Modern Bungalow House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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Inspiration for a medium sized and white modern bungalow concrete house exterior in Aarhus with a flat roof.

Curb Appeal

ODS Architecture

A crisp contemporary update of a classic California ranch style home started off with a more cosmetic facelift that kept many of the room functions in place. After design options were unveiled the owners gravitated toward flipping, moving and expanding rooms eventually enlarging the home by a thousand square feet. Built by Live Oak Construction, landscape design by Shades Of Green, photos by Paul Dyer Photography.

1970's Ranch Home Renovation

Stratos Form

Photography by Aidin Mariscal
Inspiration for a medium sized and gey modern bungalow detached house in Orange County with wood cladding, a hip roof and a metal roof.

Rock Canyon Residence

Raykon Construction

Photo of a medium sized and beige modern bungalow house exterior in Salt Lake City with stone cladding.

The Bluff House

FIELDWORK Design & Architecture

Brian Walker Lee
Design ideas for a black modern bungalow brick house exterior in Portland.

Sophisticated Modern Home | Backyard and Courtyard

James Witt Homes

Photography by Bernard Andre
Beige modern bungalow house exterior in San Francisco with a flat roof.

Modern Lake House

Nasrallah Architectural Group, Inc.

Photo: Eric Cucciaioni
White and medium sized modern bungalow render detached house in Orlando with a flat roof.

Modern and Contemporary Home Renovation | Lexington, Ma

Hickox Williams Architects, Inc.

This is an example of a medium sized and brown modern bungalow house exterior in Boston with wood cladding and a flat roof.

Piedmont Residence

Carlton Edwards

This modern lake house is located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The residence overlooks a mountain lake with expansive mountain views beyond. The design ties the home to its surroundings and enhances the ability to experience both home and nature together. The entry level serves as the primary living space and is situated into three groupings; the Great Room, the Guest Suite and the Master Suite. A glass connector links the Master Suite, providing privacy and the opportunity for terrace and garden areas. Won a 2013 AIANC Design Award. Featured in the Austrian magazine, More Than Design. Featured in Carolina Home and Garden, Summer 2015.

River House

Mark Dziewulski Architect

Large and white modern bungalow glass house exterior in San Francisco with a flat roof.

Levin Residence

Ibarra Rosano Design Architects

bill timmerman
Modern bungalow house exterior in Phoenix with metal cladding.

GRIFFIN ENRIGHT ARCHITECTS: Ross Residence

Griffin Enright Architects

A view of a floating corner of the house.
Inspiration for a medium sized and brown modern bungalow house exterior in San Francisco with wood cladding and a lean-to roof.

Bow Mar Modern Farm

Haley Custom Homes

Medium sized and white modern bungalow house exterior in Denver with mixed cladding and a pitched roof.

Modern Exterior

Gey modern bungalow house exterior in San Francisco with concrete fibreboard cladding and a lean-to roof.

Modern Canyon Home

Stratos Form

Photo of a large and beige modern bungalow detached house in Orange County with stone cladding, a lean-to roof, a metal roof and a grey roof.

Sunflower House

Anthro Architecture

View of the rear extension showing the bi-folding doors opening up to create a flowing space between the inside and outside. The raised beds and steps help frame the garden space and the sunny terrace all summer long.

Interior Remodel and Addition, Saratoga - 2

The Proposed Plan

This is an example of a white modern bungalow render detached house in San Francisco with a pitched roof, a shingle roof, a black roof and shingles.

Rove

The Ranch Mine

Photos by Roehner + Ryan
Photo of a large and white modern bungalow render detached house in Phoenix with a flat roof.

Countryside Passive House

Carmel Building & Design

This all-electric certified Passive House sits on a 10-acre parcel in Cachagua, a rural area of Carmel Valley, California. The 2,277-square-foot, 3-bedroom, 2.5-bath residence was built next to an observatory, the initial draw for the owners who are avid star gazers. The hues of the home’s interior are intentionally neutral, focusing attention on the dramatic natural surroundings. The great room and adjacent bedroom feature pitched ceilings accented with dark wood beam trestles, lending a sense of expansiveness and elegance. Built-in cabinetry and shelving take maximum advantage of the space. Given that it is located in a Wildland—Urban Interface zone, Trex® deck and railing materials, a metal roof and special finishes were added to the exterior to decrease flammability. This helped protect the home during a 2020 wildfire. A state-of-the-art heat recovery ventilation system (HRV) is designed to prevent infiltration of smoke to the interior. Thanks to the highly efficient HRV, and the application of advanced insulation and air sealing techniques, the energy demand for space conditioning is about 90 percent less than a traditionally built structure. The remainder of the home’s energy needs are provided by a solar array. Windows were strategically placed to capitalize on the mountain and valley views as well as naturally control heat gain from the sun. The observatory, once the sole building on the property, now includes a two car garage and a cozy room for relaxing until the stars make their appearance. While the home was under construction and interior walls still uncovered, it was used to demonstrate Passive House techniques and technologies and related benefits.

Bighorn Palm Desert luxury home with modern architectural design

Whipple Russell Architects

Bighorn Palm Desert luxury home with modern architectural design. Photo by William MacCollum.
Design ideas for a large and multi-coloured modern bungalow detached house in Los Angeles with mixed cladding, a flat roof and a white roof.

Modern Bungalow 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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