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House Exterior with a Mixed Material Roof Ideas and Designs

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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.
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.
eichler in marinwood
eichler in marinwood
building Lab, inc.building Lab, inc.
Eichler in Marinwood - At the larger scale of the property existed a desire to soften and deepen the engagement between the house and the street frontage. As such, the landscaping palette consists of textures chosen for subtlety and granularity. Spaces are layered by way of planting, diaphanous fencing and lighting. The interior engages the front of the house by the insertion of a floor to ceiling glazing at the dining room. Jog-in path from street to house maintains a sense of privacy and sequential unveiling of interior/private spaces. This non-atrium model is invested with the best aspects of the iconic eichler configuration without compromise to the sense of order and orientation. photo: scott hargis
Urban Oasis | Chicago Residence
Urban Oasis | Chicago Residence
Constantine D. Vasilios & Associates LtdConstantine D. Vasilios & Associates Ltd
Exterior front entrance revealing emphasis on the custom entry sequence, windows and balconies. Peter Bosy Photography.
This is an example of a large and multi-coloured traditional brick detached house in Chicago with a flat roof, a mixed material roof and three floors.
Beach House 2
Beach House 2
Porebski ArchitectsPorebski Architects
Porebski Architects, Beach House 2. A simple palette of materials and finishes, executed with finely detailed precision and requiring minimal maintenance, create the light sensibility of the structure. Operable layers of the facade generate the transparency of the house, where primary visual and physical connections are made to the surrounding natural site features. Sliding timber shutters and cavity sliding windows and doors allow spaces to open seamlessly, blurring the demarcation between inside and out. Photo: Conor Quinn
Minimalist Inspirations
Minimalist Inspirations
Prima HomesPrima Homes
Design ideas for a gey industrial two floor concrete detached house in Perth with a flat roof and a mixed material roof.
Rose Quartz house in Desert Mountain
Rose Quartz house in Desert Mountain
NewWest design studio, llcNewWest design studio, llc
The welcoming entry court, featuring porch elements and natural stone walls, frames the custom iron front door. Thompson Photographic
This is an example of a brown bungalow detached house in Phoenix with a pitched roof, a mixed material roof and mixed cladding.
Camberwell
Camberwell
Englehart Homes Pty. Ltd.Englehart Homes Pty. Ltd.
Photo of a large and gey traditional two floor detached house in Melbourne with a mixed material roof.
BOX HOUSE
BOX HOUSE
Atelier Eyster ArchitectureAtelier Eyster Architecture
Josh Lieberman
Medium sized and brown modern two floor detached house in Los Angeles with wood cladding, a flat roof and a mixed material roof.
casa_iA
casa_iA
LANDÍNEZ+REY | equipo L2G arquitectos [ eL2Gaa ]LANDÍNEZ+REY | equipo L2G arquitectos [ eL2Gaa ]
fotografía: raúl DEL VALLE
Inspiration for a medium sized and white urban detached house in Madrid with three floors, mixed cladding, a flat roof and a mixed material roof.
Mount Gold House
Mount Gold House
AO ArchitectureAO Architecture
Expansive and gey contemporary two floor detached house in Christchurch with a mixed material roof, mixed cladding and a flat roof.
NAMAS ŽALIAKALNYJE MR21, ARCHITEKTŪRA
NAMAS ŽALIAKALNYJE MR21, ARCHITEKTŪRA
X-ARCH architecture, interior, design studioX-ARCH architecture, interior, design studio
Architektūra | Architecture: X-ARCH studija (Kaunas, Lithuania) Fotografas | Photographer: Leonas Garbačauskas
This is an example of a medium sized and gey modern two floor concrete detached house in Other with a flat roof and a mixed material roof.
Minimalist Inspirations
Minimalist Inspirations
Prima HomesPrima Homes
Photo of a gey urban two floor glass detached house in Perth with a flat roof and a mixed material roof.

House Exterior with 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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