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House Exterior with Three Floors Ideas and Designs

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A House Near the Sound
A House Near the Sound
Devore AssociatesDevore Associates
Grass treads with fieldstone risers leading to terraces.
Photo of a beige classic house exterior in New York with three floors.
Inverness
Inverness
Neiman Taber ArchitectsNeiman Taber Architects
Design ideas for a contemporary house exterior in Seattle with three floors and a lean-to roof.
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.
Plan #011D-0035
Plan #011D-0035
House Plans and MoreHouse Plans and More
Photo courtesy of Alan Mascord Design Associates and can be found on houseplansandmore.com
Inspiration for a large and green classic house exterior in St Louis with three floors and wood cladding.
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.
David Vandervort Architects AIA
David Vandervort Architects AIA
Vandervort ArchitectsVandervort Architects
Medium sized and brown modern house exterior in Seattle with wood cladding and three floors.
Haddonfield Project
Haddonfield Project
Studio McGeeStudio McGee
Shop the Look, See the Photo Tour here: https://www.studio-mcgee.com/studioblog/2016/12/2/c68g4qklomkwwjdx0510lb48vkbrcv?rq=Haddonfield
Piseco Lake Residence- Exterior
Piseco Lake Residence- Exterior
Phinney Design GroupPhinney Design Group
Elizabeth Haynes
This is an example of a large and brown rustic detached house in Boston with three floors, wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Lake Norman Cottage
Lake Norman Cottage
Mcclure Nicholson Montgomery ArchitectsMcclure Nicholson Montgomery Architects
Photo of a brown rustic detached house in Charlotte with three floors, wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
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.
LLI Design
LLI Design
1samlee1samlee
Design ideas for a modern house exterior in London with three floors.
Lakefront Residence
Lakefront Residence
Moore Architects, PCMoore Architects, PC
Hoachlander Davis Photography
This is an example of a gey contemporary flat in DC Metro with three floors.
Victorian House S. East London
Victorian House S. East London
Alison Hammond PhotographyAlison Hammond Photography
Photo of a victorian brick and rear extension in London with three floors.
Eco-conscious Contemporary - Northbrook, IL
Eco-conscious Contemporary - Northbrook, IL
Scott Simpson Design + BuildScott Simpson Design + Build
Photography: Van Inwegen Digital Arts
Photo of a gey traditional detached house in Chicago with three floors, wood cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.
Exterior
Exterior
THINK Architecture, Inc.THINK Architecture, Inc.
This is an example of an expansive and beige traditional brick detached house in Salt Lake City with three floors, a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Colonial Touch
Colonial Touch
Jan Gleysteen Architects, IncJan Gleysteen Architects, Inc
Photography by Richard Mandelkorn
Photo of a traditional house exterior in Boston with three floors.
Warm Modern in Noe Valley-Exterior
Warm Modern in Noe Valley-Exterior
Mark Brand ArchitectureMark Brand Architecture
Mid-Century Modernism inspired our design for this new house in Noe Valley. The exterior is distinguished by cubic massing, well proportioned forms and use of contrasting but harmonious natural materials. These include clear cedar, stone, aluminum, colored stucco, glass railings, slate and painted wood. At the rear yard, stepped terraces provide scenic views of downtown and the Bay Bridge. Large sunken courts allow generous natural light to reach the below grade guest bedroom and office behind the first floor garage. The upper floors bedrooms and baths are flooded with natural light from carefully arranged windows that open the house to panoramic views. A mostly open plan with 10 foot ceilings and an open stairwell combine with metal railings, dropped ceilings, fin walls, a stone fireplace, stone counters and teak floors to create a unified interior.
The Wave House
The Wave House
KBC DevelopmentsKBC Developments
Photo of a contemporary house exterior in Vancouver with three floors.
Porches, Patios & Decks
Porches, Patios & Decks
De Biasse & Seminara Architects, PCDe Biasse & Seminara Architects, PC
Inspiration for a gey classic house exterior in New York with three floors.

House Exterior with Three Floors 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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