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Purple House Exterior with a Green Roof Ideas and Designs

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Transitional Estate
Transitional Estate
Interior ArchaeologyInterior Archaeology
Design ideas for an expansive and beige classic render detached house in San Francisco with three floors, a half-hip roof and a green roof.
La Torretta, Steamboat Springs
La Torretta, Steamboat Springs
Zola European WindowsZola European Windows
The values held in the Rocky Mountains and a Colorado family’s strong sense of community merged perfectly in the La Torretta Residence, a home which captures the breathtaking views offered by Steamboat Springs, Colorado, and features Zola’s Classic Clad and Classic Wood lines of windows and doors. Photographer: Tim Murphy
2050 SF Single Family - New Construction
2050 SF Single Family - New Construction
Allied Design and DevelopmentAllied Design and Development
Photo of a large and multi-coloured modern two floor detached house in Los Angeles with mixed cladding, a flat roof and a green roof.
East Hampton Village Modern
East Hampton Village Modern
Kevin O'Sullivan + AssociatesKevin O'Sullivan + Associates
Evening view of rear courtyard. Master suite with green roof to the right, pool cabana to the left, and kitchen beyond the pool. Wood rain screen siding on second floor over Indiana limestone masonry on first floor. Floor-to-ceiling glass for all spaces.
Ansicht von der Strasse
Ansicht von der Strasse
Trapp-ArchitekturTrapp-Architektur
Design ideas for a large modern two floor render detached house in Munich with a flat roof and a green roof.
Maison L
Maison L
STUDIO 4ASTUDIO 4A
This is an example of a medium sized and black contemporary two floor detached house in Grenoble with wood cladding, a flat roof and a green roof.
Bayt Jullanar
Bayt Jullanar
Claudio Modola DesignClaudio Modola Design
Detail of Bayt Jullanar facade mouldings on Jumeirah Beach Road promenade, Dubai.
Photo of a medium sized and beige traditional render detached house in Other with a flat roof, a green roof and three floors.
Haus L in Wörth am Main
Haus L in Wörth am Main
norman heimbrodt architektnorman heimbrodt architekt
Fotos: S² Fotografie [Sabine Bartsch]
Inspiration for a small and white contemporary two floor render detached house in Frankfurt with a flat roof and a green roof.
Tiny house | 20 MQ
Tiny house | 20 MQ
Arch. Luca DocciArch. Luca Docci
L'edificio è realizzato con struttura in legno e tamponamenti di pareti e solai in balle di paglia che hanno un ottimo potere isolante sia termico che acustico.
HHI 三連屋根の住宅
HHI 三連屋根の住宅
池下成次建築設計室池下成次建築設計室
プライバシーを重視　土地の高低差を利用　吹抜け空間　構造材現し
Photo of a medium sized and gey modern two floor detached house in Other with metal cladding, a pitched roof, a green roof, a grey roof and board and batten cladding.
Tiny house | 20 MQ
Tiny house | 20 MQ
Arch. Luca DocciArch. Luca Docci
L'edificio è realizzato con struttura in legno e tamponamenti di pareti e solai in balle di paglia che hanno un ottimo potere isolante sia termico che acustico.

Purple House Exterior with a Green Roof 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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