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Medium Sized House Exterior with Three Floors Ideas and Designs

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Seattle Green Custom Home
Seattle Green Custom Home
H2D Architecture + DesignH2D Architecture + Design
New custom green home in the Wedgewood/Bryant neighborhood of Seattle. The rear of the home is designed with several tiers of angled decks which connect the indoors with the outside. The decks are designed with FSC certified Tigerwood decking. The deck railing is a custom stainless steel cable railing system. Architecture and Design by Heidi Helgeson, H2D Architecture + Design Construction by Thomas Jacobson Construction Photo by Sean Balko, Filmworks Studio
Park Street - Street Facade
Park Street - Street Facade
Studio Sarah Willmer ArchitectureStudio Sarah Willmer Architecture
View at street towards building facade. Most features of historic building remain with new entry door, entry stair, house numbers and updated paint scheme. Photographed by Ken Gutmaker
Florida Cottage
Florida Cottage
Lendry HomesLendry Homes
Blue and medium sized world-inspired detached house in Jacksonville with three floors, wood cladding and a shingle roof.
Greenlake Residence
Greenlake Residence
First LampFirst Lamp
This Greenlake area home is the result of an extensive collaboration with the owners to recapture the architectural character of the 1920’s and 30’s era craftsman homes built in the neighborhood. Deep overhangs, notched rafter tails, and timber brackets are among the architectural elements that communicate this goal. Given its modest 2800 sf size, the home sits comfortably on its corner lot and leaves enough room for an ample back patio and yard. An open floor plan on the main level and a centrally located stair maximize space efficiency, something that is key for a construction budget that values intimate detailing and character over size.
Cannon House - South Main, Colorado
Cannon House - South Main, Colorado
Kenny Craft, CNU LEED APKenny Craft, CNU LEED AP
Medium sized victorian house exterior in Charlotte with three floors, wood cladding and a metal roof.
Summit Signature Homes, Inc.
Summit Signature Homes, Inc.
Beechen & Dill HomesBeechen & Dill Homes
Inspiration for a medium sized and white classic concrete house exterior in Chicago with three floors.
Roof Installation, Owens Corning "Duration" "Teak", Minneapolis, Minnesota
Roof Installation, Owens Corning "Duration" "Teak", Minneapolis, Minnesota
Storm Group Roofing, LLCStorm Group Roofing, LLC
Construction Story: Roof Installation, Owens Corning "Duration" "Teak", Minneapolis, Minnesota
Inspiration for a medium sized classic render house exterior in Minneapolis with three floors and a pitched roof.
19" Row House
19" Row House
Green Couch DesignGreen Couch Design
A slender three-story home, designed for vibrant downtown living and cozy entertaining.
Design ideas for a medium sized and red contemporary brick terraced house in Oklahoma City with three floors, a pitched roof, a metal roof and a grey roof.
Steamboat Springs Timber Frame
Steamboat Springs Timber Frame
Mountain Life and Home of ColoradoMountain Life and Home of Colorado
Timber Frame Home, Rustic Barnwood, Stone, Corrugated Metal Siding
This is an example of a medium sized and brown rustic detached house in Denver with three floors, mixed cladding, a pitched roof, a shingle roof and a brown roof.
Franzen House
Franzen House
Nakamoto ForestryNakamoto Forestry
Project Overview: (via Architectural Record) The four-story house was designed to fit into the compact site on the footprint of a pre-existing house that was razed because it was structurally unsound. Architect Robert Gurney designed the four-bedroom, three-bathroom house to appear to be two-stories when viewed from the street. At the rear, facing the Potomac River, the steep grade allowed the architect to add two additional floors below the main house with minimum intrusion into the wooded site. The house is anchored by two concrete end walls, extending the four-story height. Wood framed walls clad in charred Shou Sugi Ban connect the two concrete walls on the street side of the house while the rear elevation, facing southwest, is largely glass.
Lawless Rereat
Lawless Rereat
Searl Lamaster Howe ArchitectsSearl Lamaster Howe Architects
The cedar ceiling of the living rom extends outside, blurring the division of interior and exterior. The large glass panes reflect the forest beyond,
Inspiration for a medium sized and black rustic detached house in Chicago with three floors, concrete fibreboard cladding, a flat roof and a green roof.
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.
Solar Faber
Solar Faber
Hays + Ewing Design StudioHays + Ewing Design Studio
Design ideas for a medium sized and gey modern detached house in Other with three floors, mixed cladding, a hip roof and a green roof.
The Paddock
The Paddock
Dennis Hellyar ArchitectsDennis Hellyar Architects
Inspiration for a medium sized and black scandinavian detached house in Other with three floors, wood cladding, a pitched roof and a tiled roof.
1025
1025
Lane Williams ArchitectsLane Williams Architects
Squeezed into a 3600 square foot property, this 3500 square foot, four level home enjoys commanding views of downtown Seattle and Elliott Bay. Concrete, brick, cedar and metals guard against the elements.
Midcentury Modern on Lake Harwell Point - Westminster, SC
Midcentury Modern on Lake Harwell Point - Westminster, SC
Chapman Design Group, Inc.Chapman Design Group, Inc.
Design ideas for a medium sized and gey midcentury detached house in Other with three floors, mixed cladding, a lean-to roof and a metal roof.
Potter County Mountain Cabin
Potter County Mountain Cabin
AB MartinAB Martin
A beautiful Potter County cabin in the snowy valley. Featuring 3 attic dormers, arched beams, duck-themed balcony railing, and a metal roof from A.B. Martin Roofing Supply.
Tilt-Shift House
Tilt-Shift House
ANX / Aaron Neubert ArchitectsANX / Aaron Neubert Architects
Brian Thomas Jones, Alex Zarour
Design ideas for a medium sized and black contemporary detached house in Los Angeles with three floors, concrete fibreboard cladding, a flat roof and a green roof.
2016 Parade of Homes
2016 Parade of Homes
DJF Builders IncDJF Builders Inc
Photo of a medium sized classic concrete house exterior in Raleigh with three floors and a hip roof.
Glen Echo Renovation
Glen Echo Renovation
Donald Lococo ArchitectsDonald Lococo Architects
Medium sized and white classic house exterior in DC Metro with three floors and wood cladding.

Medium Sized 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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