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Modern House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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De Los Árboles
De Los Árboles
Gary Schuberth AIAGary Schuberth AIA
Rear Deck looking back at house; Michael Spillers Photography
Photo of a modern house exterior in Kansas City with metal cladding.
Locomotive Ranch Trailer
Locomotive Ranch Trailer
Andrew Hinman ArchitectureAndrew Hinman Architecture
Paul Bardagjy
Photo of a small and gey modern two floor house exterior in Austin with metal cladding.
Elemental Architects Courtyard House
Elemental Architects Courtyard House
George Opreff PhotoWorksGeorge Opreff PhotoWorks
George Opreff PhotoWorks
This is an example of a modern house exterior in Toronto with wood cladding.
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Green Cube - LEED Platinum Showhome
Green Cube - LEED Platinum Showhome
RE.DZINERE.DZINE
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Wine Country Modern
Wine Country Modern
Lorin Hill, ArchitectLorin Hill, Architect
Wine Country Modern
Design ideas for a large and brown modern two floor house exterior in San Francisco with wood cladding.
Wohnhaus in Dresden
Wohnhaus in Dresden
Architekturfotografie Steffen SpitznerArchitekturfotografie Steffen Spitzner
Inspiration for a white and medium sized modern house exterior in Other with three floors and a flat roof.
The Lake House - Creative Space Architectural Design
The Lake House - Creative Space Architectural Design
Creative Space Architectural DesignCreative Space Architectural Design
Photo of a modern bungalow house exterior in Other.
Lakeside Studio
Lakeside Studio
Mark Dziewulski ArchitectMark Dziewulski Architect
Inspiration for a large and gey modern bungalow concrete house exterior in San Francisco with a flat roof.
Terrassenansicht
Terrassenansicht
NIEBERG ARCHITECT atelieraxelniebergNIEBERG ARCHITECT atelieraxelnieberg
Inspiration for a beige and large modern two floor concrete detached house in Hanover with a flat roof.
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.
Santa Monica House
Santa Monica House
JENDRETZKI LLCJENDRETZKI LLC
Brown modern bungalow house exterior in Los Angeles with wood cladding.
Villa R
Villa R
C.F. MøllerC.F. Møller
This is an example of a medium sized and black modern two floor concrete house exterior in Aarhus with a flat roof.
The Black House
The Black House
CS DevelopmentCS Development
Architect: Eric Spry, Spry Architecture Photo Credits: Christopher Barr Photography
This is an example of a gey modern bungalow house exterior in Phoenix with a flat roof.
Matthews Exterior
Matthews Exterior
Hugh Jefferson Randolph ArchitectsHugh Jefferson Randolph Architects
Modern brick house exterior in Austin.
Concrete Polishing in Home
Concrete Polishing in Home
Dancer Concrete DesignDancer Concrete Design
This modern home in New Buffalo, Michigan had its concrete polished up to a 400 grit concrete polish by Dancer Concrete out of Fort Wayne, Indiana. This polished concrete floor system incorporates a polished concrete Densifier and concrete stain guard for durability. The benefits of doing a polished concrete floor in your home are: easy maintenance, increased light reflectivity, and long term durability. We like how this otherwise warm space with its red wall accents is complemented by the cool gray color of this floor. Share your thoughts with us below!
Tea Houses
Tea Houses
Swatt | Miers ArchitectsSwatt | Miers Architects
Tim Griffth
This is an example of a small modern bungalow glass house exterior in San Francisco with a flat roof.
Lake Austin Residence
Lake Austin Residence
Merzbau Design CollectiveMerzbau Design Collective
A night view of the exterior. A steel grating "catwalk" extends off of the cantilevered master bedroom. Photo by Brian Mihealsick.
Design ideas for a modern two floor house exterior in Austin with mixed cladding.
Sandy Springs House
Sandy Springs House
Philip Babb ArchitectPhilip Babb Architect
South view. John Clemmer Photography
Inspiration for a large modern two floor detached house in Atlanta with a flat roof.
Bass Residence
Bass Residence
[STRANG] Architecture[STRANG] Architecture
Photography © Claudio Manzoni
This is an example of a large and multi-coloured modern detached house in Miami with three floors, mixed cladding and a flat roof.

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.
Kaplan Wright House LA
Kaplan Wright House LA
David Churchill - Architectural PhotographerDavid Churchill - Architectural Photographer
This is an example of a modern house exterior in Los Angeles with wood cladding.
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