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Double Bay residence II
Double Bay residence II
Horizon - Residential & Commercial BuildersHorizon - Residential & Commercial Builders
Design by SAOTA Architects in Association TKD Architects Engineers Acor Consultants
Multi-coloured contemporary two floor concrete detached house in Sydney with a flat roof.
Kew House 3
Kew House 3
Vibe Design GroupVibe Design Group
Design by Vibe Design Group Photography by Robert Hamer
Design ideas for a medium sized and brown contemporary two floor house exterior in Melbourne with wood cladding and a flat roof.
Project | Cove House
Project | Cove House
Eco Outdoor USAEco Outdoor USA
Architecture: Justin Humphrey Architect Photography: Andy Macpherson
Brown urban bungalow detached house with mixed cladding and a flat roof.
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Hua Guan
Hua Guan
Vertical GreenVertical Green
This is an example of a gey contemporary detached house in Singapore with three floors and a flat roof.
Display - Rochedale
Display - Rochedale
KalkaKalka
Cathy Scusler
Photo of a white contemporary two floor detached house in Brisbane with mixed cladding and a flat roof.
Cottesloe Residence
Cottesloe Residence
Altereco DesignAltereco Design
Tara Pearce
Contemporary two floor house exterior in Geelong with a flat roof.
57 Tivoli Road, South Yarra
57 Tivoli Road, South Yarra
B.E ArchitectureB.E Architecture
Peter Clarke
Large and gey contemporary two floor house exterior in Melbourne with stone cladding and a flat roof.
House in Cabarita
House in Cabarita
Zouk ArchitectsZouk Architects
Photo of a large and gey contemporary two floor house exterior in Sydney with mixed cladding and a flat roof.
House Clovelly, Ocean St
House Clovelly, Ocean St
tessellate architecture and designtessellate architecture and design
House Clovelly is a High end house overlooking the ocean in Sydney. It was designed to be partially manufactured in a factory and assembled on site. This achieved massive cost and time savings and a high quality finish. By tessellate a+d Sharrin Rees Photography
Lucerne
Lucerne
Daniel Marshall ArchitectDaniel Marshall Architect
Emily Andrews
This is an example of a contemporary house exterior in Auckland with mixed cladding.
Southview Modern Home
Southview Modern Home
UserUser
Adrian Ozimek / Ozimek Photography Architectural Designer: Fine Lines Design Builder: Day Custom Homes
Inspiration for a gey contemporary two floor house exterior in Toronto with mixed cladding and a flat roof.
Contemporary Seaside Home
Contemporary Seaside Home
Newport RenewablesNewport Renewables
Medium sized and gey contemporary two floor detached house in Providence with wood cladding and a flat roof.
Trevellyan
Trevellyan
UserUser
This is an example of a white contemporary two floor detached house in Sydney with mixed cladding and a flat roof.
Taylor Creek Ranch
Taylor Creek Ranch
Upside DevelopmentUpside Development
Upside Development completed an contemporary architectural transformation in Taylor Creek Ranch. Evolving from the belief that a beautiful home is more than just a very large home, this 1940’s bungalow was meticulously redesigned to entertain its next life. It's contemporary architecture is defined by the beautiful play of wood, brick, metal and stone elements. The flow interchanges all around the house between the dark black contrast of brick pillars and the live dynamic grain of the Canadian cedar facade. The multi level roof structure and wrapping canopies create the airy gloom similar to its neighbouring ravine.
Saratoga Hilltop Contemporary
Saratoga Hilltop Contemporary
Conrado - Home BuildersConrado - Home Builders
Exterior siding from Prodema. ProdEx is a pre-finished exterior wood faced panel. Stone veneer from Salado Quarry.
Design ideas for an expansive modern two floor house exterior in San Francisco with mixed cladding and a flat roof.
Parkside Residences
Parkside Residences
RisherMartin Fine HomesRisherMartin Fine Homes
Alterstudio Architecture Casey Dunn Photography Named 2013 Project of the Year in Builder Magazine's Builder's Choice Awards!
This is an example of a modern house exterior in Austin with metal cladding.
Magnolia Gardens
Magnolia Gardens
Rhodes Architecture + LightRhodes Architecture + Light
Magnolia Gardens orients four bedrooms, two suites, living spaces and an ADU toward curated greenspaces, terraces, exterior decks and its Magnolia neighborhood community. The house’s dynamic modern form opens in two directions through a glass atrium on the north and glass curtain walls on the northwest and southwest, bringing natural light to the interiors.
LG House - Exterior
LG House - Exterior
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LG House (Edmonton Design :: thirdstone inc. [^] Photography :: Merle Prosofsky
Modern house exterior in Edmonton with wood cladding.
HYDE PARK
HYDE PARK
365 Studio365 Studio
Photo of a red contemporary two floor brick detached house in Adelaide with a flat roof and a metal roof.

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 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.
Santa Lucia Preserve Residence
Santa Lucia Preserve Residence
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Inspiration for a beige contemporary bungalow detached house in Other with mixed cladding, a lean-to roof and a metal roof.
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