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House Exterior with Three Floors and a Green Roof Ideas and Designs

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Lawless Rereat
Lawless Rereat
Searl Lamaster Howe ArchitectsSearl Lamaster Howe Architects
The site's privacy permitted the use of extensive glass. Overhangs were calibrated to minimize summer heat gain.
Inspiration for a medium sized and black rustic detached house in Chicago with three floors, concrete fibreboard cladding, a flat roof and a green roof.
Casa 1404_EG. Fachada calle
Casa 1404_EG. Fachada calle
Albert Brito ArquitecturaAlbert Brito Arquitectura
Vivienda unifamiliar entre medianeras en Badalona.
Medium sized and gey industrial concrete detached house in Barcelona with three floors, a flat roof and a green roof.
Residence On The Hill
Residence On The Hill
Narofsky Architecture + ways2designNarofsky Architecture + ways2design
The site for this waterfront residence is located on the Great Neck Peninsula, facing west to views of NYC and the borough bridges. When purchased, there existed a 50-year-old house and pool structurally condemned which required immediate removal. Once the site was cleared, a year was devoted to stabilizing the seawall and hill to accommodate the newly proposed home. The lot size, shape and relationship to an easement access road, overlaid with strict zoning regulations was a key factor in the organization of the client’s program elements. The arc contour of the easement road and required setback informed the front facade shape, which was designed as a privacy screen, as adjacent homes are in close proximity. Due to strict height requirements the house from the street appears to be one story and then steps down the hill allowing for three fully occupiable floors. The local jurisdiction also granted special approval accepting the design of the garage, within the front set back, as its roof is level with the roadbed and fully landscaped. A path accesses a hidden door to the bedroom level of the house. The garage is accessed through a semicircular driveway that leads to a depressed entry courtyard, offering privacy to the main entrance. The configuration of the home is a U-shape surrounding a rear courtyard. This shape, along with suspended pods assures water views to all occupants while not compromising privacy from the adjacent homes. The house is constructed on a steel frame, clad with fiber cement, resin panels and an aluminum curtain wall system. All roofs are accessible as either decks or landscaped garden areas. The lower level accesses decks, an outdoor kitchen, and pool area which are perched on the edge of the upper retaining wall.
Fachada principal
Fachada principal
Alejandro Ortiz ARQUITECTOAlejandro Ortiz ARQUITECTO
En la entrada de la casa la fachada blanca de dos plantas se humaniza adelantando el hall de entrada y una marquesina de protección combinando el hormigón visto de aspecto rústico y la madera. Jardín de entrada: Juliana Castro. Fotografía: Ilê Sartuzi & Lara Girardi.
Solar Faber
Solar Faber
Hays + Ewing Design StudioHays + Ewing Design Studio
Design ideas for a medium sized and gey modern detached house in Other with three floors, mixed cladding, a hip roof and a green roof.
Tilt-Shift House
Tilt-Shift House
ANX / Aaron Neubert ArchitectsANX / Aaron Neubert Architects
Brian Thomas Jones, Alex Zarour
Design ideas for a medium sized and black contemporary detached house in Los Angeles with three floors, concrete fibreboard cladding, a flat roof and a green roof.
Green Roof, Copper House
Green Roof, Copper House
BBA (Butcher Bayley Architects)BBA (Butcher Bayley Architects)
Photo credit: Matthew Smith ( http://www.msap.co.uk)
Photo of a medium sized and green contemporary terraced house in Cambridgeshire with three floors, metal cladding, a flat roof and a green roof.
Residenz SQ
Residenz SQ
Peter Stasek ArchitectsPeter Stasek Architects
Medium sized and gey contemporary concrete flat in Frankfurt with three floors, a flat roof and a green roof.
Luxuriöses Doppelhaus mit viel Platz für die ganze Familie
Luxuriöses Doppelhaus mit viel Platz für die ganze Familie
KEIL FRIEDRICH KINBERGER PART MBBKEIL FRIEDRICH KINBERGER PART MBB
Expansive and gey modern semi-detached house in Munich with three floors, concrete fibreboard cladding, a flat roof and a green roof.
