Industrial House Exterior Ideas and Designs

Mazama Meadow Residence, Firewise Design. Mazama WA

Dan Nelson, Designs Northwest Architects

Photography by Lucas Henning.
Medium sized and brown industrial bungalow detached house in Seattle with metal cladding, a lean-to roof and a metal roof.

Delz Warehouse

CONTENT Architecture

This project encompasses the renovation of two aging metal warehouses located on an acre just North of the 610 loop. The larger warehouse, previously an auto body shop, measures 6000 square feet and will contain a residence, art studio, and garage. A light well puncturing the middle of the main residence brightens the core of the deep building. The over-sized roof opening washes light down three masonry walls that define the light well and divide the public and private realms of the residence. The interior of the light well is conceived as a serene place of reflection while providing ample natural light into the Master Bedroom. Large windows infill the previous garage door openings and are shaded by a generous steel canopy as well as a new evergreen tree court to the west. Adjacent, a 1200 sf building is reconfigured for a guest or visiting artist residence and studio with a shared outdoor patio for entertaining. Photo by Peter Molick, Art by Karin Broker

European Modern Home in Naperville

Hellyer Custom Builders

Kathleen Virginia Photography'
Industrial house exterior in Chicago.

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Veranda on a Roof

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Design ideas for an industrial house exterior in Pune.

Annexe in metal sheets

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Brahl
Urban house exterior in Copenhagen.

Wymondley Road, Hitchin

JW Bespoke Architecture and Interior Design

Inspiration for an urban house exterior in Hertfordshire.

Pinnacle Star Residence

Constructive Solutions, Inc.

Inspiration for an urban house exterior in Other.

Timber Frame Car Barn

Green Mountain Timber Frames

Photo of an industrial house exterior in Philadelphia.

Southgate, North London Extension and Renovation

MODEL Projects Ltd

Photo of an industrial house exterior in London.

Clinton Hill Townhouse Exterior

Murdock Solon Architects

Landmark Brooklyn Townhouse Exterior
Inspiration for a large and brown urban terraced house in New York with three floors.

Our Work

Architectural Farm

Ste Murray
Photo of an urban house exterior in Dublin.

Alley Entrance

Bennett Frank McCarthy Architects, Inc.

Bennett Frank McCarthy Architects, Inc.
Design ideas for an industrial two floor house exterior in DC Metro with a flat roof.

House Exterior

Blu Water Homes

Inspiration for a large and red industrial two floor brick detached house in Seattle with a lean-to roof, a black roof and a metal roof.

Montana Modern

James McNeal Architecture and Design

Built into the hillside, this industrial ranch sprawls across the site, taking advantage of views of the landscape. A metal structure ties together multiple ranch buildings with a modern, sleek interior that serves as a gallery for the owners collected works of art. A welcoming, airy bridge is located at the main entrance, and spans a unique water feature flowing beneath into a private trout pond below, where the owner can fly fish directly from the man-cave!

Q Hut

Coughlin Architecture

Exterior Front Facade Jenny Gorman
Inspiration for a medium sized and brown urban two floor detached house in New York with metal cladding and a metal roof.

House 1

H2D Architecture + Design

This custom designed corten steel firepit was created out of the off-cuts from the custom built corten steel planters at the pool deck area at this midcentury home. The planters and firepit are custom designed by architect, Heidi Helgeson and built by DesignForgeFab. Design: Heidi Helgeson, H2D Architecture + Design

Réhabilitation d’un entrepôt viticole et création de bureaux

LA - Vânia Leandro Architecte

Industrial house exterior in Strasbourg.

Jack

S. Group

If quality is a necessity, comfort impresses and style excites you, then JACK offers the epitome of modern luxury living. The combination of singularly skilled architects, contemporary interior designers and quality builders will come together to create this elegant collection of superior inner city townhouses.

Jack

S. Group

Industrial House Exterior 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 industrial 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 industrial 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 industrial 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 an industrial 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 industrial exterior architecture choices for your house designs.

South Calgary - Industrial Brownstone

Andison Residential Design

Medium sized and red urban brick terraced house in Calgary with three floors, a metal roof, a black roof and board and batten cladding.

United Kingdom

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