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House Exterior with a Flat Roof and a Mixed Material Roof Ideas and Designs

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Kansa Ave Residence
Kansa Ave Residence
AAHA StudioAAHA Studio
Entry Deck at Custom Residence
Inspiration for a medium sized and white contemporary two floor detached house in Los Angeles with wood cladding, a flat roof and a mixed material roof.
Canyon Heights
Canyon Heights
AFT ConstructionAFT Construction
Outdoor living space with amazing views
Photo of a large and gey modern bungalow render detached house in Phoenix with a flat roof, a mixed material roof and a black roof.
Corner Courtyard Residence
Corner Courtyard Residence
Wiedemann Architects LLCWiedemann Architects LLC
Photo of a medium sized and gey contemporary two floor render detached house in DC Metro with a flat roof and a mixed material roof.
"Container" House
"Container" House
Coates Design Architecture + InteriorsCoates Design Architecture + Interiors
Container House exterior
Medium sized and brown urban two floor detached house in Seattle with metal cladding, a flat roof and a mixed material roof.
40 French Creek
40 French Creek
DRACODRACO
This is an example of a medium sized and brown contemporary bungalow detached house in San Francisco with wood cladding, a flat roof and a mixed material roof.
Warm Contemporary
Warm Contemporary
About Space StudiosAbout Space Studios
Photo Credit: Nicole Leone
Design ideas for a multi-coloured contemporary detached house in Los Angeles with three floors, stone cladding, a flat roof and a mixed material roof.
Earthy Modern
Earthy Modern
Noel Cross+ArchitectsNoel Cross+Architects
Who says green and sustainable design has to look like it? Designed to emulate the owner’s favorite country club, this fine estate home blends in with the natural surroundings of it’s hillside perch, and is so intoxicatingly beautiful, one hardly notices its numerous energy saving and green features. Durable, natural and handsome materials such as stained cedar trim, natural stone veneer, and integral color plaster are combined with strong horizontal roof lines that emphasize the expansive nature of the site and capture the “bigness” of the view. Large expanses of glass punctuated with a natural rhythm of exposed beams and stone columns that frame the spectacular views of the Santa Clara Valley and the Los Gatos Hills. A shady outdoor loggia and cozy outdoor fire pit create the perfect environment for relaxed Saturday afternoon barbecues and glitzy evening dinner parties alike. A glass “wall of wine” creates an elegant backdrop for the dining room table, the warm stained wood interior details make the home both comfortable and dramatic. The project’s energy saving features include: - a 5 kW roof mounted grid-tied PV solar array pays for most of the electrical needs, and sends power to the grid in summer 6 year payback! - all native and drought-tolerant landscaping reduce irrigation needs - passive solar design that reduces heat gain in summer and allows for passive heating in winter - passive flow through ventilation provides natural night cooling, taking advantage of cooling summer breezes - natural day-lighting decreases need for interior lighting - fly ash concrete for all foundations - dual glazed low e high performance windows and doors Design Team: Noel Cross+Architects - Architect Christopher Yates Landscape Architecture Joanie Wick – Interior Design Vita Pehar - Lighting Design Conrado Co. – General Contractor Marion Brenner – Photography
niguel west mid-century modern
niguel west mid-century modern
Moss Yaw Design studioMoss Yaw Design studio
a board-formed concrete wall accentuated by minimalist landscaping adds architectural interest, while providing for privacy at the exterior entry stair
New Orleans Garden District Home
New Orleans Garden District Home
Maureen Stevens DesignMaureen Stevens Design
New Orleans Garden District Home
Design ideas for a large and white eclectic two floor detached house in New Orleans with vinyl cladding, a flat roof and a mixed material roof.
BeachHaus
BeachHaus
Josh Wynne ConstructionJosh Wynne Construction
BeachHaus is built on a previously developed site on Siesta Key. It sits directly on the bay but has Gulf views from the upper floor and roof deck. The client loved the old Florida cracker beach houses that are harder and harder to find these days. They loved the exposed roof joists, ship lap ceilings, light colored surfaces and inviting and durable materials. Given the risk of hurricanes, building those homes in these areas is not only disingenuous it is impossible. Instead, we focused on building the new era of beach houses; fully elevated to comfy with FEMA requirements, exposed concrete beams, long eaves to shade windows, coralina stone cladding, ship lap ceilings, and white oak and terrazzo flooring. The home is Net Zero Energy with a HERS index of -25 making it one of the most energy efficient homes in the US. It is also certified NGBS Emerald. Photos by Ryan Gamma Photography
The Cube House
The Cube House
Canvas HomesCanvas Homes
Photography by Luke Potter
Large contemporary detached house in Vancouver with three floors, mixed cladding, a flat roof and a mixed material roof.
Mississippi ModernE
Mississippi ModernE
Werschay HomesWerschay Homes
Lynnette Bauer - 360REI
Design ideas for a large and brown contemporary two floor detached house in Minneapolis with wood cladding, a flat roof and a mixed material roof.
Copperwood in Princeton
Copperwood in Princeton
Studio HillierStudio Hillier
This is an example of a medium sized and gey modern flat in Philadelphia with four floors, concrete fibreboard cladding, a flat roof, a mixed material roof and a grey roof.
Winn Wittman Architecture
Winn Wittman Architecture
Winn Wittman Architecture A.I.A.Winn Wittman Architecture A.I.A.
Design ideas for a large and gey contemporary two floor detached house in Austin with stone cladding, a flat roof and a mixed material roof.
Eola Parade of Homes
Eola Parade of Homes
Blue Daze DesignsBlue Daze Designs
Eola Parade of Homes
Photo of a medium sized and beige contemporary two floor render detached house in Orlando with a flat roof and a mixed material roof.
Maison JLG
Maison JLG
Leslie Cunningham Architecte DPLGLeslie Cunningham Architecte DPLG
la maison dans son ensemble côté jardin principal avec sa piscine et son pool-housse
White and large modern two floor house exterior in Other with a flat roof and a mixed material roof.
Lean On Me House
Lean On Me House
North Arrow StudioNorth Arrow Studio
Lean On Me House looks over the Barton Creek Habitat Preserve
This is an example of a modern two floor detached house in Austin with wood cladding, a flat roof and a mixed material roof.
Wildwood
Wildwood
Giulietti Schouten Weber ArchitectsGiulietti Schouten Weber Architects
This is an example of a white contemporary two floor detached house in Portland with wood cladding, a flat roof and a mixed material roof.
Modern Luxury
Modern Luxury
David Small DesignsDavid Small Designs
Inspiration for a large and multi-coloured contemporary two floor detached house in Toronto with mixed cladding, a flat roof and a mixed material roof.
Rénovation & Extension d'une maison de Famille
Rénovation & Extension d'une maison de Famille
LE DREIN COURGEONLE DREIN COURGEON
Création &Conception : Architecte Stéphane Robinson (78640 Neauphle le Château) / Photographe Arnaud Hebert (28000 Chartres) / Réalisation : Le Drein Courgeon (28200 Marboué)

House Exterior with a Flat Roof and a Mixed Material 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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