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Luxury House Exterior with Three Floors Ideas and Designs

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Walk Street Entry Porch
Walk Street Entry Porch
Rockefeller Kempel ArchitectsRockefeller Kempel Architects
Elevated front entry space, wrapped in cedar wood, located off of its Manhattan Beach walk street. Photography: Eric Staudenmaier
Photo of a medium sized contemporary detached house in Los Angeles with three floors and wood cladding.
Exterior
Exterior
Greymark Design + BuildGreymark Design + Build
Photo of a large classic house exterior in Houston with three floors and wood cladding.
Dunes
Dunes
Michael Abraham ArchitectureMichael Abraham Architecture
This is an example of a large classic house exterior in Chicago with three floors and wood cladding.
Wayzata Bay Estate
Wayzata Bay Estate
John Kraemer & SonsJohn Kraemer & Sons
Builder: John Kraemer & Sons | Architect: TEA2 Architects | Interiors: Sue Weldon | Landscaping: Keenan & Sveiven | Photography: Corey Gaffer
Design ideas for an expansive and white classic detached house in Minneapolis with mixed cladding, a mixed material roof and three floors.
Tudor Restoration - Winnetka, IL
Tudor Restoration - Winnetka, IL
Scott Simpson Design + BuildScott Simpson Design + Build
Precise matching of each exterior Tudor detail – after additions in three separate directions - from stonework to slate to stucco. Photographer: Michael Robinson Architect: GTH Architects
Farmhouse with Stone Wall
Farmhouse with Stone Wall
Mackin ArchitectsMackin Architects
Original design farmhouse with wrap around porch, and attached barn converted to a garage with living space and observatory.
Expansive and white country house exterior in New York with three floors, mixed cladding and a pitched roof.
Lisa&Hansel's Palo Alto Two-Story Home over Basement with Junior ADU
Lisa&Hansel's Palo Alto Two-Story Home over Basement with Junior ADU
Aardvark ArchitectureAardvark Architecture
A new three-story home in Palo Alto featuring 6 bedrooms and 6 bathrooms, a formal living room and dining room, and a walk-in pantry. The home opens out to the front and back with large covered patios as well as a private balcony off the upstairs primary suite. The basement level is 12 feet tall and brightly lit on all 4 sides by lightwells and below-grade patios. The bright basement features a large open rec room and bar, a music room, a home gym, as well as a long-term guest suite.
Manasota Key, FL - Florida Panhandle Meets West Indies
Manasota Key, FL - Florida Panhandle Meets West Indies
Wright Jenkins Home DesignWright Jenkins Home Design
The Carillon is a perfect coastal home offering beautiful views from every room and balcony.
This is an example of a large and blue beach style detached house in Other with three floors, mixed cladding, a hip roof, a metal roof, a grey roof and board and batten cladding.
Mandeville Residence
Mandeville Residence
Vertoch Design ArchitectsVertoch Design Architects
Expansive and gey classic detached house in Los Angeles with three floors, stone cladding, a metal roof, a grey roof and board and batten cladding.
Orchard
Orchard
Ross Builders, Inc.Ross Builders, Inc.
Front
This is an example of an expansive and gey traditional detached house in Chicago with three floors, stone cladding, a hip roof and a tiled roof.
Mediterranean Villa Style Custom Home
Mediterranean Villa Style Custom Home
Tommy CashiolaTommy Cashiola
Gorgeously Built by Tommy Cashiola Construction Company in Fulshear, Houston, Texas. Designed by Purser Architectural, Inc.
Design ideas for a large and white mediterranean detached house in Houston with three floors, mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a tiled roof.
Oceanfront Home in Mantoloking, New Jersey
Oceanfront Home in Mantoloking, New Jersey
Falcon IndustriesFalcon Industries
Motion City Media
Design ideas for an expansive and beige coastal detached house in New York with three floors, a pitched roof, a shingle roof and wood cladding.
Mountain House
Mountain House
Kim Raymond Architects, Inc.Kim Raymond Architects, Inc.
Southeast view of the exterior. Photo by Michael Brands
Large and multi-coloured rustic detached house in Denver with wood cladding, a lean-to roof, three floors and a metal roof.
210 Creek Back Street
210 Creek Back Street
Cobb ArchitectsCobb Architects
Julia Lynn
Large and gey coastal detached house in Charleston with three floors, wood cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.
Berwyn Traditional Landscape
Berwyn Traditional Landscape
Earth Work DesignEarth Work Design
Newly Constructed home in Berwyn Pa. was a blank canvas. Traditional materials were used throughout the project to reflect the outstanding architecture of the house designed by Period Architecture
Ranch Creek Camp
Ranch Creek Camp
MA StudiosMA Studios
On a secluded 40 acres in Colorado with Ranch Creek winding through, this new home is a compilation of smaller dwelling areas stitched together by a central artery, evoking a sense of the actual river nearby.
SPRING HOUSE
SPRING HOUSE
RAINIER PACIFICRAINIER PACIFIC
New Custom home built by Rainier Pacific in Portland's West Hills
Photo of a large contemporary house exterior in Portland with three floors.
Ocean Inspired Remodel at Tropical Land's End
Ocean Inspired Remodel at Tropical Land's End
Coastal SourceCoastal Source
Odd Duck Art Photography
Photo of a large and beige world-inspired render house exterior in Philadelphia with three floors.
Exterior
Exterior
Inspiration for an expansive detached house in Las Vegas with three floors.
Riverfront Living
Riverfront Living
CMM Custom HomesCMM Custom Homes
http://www.dlauphoto.com/david/ David Lau
Photo of a large and green nautical house exterior in New York with three floors, wood cladding and a pitched roof.

Luxury 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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