original Eichler courtyard was enclosed and roofed years before to create a large living space with a cathedral ceiling. Along with the other professionals, our work on the project brought it up to date. Bruce Damonte Photography
Stone Acorn Builders Southern Living Showcase 2012
Stone Acorn Builders Southern Living Showcase 2012
Stone Acorn BuildersStone Acorn Builders
Stone Acorn Builders presents Houston's first Southern Living Showcase in 2012.
Design ideas for a large and beige traditional two floor house exterior in Houston with wood cladding and a hip roof.
Daniel Island
Daniel Island
ArchitraveArchitrave
Inspiration for a large and brown world-inspired detached house in Charleston with wood cladding, a hip roof, three floors and a shingle roof.
Pleasant Park
Pleasant Park
Christopher Simmonds ArchitectChristopher Simmonds Architect
Design ideas for a contemporary bungalow house exterior in Ottawa with mixed cladding and a hip roof.

House Exterior with a Hip 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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