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Medium Sized House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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Susan Newell Custom Home Builder, Inc.
Susan Newell Custom Home Builder, Inc.
Susan Newell Custom Home Builder, Inc.Susan Newell Custom Home Builder, Inc.
Combination of old world European and a variation of Contemporary style. Every opening is a set of french doors, allowing the whole home to be open to the outdoors, from all levels and all sides. Photograph by Art Russell
rear facade at night
rear facade at night
Mark English Architects, AIAMark English Architects, AIA
Inspiration for a medium sized contemporary two floor house exterior in San Francisco.
Cleaveland Road
Cleaveland Road
DBLO Associates ArchitectsDBLO Associates Architects
Stale Eriksen
This is an example of a medium sized and white traditional two floor rear extension in London with mixed cladding.
Portmarnock
Portmarnock
Joe Fallon DesignJoe Fallon Design
Joe Fallon
Inspiration for a medium sized contemporary two floor terraced house in Dublin with mixed cladding.
Residential
Residential
MHK Architecture & PlanningMHK Architecture & Planning
MHK Architecture and Planning in Naples Florida
Inspiration for a white and medium sized world-inspired two floor detached house in Miami with a pitched roof and a metal roof.
J&MB Renovation/Expansion
J&MB Renovation/Expansion
Studio Durham ArchitectsStudio Durham Architects
View of renovated house with Kitchen addition, and all new Ipe decks. Alise O'Brien Photography
Brown and medium sized contemporary two floor brick house exterior in St Louis with a pitched roof.
Modern Heavy Timber Curved Wall Home
Modern Heavy Timber Curved Wall Home
Tomecek Studio ArchitectureTomecek Studio Architecture
Photo by Raul Garcia Project by Studio H:T principal in charge Brad Tomecek (now with Tomecek Studio Architecture). This urban infill project juxtaposes a tall, slender curved circulation space against a rectangular living space. The tall curved metal wall was a result of bulk plane restrictions and the need to provide privacy from the public decks of the adjacent three story triplex. This element becomes the focus of the residence both visually and experientially. It acts as sun catcher that brings light down through the house from morning until early afternoon. At night it becomes a glowing, welcoming sail for visitors.
22 Featherhall Crescent North, Edinburgh
22 Featherhall Crescent North, Edinburgh
Capital A ArchitectureCapital A Architecture
The well proportioned rear elevation has a real sense of depth, so much more interesting than a wall with windows. Photos by Square Foot Media
Medium sized contemporary house exterior in Edinburgh.
Key Peninsula Residence
Key Peninsula Residence
Vandervort ArchitectsVandervort Architects
Medium sized rustic bungalow house exterior in Seattle with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Remodels & Additions
Remodels & Additions
Archambault ConstructionArchambault Construction
Front view of renovated barn with new front entry, landscaping, and creamery.
Inspiration for a medium sized and beige farmhouse two floor detached house in Boston with wood cladding, a mansard roof and a metal roof.
700 Palms Residence
700 Palms Residence
Ehrlich Yanai Rhee Chaney ArchitectsEhrlich Yanai Rhee Chaney Architects
Three garden courtyards embrace three 60-year-old trees. The courtyards afford privacy and enhance the well being of its occupants. (Photo: Erhard Pfeiffer)
Major Renovation
Major Renovation
UserUser
Medium sized contemporary house exterior in Vancouver.
Modern Craftsman Custom Homes
Modern Craftsman Custom Homes
Ritchie Construction LtdRitchie Construction Ltd
Medium sized and gey modern bungalow detached house in Vancouver with mixed cladding, a flat roof and a metal roof.
Modern Exterior
Modern Exterior
This is an example of a medium sized urban two floor house exterior in Los Angeles with metal cladding.
La Maison Paysage
La Maison Paysage
Mabire Reich architectesMabire Reich architectes
Design ideas for a medium sized contemporary two floor house exterior in Nantes with metal cladding.
Renovation | Chestnut Hill, PA
Renovation | Chestnut Hill, PA
Period Architecture Ltd.Period Architecture Ltd.
Angle Eye Photography
Photo of a medium sized and gey classic house exterior in Philadelphia with stone cladding, three floors and a pitched roof.
Modern Farm House
Modern Farm House
Brett Bulthuis PhotographyBrett Bulthuis Photography
©BrettBulthuis2018
Inspiration for a medium sized and white country two floor detached house in Indianapolis with a hip roof and a metal roof.
Park Street - Garden Facade
Park Street - Garden Facade
Studio Sarah Willmer ArchitectureStudio Sarah Willmer Architecture
View of rear facade with a combination of corrugated metal siding and wood siding. Windows and doors are aluminum. Photographed by Ken Gutmaker
Design ideas for a medium sized and gey contemporary house exterior in San Francisco with metal cladding and three floors.
Villa R
Villa R
Perathoner ArchitectsPerathoner Architects
Design ideas for a white and medium sized rustic bungalow detached house in Other with a pitched roof and wood cladding.
Sommerhus B
Sommerhus B
Kassow ArkitekterKassow Arkitekter
This is an example of a black and medium sized scandi house exterior in Aalborg with wood cladding and a pitched roof.

Medium Sized 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.
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