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Modern House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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Padaro Residence
Padaro Residence
Dana Berkus InteriorsDana Berkus Interiors
Ciro Coelho
Inspiration for a modern house exterior in Santa Barbara with wood cladding.
『縁側の家』
『縁側の家』
イン-デ-コード design officeイン-デ-コード design office
Photo by：IRO creative factory
Design ideas for a white modern bungalow detached house in Other with a flat roof.
まとう住まい
まとう住まい
atelier etsuko | アトリエ エツコ　一級建築士事務所atelier etsuko | アトリエ エツコ　一級建築士事務所
住宅街で閉じながら、開放的に住む　Photo: Ota Takumi
This is an example of a gey modern two floor concrete detached house in Tokyo with a flat roof.
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Joinery
Joinery
Acacia Joinery Pty LtdAcacia Joinery Pty Ltd
Design ideas for a medium sized modern bungalow concrete house exterior in Sydney with a flat roof.
Royal Palm Residence, Miami Beach Florida
Royal Palm Residence, Miami Beach Florida
NC-officeNC-office
Michael Stavaridis
Design ideas for a large and white modern two floor house exterior in Miami with a flat roof.
Atherton Modern Residence
Atherton Modern Residence
Swatt | Miers ArchitectsSwatt | Miers Architects
Russell Abraham
Photo of a white and large modern two floor render house exterior in San Francisco with a flat roof.
Mill Valley Residence
Mill Valley Residence
CCS ARCHITECTURECCS ARCHITECTURE
This double-height space, the spatial core of the house, has a large bay of windows focused on a grove of redwood trees just 10 feet away. Photographer: Paul Dyer
Casa SAC I
Casa SAC I
Bernardo Pozas Residential DesignBernardo Pozas Residential Design
Sean Gallagher
Inspiration for a modern two floor house exterior.
Residential building | Sever Severain Senior | Germany
Residential building | Sever Severain Senior | Germany
Leicht Küchen AGLeicht Küchen AG
LEICHT Küchen: http://www.leicht.de/en/references/inland/project-rheingau/ Severain Architekten: http://www.severain.de/
Modern Home in Oakville Ontario
Modern Home in Oakville Ontario
Peter A. Sellar - Architectural PhotographerPeter A. Sellar - Architectural Photographer
Ultra modern family home, photography by Peter A. Sellar © 2012 www.photoklik.com
This is an example of a large and black modern two floor house exterior in Toronto.
PAUL CREMOUX studio
PAUL CREMOUX studio
PAUL CREMOUX studioPAUL CREMOUX studio
La Caracola seashore house Design 2004, finish built 2010-11 Located at Tres Vidas Golf Course seashore of the Pacific Ocean, the house is integrated by a set of boxes that are displayed in order to enjoy a variety of different views. The heart of the house remains as an open central space which gathers the ground level deck and the swimming pool area. The boundary between the private plot and the Gulf Course is lost. This idea of "a none identify limit" provoke amplitude landscape vision reading strategy. And the house is to be perceived as being inside the gulf course. The main landscape layout is composed by a grid of superimposed transversal lines, which achieve the effect of vegetation planes framing the construction. The Master bedroom is an elevated structural concrete tube supported by two rectangular column points, by doing this, the bedrooms main area is divided in two, creating open space that performs as a large observatory deck. Making shadow areas is of paramount importance to respond to the vey heat and humid conditions of the seashore. The pool designed by Architect Greta Hauser is treated as a sole plan or a rug, making a poetic apparition into the gulf course a main element of landscape and recreation. Credits: Design Architect: Paul Cremoux W. Project Manager: José Ignacio Echeverría Pool Design: Greta Hauser & José Ignacio Echeverría Special Design furniture: Greta Hauser Location: Tres Vidas Gulf Course, Guerrero, MEXICO Gross area: 600m2 Owner: Privet or on demand Photos by PCW
Saratoga Hilltop Contemporary
Saratoga Hilltop Contemporary
Conrado - Home BuildersConrado - Home Builders
Exterior siding from Prodema. ProdEx is a pre-finished exterior wood faced panel. Stone veneer from Salado Quarry.
Design ideas for an expansive modern two floor house exterior in San Francisco with mixed cladding and a flat roof.
Parkside Residences
Parkside Residences
RisherMartin Fine HomesRisherMartin Fine Homes
Alterstudio Architecture Casey Dunn Photography Named 2013 Project of the Year in Builder Magazine's Builder's Choice Awards!
This is an example of a modern house exterior in Austin with metal cladding.
Private House, Cotswolds
Private House, Cotswolds
Found AssociatesFound Associates
Hufton & Crow
Beige modern house exterior in London with stone cladding.
Diamond Project
Diamond Project
Terry and Terry ArchitectureTerry and Terry Architecture
Photo credit: Ethan Kaplan
Inspiration for a large and brown modern house exterior in San Francisco with three floors, wood cladding and a lean-to roof.
LAND HOUSE
LAND HOUSE
Join ConstructionsJoin Constructions
New home in Sydney designed by Peter Stutchbury. LAND HOUSE uses exposed structural elements of timber, steel and concrete as finished surfaces with stunning results Architect: Peter Stutchbury Builder: Join Constructions Photos by: Michael Nicholson
Bradley Residence
Bradley Residence
180 degrees180 degrees
Timmerman Photography, Inc
Design ideas for a large and white modern bungalow house exterior in Phoenix.
Lake side cantilever
Lake side cantilever
CITYDESKSTUDIO, Inc.CITYDESKSTUDIO, Inc.
View of walk-out lower level on lakeside. Photo by Chad Holder
Medium sized modern two floor concrete house exterior in Minneapolis.
Lake House Two - Exterior
Lake House Two - Exterior
McClellan | TelloneMcClellan | Tellone
Photo: Ben Benschneider
Modern house exterior in Seattle with wood cladding.

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.
Bucktown Modern
Bucktown Modern
Linc Thelen DesignLinc Thelen Design
This is an example of a modern concrete house exterior in Chicago.
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