Südansicht
Südansicht
Studio FMStudio FM
Nina Baisch www.ninabaisch.de
Design ideas for a large and beige contemporary render detached house in Stuttgart with a flat roof, a green roof and three floors.
Genesee Park House
Genesee Park House
First LampFirst Lamp
zero net energy house in Seattle with large solar array on the roof
Inspiration for a medium sized and white contemporary detached house in Seattle with three floors, wood cladding, a flat roof and a green roof.
Osprey Landing
Osprey Landing
Josh Wynne ConstructionJosh Wynne Construction
Ryan Gamma
Large and white modern detached house in Tampa with three floors, mixed cladding, a flat roof and a green roof.
Walnut Woods Residence
Walnut Woods Residence
John Senhauser ArchitectsJohn Senhauser Architects
Taking its cues from both persona and place, this residence seeks to reconcile a difficult, walnut-wooded site with the late client’s desire to live in a log home in the woods. The residence was conceived as a 24 ft x 150 ft linear bar rising into the trees from northwest to southeast. Positioned according to subdivision covenants, the structure bridges 40 ft across an existing intermittent creek, thereby preserving the natural drainage patterns and habitat. The residence’s long and narrow massing allowed many of the trees to remain, enabling the client to live in a wooded environment. A requested pool “grotto” and porte cochere complete the site interventions. The structure’s section rises successively up a cascading stair to culminate in a glass-enclosed meditative space (known lovingly as the “bird feeder”), providing access to the grass roof via an exterior stair. The walnut trees, cleared from the site during construction, were locally milled and returned to the residence as hardwood flooring. Photo Credit: Eric Williams (Sophisticated Living magazine)
Bailer Hill
Bailer Hill
Prentiss Balance Wickline ArchitectsPrentiss Balance Wickline Architects
Eirik Johnson
Medium sized and brown contemporary detached house in Seattle with three floors, wood cladding, a flat roof and a green roof.
Bailer Hill
Bailer Hill
Prentiss Balance Wickline ArchitectsPrentiss Balance Wickline Architects
Eirik Johnson
Inspiration for a medium sized and brown contemporary detached house in Seattle with three floors, wood cladding, a flat roof and a green roof.
Mehrfamilienhäuser | Stuttgart | 01
Mehrfamilienhäuser | Stuttgart | 01
Loweg Architekten und Stadtplaner PartGmbBLoweg Architekten und Stadtplaner PartGmbB
© Copyright Loweg Architekten
Inspiration for a large and white contemporary render house exterior in Stuttgart with three floors, a flat roof and a green roof.
Westlight House
Westlight House
McClellan | TelloneMcClellan | Tellone
Benjamin Benschneider
Design ideas for a large and multi-coloured contemporary detached house in Seattle with wood cladding, three floors, a flat roof and a green roof.
Venice Beach Boxes
Venice Beach Boxes
R&D architectsR&D architects
Benny Chan
Inspiration for a medium sized and gey modern terraced house in Los Angeles with three floors, concrete fibreboard cladding, a flat roof and a green roof.
Solar Faber
Solar Faber
Hays + Ewing Design StudioHays + Ewing Design Studio
This is an example of a medium sized and gey modern detached house in Other with three floors, mixed cladding, a hip roof and a green roof.
Upper East Side Townhouse
Upper East Side Townhouse
Michael K Chen ArchitectureMichael K Chen Architecture
The garden facade is glazed terra cotta and aluminum, and features a vertical garden. The upper terrace leads directly to the kitchen, and the garden is planted with shade loving ferns, mosses, and sedge grasses. The roof terrace at top extends across the entire building. Winner of both the Residential Architecture award and the R&D Award from Architect Magazine, the journal of the AIA. Photo by Alan Tansey. Architecture and Interior Design by MKCA.

House Exterior with Three Floors and a Green 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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