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Luxury Modern House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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Southold Exterior
Southold Exterior
G.B. Construction and Development, Inc.G.B. Construction and Development, Inc.
This charming ranch on the north fork of Long Island received a long overdo update. All the windows were replaced with more modern looking black framed Andersen casement windows. The front entry door and garage door compliment each other with the a column of horizontal windows. The Maibec siding really makes this house stand out while complimenting the natural surrounding. Finished with black gutters and leaders that compliment that offer function without taking away from the clean look of the new makeover. The front entry was given a streamlined entry with Timbertech decking and Viewrail railing. The rear deck, also Timbertech and Viewrail, include black lattice that finishes the rear deck with out detracting from the clean lines of this deck that spans the back of the house. The Viewrail provides the safety barrier needed without interfering with the amazing view of the water.
Capitol Hill Condo
Capitol Hill Condo
Cedar Tree PropertiesCedar Tree Properties
This stylish rear parking area features an automatic roll up garage door concealing this creative parking area with high quality artificial turf grass and japanese style shou sugi ban burnt wood fencing in diagonal pattern.
Modern Waterfront Home
Modern Waterfront Home
Aspire ConstructionsAspire Constructions
Photographer Luc Remond Modern home - Alpolic Cladding
Design ideas for a large modern detached house in Sydney with three floors, a flat roof and a metal roof.
Private Residence for Varga Homes, Inc.
Private Residence for Varga Homes, Inc.
Alpha Marble Inc.Alpha Marble Inc.
This is an example of a large and white modern two floor clay detached house in Miami with a mansard roof and a metal roof.
Clopay Avante Collection
Clopay Avante Collection
ClopayClopay
This is an example of a large and beige modern detached house in Las Vegas with three floors, mixed cladding, a flat roof and a shingle roof.
Rising Glen
Rising Glen
STYLELINE™ Door and Window SystemsSTYLELINE™ Door and Window Systems
Mark Singer
This is an example of an expansive and white modern render house exterior in Los Angeles with three floors and a flat roof.
Modern Mansion
Modern Mansion
Shay Velich Architectural & Interior PhotographerShay Velich Architectural & Interior Photographer
Photography : Velich Studio \ Shay Velich Realtors: Shapiro and Sher Group
This is an example of an expansive and brown modern two floor house exterior in Berlin with a flat roof.
Santa Fe Residence
Santa Fe Residence
Studio DuBoisStudio DuBois
Frank Oudeman
Inspiration for a gey and expansive modern split-level glass detached house in New York with a flat roof and a tiled roof.
Malcolm Rebuild & Addition
Malcolm Rebuild & Addition
Tanner HomesTanner Homes
Inspiration for an expansive and gey modern two floor render house exterior in Dallas.
Urban Landscape Projects
Urban Landscape Projects
OC Deck & PatioOC Deck & Patio
This gate uses mortise and tenon joinery for solid, strong connections, Also makes for clean lines and no visible fasteners. Stainless steel hardware ensures longevity in the outdoors. Bringing joinery woodworking to the outdoors!
Englishman Bay Retreat
Englishman Bay Retreat
Whitten ArchitectsWhitten Architects
Approach Path
Inspiration 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.
Harvard Stilt House
Harvard Stilt House
Zola European WindowsZola European Windows
Massive LiftSlide doors open onto the home's two balcony perches.
Large modern bungalow detached house in Boston with mixed cladding, a flat roof and a metal roof.
Expensive Luxury Homes by Fratantoni Design!
Expensive Luxury Homes by Fratantoni Design!
Fratantoni Interior DesignersFratantoni Interior Designers
World Renowned Interior Design Firm Fratantoni Interior Designers created these beautiful home designs! They design homes for families all over the world in any size and style. They also have in-house Architecture Firm Fratantoni Design and world class Luxury Home Building Firm Fratantoni Luxury Estates! Hire one or all three companies to design, build and or remodel your home!
Celebrities Homes designed by Fratantoni Design!
Celebrities Homes designed by Fratantoni Design!
Fratantoni Design / Residential ArchitectsFratantoni Design / Residential Architects
World Renowned Architecture Firm Fratantoni Design created this beautiful home! They design home plans for families all over the world in any size and style. They also have in-house Interior Designer Firm Fratantoni Interior Designers and world class Luxury Home Building Firm Fratantoni Luxury Estates! Hire one or all three companies to design and build and or remodel your home!
Creekside
Creekside
Prentiss Balance Wickline ArchitectsPrentiss Balance Wickline Architects
Photography: Steve Keating
Photo of a large and gey modern two floor house exterior in Seattle with mixed cladding and a lean-to roof.
Intracoastal residence
Intracoastal residence
Brewer Architecture IncBrewer Architecture Inc

This is an example of a medium sized and white modern two floor render house exterior in Miami with a flat roof.
Lake Tahoe Retreat
Lake Tahoe Retreat
NSM ConstructionNSM Construction
© Vance Fox Photography
This is an example of a brown and large modern two floor house exterior in Sacramento with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
House 3 - Del Mar
House 3 - Del Mar
Cheng DesignCheng Design
Fu-Tung Cheng, CHENG Design • Front Exterior, Del Mar House Airstream trailers and Quonset huts inspired the design for this house docked against a gentle slope near San Diego. Cheng Design pits hard-edged industrial materials — concrete block, galvanized siding, steel columns, stainless steel cable and welded I-beams — against softer residential elements, such as stained-wood siding and a grid of exposed wood framing that supports the roof. Photography: Matthew Millman
Medicine Lake
Medicine Lake
David Charlez DesignsDavid Charlez Designs
Modern styled home with prairie influences on Medicine Lake in the Twin Cities
Photo of a gey modern two floor detached house in Minneapolis with mixed cladding, a hip roof and a metal roof.
Entry Gate
Entry Gate
Spieler ConstructionSpieler Construction
Photo of an expansive and white modern two floor render detached house in Santa Barbara with a hip roof, a metal roof and a grey roof.

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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