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Industrial House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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Eco Outdoor USAEco Outdoor USA
Architecture: Justin Humphrey Architect Photography: Andy Macpherson
Brown urban bungalow detached house with mixed cladding and a flat roof.
Roto-o-rangi House
Roto-o-rangi House
PAUA Architects LtdPAUA Architects Ltd
Photo of a large and gey industrial bungalow brick detached house in Hamilton with a flat roof.
Westside Station
Westside Station
Brock BuiltBrock Built
Photo of a red urban brick terraced house in Atlanta with three floors and a flat roof.
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Elbow Drive Contemporary 2 Storey
Elbow Drive Contemporary 2 Storey
McDowell & AssociatesMcDowell & Associates
Design ideas for a brown urban two floor brick detached house in Calgary with a flat roof.
Worthington Dr. House
Worthington Dr. House
Lanefab Design/BuildLanefab Design/Build
photo: Colin Perry
This is an example of a gey and medium sized industrial two floor detached house in Vancouver with metal cladding, a lean-to roof and a metal roof.
Modern Remodel and Addition
Modern Remodel and Addition
FIRM817FIRM817
A "Moderne" duplex was combined, converted and added to for a modern house and studio.
Design ideas for an industrial house exterior in Dallas with metal cladding.
Randy Brown Architects
Randy Brown Architects
Randy BrownRandy Brown
exterior of laboratory house - kitchen, dining room, living space
Inspiration for an industrial two floor house exterior in Omaha.
My Houzz: Urban Tower
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Andrew Snow PhotographyAndrew Snow Photography
Photo: Andrew Snow © 2013 Houzz
Inspiration for a gey urban flat in Toronto with three floors and a flat roof.
Claremont House
Claremont House
Holbert and Associates ArchitectsHolbert and Associates Architects
Front elevation, Leslie Schwartz Photography
Photo of a red industrial two floor brick terraced house in Chicago with a flat roof.
Monitor Street, Brooklyn
Monitor Street, Brooklyn
Rad Design & ArchitectureRad Design & Architecture
Inspiration for a red urban brick detached house in New York with three floors and a flat roof.
Cornelia Tiny House
Cornelia Tiny House
New Frontier Tiny HomesNew Frontier Tiny Homes
StudioBell
Inspiration for a gey urban bungalow house exterior in Nashville with metal cladding and a flat roof.
Mercer Island Rear
Mercer Island Rear
Jim Burton ArchitectsJim Burton Architects
photo credit: Art Grice
Inspiration for an industrial house exterior in Seattle with metal cladding.
1 Wren Residence
1 Wren Residence
Chris Pardo Design - Elemental ArchitectureChris Pardo Design - Elemental Architecture
Photos by Steven Begleiter
Industrial house exterior in Seattle with metal cladding and a flat roof.
Garden Loft
Garden Loft
Sullivan Building & Design GroupSullivan Building & Design Group
Modern Loft designed and built by Sullivan Building & Design Group. Outdoor shower made from sustainable South American hardwood. Photo credit: Kathleen Connally
Anderson Pavilion
Anderson Pavilion
miller designmiller design
Mark Peters Photo
Design ideas for an urban house exterior in Sacramento.
Modern Luxury
Modern Luxury
William Blake HomesWilliam Blake Homes
Inspiration for a gey industrial bungalow detached house in Calgary with a flat roof.
Blair Barn House
Blair Barn House
UserUser
Modern countryside living! You wouldn’t think this awesome home would be located in a rural setting in Blair Wisconsin!
Design ideas for an urban house exterior in Other with wood cladding and a flat roof.
Beck House
Beck House
Graham Baba ArchitectsGraham Baba Architects
Benjamin Benschneider
This is an example of a red urban brick house exterior in Seattle with a flat roof.
Ada Cascade Ranch Remodel
Ada Cascade Ranch Remodel
r.o.i. Designr.o.i. Design
r.o.i. Design
Inspiration for a medium sized and black urban bungalow detached house in Grand Rapids with a flat roof.

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.
Vogel
Vogel
Kearns, McGinnis and Vandenberg, Inc.Kearns, McGinnis and Vandenberg, Inc.
This is an example of an urban two floor house exterior in Other with metal cladding and a flat roof.
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