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Aperture House
Aperture House
Vetter ArchitectsVetter Architects
In early 2002 Vetter Denk Architects undertook the challenge to create a highly designed affordable home. Working within the constraints of a narrow lake site, the Aperture House utilizes a regimented four-foot grid and factory prefabricated panels. Construction was completed on the home in the Fall of 2002. The Aperture House derives its name from the expansive walls of glass at each end framing specific outdoor views – much like the aperture of a camera. It was featured in the March 2003 issue of Milwaukee Magazine and received a 2003 Honor Award from the Wisconsin Chapter of the AIA. Vetter Denk Architects is pleased to present the Aperture House – an award-winning home of refined elegance at an affordable price. Overview Moose Lake Size 2 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, recreation room Completion Date 2004 Services Architecture, Interior Design, Landscape Architecture
Modern Mountain Home
Modern Mountain Home
StudioHOFF ArchitectureStudioHOFF Architecture
This 2,000 square foot vacation home is located in the rocky mountains. The home was designed for thermal efficiency and to maximize flexibility of space. Sliding panels convert the two bedroom home into 5 separate sleeping areas at night, and back into larger living spaces during the day. The structure is constructed of SIPs (structurally insulated panels). The glass walls, window placement, large overhangs, sunshade and concrete floors are designed to take advantage of passive solar heating and cooling, while the masonry thermal mass heats and cools the home at night.
Timberpeg Carriage House
Timberpeg Carriage House
TimberpegTimberpeg
Inspiration for a small and brown rustic house exterior in Boston with wood cladding, three floors and a pitched roof.
South Croydon Loft Conversion
South Croydon Loft Conversion
Cherry Architects LimitedCherry Architects Limited
exterior view towards loft
Inspiration for a small modern rear house exterior in London with three floors, a flat roof and a tiled roof.
Wesmont Town home Exterior
Wesmont Town home Exterior
The Look Co Home Staging & DesignThe Look Co Home Staging & Design
Townhome compex modern exterior
Small contemporary terraced house in Vancouver with three floors, vinyl cladding, a flat roof, a mixed material roof, a black roof and board and batten cladding.
Chicago Net Positive Luxury Home
Chicago Net Positive Luxury Home
Kipnis Architecture + PlanningKipnis Architecture + Planning
The exterior of this home is a modern composition of intersecting masses and planes, all cleanly proportioned. The natural wood overhang and front door stand out from the monochromatic taupe/bronze color scheme. http://www.kipnisarch.com Cable Photo/Wayne Cable http://selfmadephoto.com
Дом с башней в сказочном стиле в Карелии
Дом с башней в сказочном стиле в Карелии
Архитектор Дмитрий НовиковАрхитектор Дмитрий Новиков
Проект необычного мини-дома с башней в сказочном стиле. Этот дом будет использоваться в качестве гостевого дома на базе отдыха в Карелии недалеко у Ладожского озера. Проект выполнен в органическом стиле с антуражем сказочного домика.
4Treehouse
4Treehouse
Kos InteriorsKos Interiors
“The trees still sway, the wind, daylight, darkness and moonlight pass through the openings as through so many inner branches. Anyone taking shelter in its floors will certainly feel the rustle and rush of breeze. It’s enough to inspire nostalgia for a childlike appreciation of things.” -Phyllis Richardson, XS Extreme, Thames & Hudson, London
Preston Real Thin Stone Veneer Home Exterior
Preston Real Thin Stone Veneer Home Exterior
Quarry MillQuarry Mill
The Quarry Mill's Preston real thin stone veneer creates a beautiful exterior on this building. Preston is an earth tone natural fieldstone thin veneer. The stone starts as a fieldstone that is hand-picked along the fence lines of centuries-old farms. The stones are exposed to the elements and weathered from sitting on the fence line for years. The amount of weathering varies depending on if the piece was constantly exposed to direct sunlight or was shaded at the bottom of the pile as well as the amount of moisture present. This gives each individual piece varying degrees of beautiful earth tones. The raw irregular pieces are hand-picked and split with a hydraulic press into strips. Preston is intended to be installed linearly in the ledgestone style.​
Summerland Beach House
Summerland Beach House
Triple A Interior DesignTriple A Interior Design
Design ideas for a small and multi-coloured beach style tiny house in Other with three floors, concrete fibreboard cladding, a flat roof and a shingle roof.
