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Luxury Modern House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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Modern Desert Mountain
Modern Desert Mountain
Urban Design AssociatesUrban Design Associates
Modern house with drought tolerant landscaping and trellis. Architect: Urban Design Associates Builder: RS Homes Interior Designer: Tamm Jasper Interiors Photo Credit: Dino Tonn
Lake side cantilever
Lake side cantilever
CITYDESKSTUDIO, Inc.CITYDESKSTUDIO, Inc.
View of walk-out lower level on lakeside. Photo by Chad Holder
Medium sized modern two floor concrete house exterior in Minneapolis.
Dafna Zilafro
Dafna Zilafro
spfaspfa
Design ideas for an expansive and gey modern split-level house exterior in Los Angeles with wood cladding and a flat roof.
Exteriors
Exteriors
4D Design + Consulting4D Design + Consulting
Photo of a large and multi-coloured modern detached house in Other with three floors, mixed cladding, a flat roof and a mixed material roof.
Boca Raton Splendor
Boca Raton Splendor
Bravas Boca RatonBravas Boca Raton
Modern home front entry features a voice over Internet Protocol Intercom Device to interface with the home's Crestron control system for voice communication at both the front door and gate. Signature Estate featuring modern, warm, and clean-line design, with total custom details and finishes. The front includes a serene and impressive atrium foyer with two-story floor to ceiling glass walls and multi-level fire/water fountains on either side of the grand bronze aluminum pivot entry door. Elegant extra-large 47'' imported white porcelain tile runs seamlessly to the rear exterior pool deck, and a dark stained oak wood is found on the stairway treads and second floor. The great room has an incredible Neolith onyx wall and see-through linear gas fireplace and is appointed perfectly for views of the zero edge pool and waterway. The center spine stainless steel staircase has a smoked glass railing and wood handrail. Photo courtesy Royal Palm Properties
Willow Glen Modern
Willow Glen Modern
Greenhouse Interior DesignGreenhouse Interior Design
Design ideas for a large and white modern two floor detached house in San Francisco with stone cladding, a black roof and board and batten cladding.
Custom Home Alamo
Custom Home Alamo
Joe PucciJoe Pucci
Alamo Year Yard
Beige modern bungalow render detached house in San Francisco with a hip roof, a metal roof and a brown roof.
The Monarca
The Monarca
Affinity Homes LLCAffinity Homes LLC
This is an example of a large and multi-coloured modern two floor detached house in Portland with mixed cladding, a butterfly roof, a metal roof and a black roof.
Modern 1+ ADU
Modern 1+ ADU
McDunn ADUsMcDunn ADUs
photo by Designer Mason St. Peter
Inspiration for a medium sized and black modern bungalow render tiny house in San Francisco with a pitched roof and a metal roof.
Blue Marlin
Blue Marlin
April BallietteApril Balliette
Photo of a large and white modern two floor render detached house in Tampa with a flat roof.
CASA YS
CASA YS
CEL-RAS ARQUITECTURACEL-RAS ARQUITECTURA
Una vivienda con materiales nobles integrada en su entorno natural. En la zona de Calvià, en Mallorca, concretamente en Sol de Mallorca se ha proyectado esta vivienda unifamiliar, integrada en un entorno privilegiado del paisaje balear. A house with noble materials integrated into its natural environment. In the Calvià area, in Mallorca, specifically in Sol de Mallorca, this detached house has been projected, integrated into a privileged setting in the Balearic landscape.
Englishman Bay Retreat
Englishman Bay Retreat
Whitten ArchitectsWhitten Architects
Bedroom Wing
Design ideas for a medium sized and brown modern detached house in Portland Maine with three floors, wood cladding, a lean-to roof and a metal roof.
Bell's Summer Oasis
Bell's Summer Oasis
Intent DesignIntent Design
Photo of a large and gey modern two floor render detached house in Atlanta with a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Beach Drive Waterfront Studio. Camano Island WA
Beach Drive Waterfront Studio. Camano Island WA
Dan Nelson, Designs Northwest ArchitectsDan Nelson, Designs Northwest Architects
Evening on Camano. Photography by Lucas Henning.
Inspiration for a small and gey modern bungalow concrete detached house in Seattle with a lean-to roof and a metal roof.
Garage for Three
Garage for Three
Eaton Custom HomesEaton Custom Homes
Design ideas for an expansive and multi-coloured modern brick detached house in Indianapolis with three floors, a hip roof and a shingle roof.
_ PITCH 2 HOUSE
_ PITCH 2 HOUSE
RICA STUDIORICA STUDIO
This is an example of an expansive and gey modern concrete house exterior in New York with a flat roof and three floors.
Preston Hollow Spec Home
Preston Hollow Spec Home
Traci Connell InteriorsTraci Connell Interiors
A streamlined exterior graces this drive up appeal with a large, expansive front yard and modern landscaping, white stacked stone, metal roofing and paneless black framed windows.
Concrete Home: Malibu, CA
Concrete Home: Malibu, CA
Pristine Renovations, Inc.Pristine Renovations, Inc.
This project was a one of a kind concrete beach home. It included the installation of concrete caissons into bed rock to ensure a solid foundation as this home sits over the water. This home is constructed entirely of concrete and glass, giving it a modern look, while also allowing it to withstand the elements. We are responsible for all concrete work seen. This includes the entire concrete structure of the home, including the interior walls, stairs and fire places. We are also responsible for the structural concrete and the installation of custom concrete caissons into bed rock to ensure a solid foundation as this home sits over the water. All interior furnishing was done by a professional after we completed the construction of the home.
2931 Boundary - Modern Rebuild
2931 Boundary - Modern Rebuild
Stone Lion PropertiesStone Lion Properties
The original house was a nondescript green stucco box with a low hip roof. To create architectural interest and dimension, we added the shed dormer and the pilasters, extended the front eaves to capture the pilasters, and we built the block wall with horizontal rails. The shed dormer adds height and depth to the hip roof, which would otherwise be too plain. It was difficult to find any inspiration photos for a modern house with a hip roof and shed dormer. After a couple mock-ups, we refined the dormer slope and proportions to work well with the rest of the design. Most of the house's cladding is the wide gray lap siding. White stucco with a smooth Santa Barbara finish and the white flush panel garage door provide a strong contrast. Thanks to Architect Marc Fredrickson for the inspiration sketches that evolved into the final exterior design.
Clifton Garden House
Clifton Garden House
Louise Nettleton ArchitectsLouise Nettleton Architects
Patrick Bingham
This is an example of a large modern concrete house exterior in Sydney with three floors.

Luxury Modern 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 modern 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 modern 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 modern 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 modern 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 modern exterior architecture choices for your house designs.
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