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Medium Sized Contemporary House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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Nichols Canyon remodel
Nichols Canyon remodel
ArtCraft Homes LLCArtCraft Homes LLC
Nichols Canyon remodel by Tim Braseth and Willow Glen Partners, completed 2006. Architect: Michael Allan Eldridge of West Edge Studios. Contractor: Art Lopez of D+Con Design Plus Construction. Designer: Tim Braseth. Photo by Michael McCreary.
PORTFOLIO Architekturfotografie
PORTFOLIO Architekturfotografie
UWE MÜHLHÄUSSER – PHOTOGRAPHYUWE MÜHLHÄUSSER – PHOTOGRAPHY
UWE MÜHLHÄUSSER PHOTOGRAPHY
Design ideas for a medium sized and white contemporary two floor house exterior in Nuremberg with a pitched roof.
Flintrock Residence - Desert Highlands Court
Flintrock Residence - Desert Highlands Court
Integrity BuildersIntegrity Builders
Integrity Builders Austin / Follow Us On Facebook / Travis Baker - Twist Tours Photography
Medium sized and beige contemporary bungalow house exterior in Austin with stone cladding.
Burke Gilman Trail House
Burke Gilman Trail House
Paul Michael Davis Architects, PLLCPaul Michael Davis Architects, PLLC
Located near Seattle’s Burke Gilman bike trail, this project is a design for a new house for an active Seattle couple. The design takes advantage of the width of a double lot and views of the lake, city and mountains toward the southwest. Primary living and sleeping areas are located on the ground floor, allowing for the owners to stay in the house as their mobility decreases. The upper level is loft like, and has space for guests and an office. The building form is high and open at the front, and steps down toward the back, making the backyard quiet, private space. An angular roof form specifically responds to the interior space, while subtly referencing the conventional gable forms of neighboring houses. A design collaboration with Stettler Design Photo by Dale Christopher Lang
Renovated and extended 1960s house in West Sussex
Renovated and extended 1960s house in West Sussex
ArchitectureLIVEArchitectureLIVE
New thermally insulated timber cladding not only improves energy efficiency but updated the exterior of this tired 1960s detached house.
Medium sized and black contemporary two floor house exterior in Surrey with wood cladding.
Wohnhaus, München Nymphenburg
Wohnhaus, München Nymphenburg
Löffler Weber | ArchitektenLöffler Weber | Architekten
Fotograf: Johannes Seyerlein, München
This is an example of a medium sized and gey contemporary house exterior in Munich with three floors and a pitched roof.
Ein kontemplativer Garten
Ein kontemplativer Garten
Jensen LandschaftsarchitektenJensen Landschaftsarchitekten
Jensen landschaftsarchitekten
This is an example of a medium sized and white contemporary two floor house exterior in Bremen.
Hieberstraße
Hieberstraße
Wezel ArchitekturWezel Architektur
This is an example of a medium sized and brown contemporary two floor house exterior in Stuttgart with wood cladding and a flat roof.
Morningside Modern
Morningside Modern
Quigley ArchitectsQuigley Architects
Modern House Productions
Inspiration for a medium sized and gey contemporary bungalow house exterior in Minneapolis with concrete fibreboard cladding and a flat roof.
Charles Residence
Charles Residence
VictorEric Design+BuildVictorEric Design+Build
Design ideas for a medium sized and gey contemporary two floor brick detached house in Vancouver with a flat roof.
Custom IPE covered Porch Des Moines
Custom IPE covered Porch Des Moines
MD EggersMD Eggers
This angle shows the transparent roof to allow natural light into the space
This is an example of a medium sized and white contemporary bungalow detached house in Other with wood cladding and a flat roof.
Houghton House Day
Houghton House Day
Medici ArchitectsMedici Architects
Inspiration for a medium sized contemporary two floor house exterior in Seattle with wood cladding.
Approach to entry door.
Approach to entry door.
FabCabFabCab
Location: Camano Island, WA Photography: Matt Wright
Medium sized and multi-coloured contemporary two floor detached house in Seattle with metal cladding.
Glen Lake Tower
Glen Lake Tower
Prentiss Balance Wickline ArchitectsPrentiss Balance Wickline Architects
Steve Keating - http://www.steve-keating.com/
Photo of a medium sized and gey contemporary house exterior in Seattle with three floors, mixed cladding and a flat roof.
Sammamish Kitchen Remodel
Sammamish Kitchen Remodel
Stephenson Design CollectiveStephenson Design Collective
Miguel Edwards Photography
Design ideas for a medium sized and multi-coloured contemporary bungalow house exterior in Seattle with wood cladding and a flat roof.
Overlook Show Home
Overlook Show Home
Axiom Luxury HomesAxiom Luxury Homes
Justin Krug
Photo of a medium sized contemporary bungalow house exterior in Portland.
Front Entrance Perspective
Front Entrance Perspective
UserUser
Photography by CWC
Inspiration for a medium sized and gey contemporary house exterior in Minneapolis with three floors, mixed cladding and a hip roof.
Rural Upstate Compound
Rural Upstate Compound
BarlisWedlick ArchitectsBarlisWedlick Architects
Design ideas for a medium sized contemporary two floor house exterior in New York with wood cladding.
Caterpillar House
Caterpillar House
Joni L. Janecki & Associates, Inc.Joni L. Janecki & Associates, Inc.
Embodying the owner’s love for modern ranch house architecture, this innovative home, designed with Feldman Architecture, sits lightly on its site and connects outwards to the Preserve’s landscape. We located the structure at the lowest point between surrounding hills so that it would be as visually inconspicuous as possible. Rammed earth walls, built using earth excavated from the site, define outdoor living spaces and serve to retain the soil along the edges of the drive and at patio spaces. Within the outdoor living spaces surrounding the buildings, native plants are combined with succulents and ornamental plants to contrast with the open grassland and provide a rich setting for entertaining, while garden areas to the south are stepped and allowed to erode on the edges, blending into the hillside. Sitting prominently adjacent to the home, three tanks capture rainwater for irrigation and are a clear indication of water available for the landscape throughout the year. LEED Platinum certification. Photo by Joe Fletcher.
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
Inspiration for a medium sized contemporary detached house in Los Angeles with wood cladding, three floors and a metal roof.

Medium Sized Contemporary 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 contemporary 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 contemporary 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 contemporary 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 contemporary 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 contemporary exterior architecture choices for your house designs.
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