Westford House
Westford House
CENTER STUDIOCENTER STUDIO
Small and green country house exterior in Burlington with three floors and wood cladding.
Boise Passive House
Boise Passive House
UserUser
The artfully designed Boise Passive House is tucked in a mature neighborhood, surrounded by 1930’s bungalows. The architect made sure to insert the modern 2,000 sqft. home with intention and a nod to the charm of the adjacent homes. Its classic profile gleams from days of old while bringing simplicity and design clarity to the façade. The 3 bed/2.5 bath home is situated on 3 levels, taking full advantage of the otherwise limited lot. Guests are welcomed into the home through a full-lite entry door, providing natural daylighting to the entry and front of the home. The modest living space persists in expanding its borders through large windows and sliding doors throughout the family home. Intelligent planning, thermally-broken aluminum windows, well-sized overhangs, and Selt external window shades work in tandem to keep the home’s interior temps and systems manageable and within the scope of the stringent PHIUS standards.
Lantern Studio
Lantern Studio
Flavin ArchitectsFlavin Architects
Set in the garden beside a traditional Dutch Colonial home in Wellesley, Flavin conceived this boldly modern retreat, built of steel, wood and concrete. The building is designed to engage the client’s passions for gardening, entertaining and restoring vintage Vespa scooters. The Vespa repair shop and garage are on the first floor. The second floor houses a home office and veranda. On top is a roof deck with space for lounging and outdoor dining, surrounded by a vegetable garden in raised planters. The structural steel frame of the building is left exposed; and the side facing the public side is draped with a mahogany screen that creates privacy in the building and diffuses the dappled light filtered through the trees. Photo by: Nat Rea Photography
St George Gem
St George Gem
Beyond Beige Interior Design Inc.Beyond Beige Interior Design Inc.
Beyond Beige Interior Design | www.beyondbeige.com | Ph: 604-876-3800 | Photography By Provoke Studios | Furniture Purchased From The Living Lab Furniture Co
Wychwood Ave Rendering
Wychwood Ave Rendering
Contempo StudioContempo Studio
3 Storey Modern Dwelling
Design ideas for a small and white modern detached house in Toronto with three floors, mixed cladding, a flat roof and a metal roof.
Laguna Hillside Home
Laguna Hillside Home
Stratos FormStratos Form
Photo by Aidin Foster Lara
Inspiration for a small and white modern render detached house in Orange County with three floors and a flat roof.
Crabtree Area Farmhouse
Crabtree Area Farmhouse
Grayson Dare Homes, Inc.Grayson Dare Homes, Inc.
Dwight Myers Real Estate Photography
Photo of a small and white traditional detached house in Raleigh with three floors, concrete fibreboard cladding, a pitched roof and a mixed material roof.
Westfield Porch Project
Westfield Porch Project
Clawson Architects, LLCClawson Architects, LLC
New exterior porch details add charm and character to the home while providing a shady place to to hang out. Mahogany porch flooring and railing details along with the stained beadboard ceiling create a contrast with with white trim.
Garmisch House Vail Modern
Garmisch House Vail Modern
Martin Manley ArchitectsMartin Manley Architects
Small contemporary house exterior in Denver with three floors and wood cladding.
Kingston Street Extension
Kingston Street Extension
Ashworth Parkes ArchitectsAshworth Parkes Architects
Justin Paget
Inspiration for a small retro brick terraced house in Cambridgeshire with three floors.

Small 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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