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Traditional House Exterior with a Green Roof Ideas and Designs

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Altadena Craftsman exterior
Altadena Craftsman exterior
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Pierre Galant
Photo of a large and green traditional two floor detached house in Santa Barbara with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a green roof.
Northfield Estate - Additions & Alterations
Northfield Estate - Additions & Alterations
Reynolds Architecture- Design & ConstructionReynolds Architecture- Design & Construction
Expansive and beige classic two floor brick detached house in Chicago with a hip roof and a green roof.
Toronto Laneway House
Toronto Laneway House
South Park Design BuildSouth Park Design Build
New 2 Story 1,200-square-foot laneway house. The two-bed, two-bath unit had hardwood floors throughout, a washer and dryer; and an open concept living room, dining room and kitchen. This forward thinking secondary building is all Electric, NO natural gas. Heated with air to air heat pumps and supplemental electric baseboard heaters (if needed). Includes future Solar array rough-in and structural built to receive a soil green roof down the road.
Transitional Estate
Transitional Estate
Interior ArchaeologyInterior Archaeology
Inspiration for an expansive and beige traditional render detached house in San Francisco with three floors, a half-hip roof and a green roof.
Split House
Split House
Haywood Design StudioHaywood Design Studio
Carriage house, laneway house, in-law suite, investment property, seasonal rental, long-term rental.
Small and gey classic two floor tiny house in Vancouver with mixed cladding, a flat roof and a green roof.
Kenwood Parkway Transitional
Kenwood Parkway Transitional
Lenox House DesignLenox House Design
These modern condo buildings overlook downtown Minneapolis and are stunningly placed on a narrow lot that used to use one low rambler home. Each building has 2 condos, all with beautiful views. The main levels feel like you living in the trees and the upper levels have beautiful views of the skyline. The buildings are a combination of metal and stucco. The heated driveway carries you down between the buildings to the garages beneath the units. Each unit has a separate entrance and has been customized entirely by each client.
Painted Brick Georgian
Painted Brick Georgian
William T BakerWilliam T Baker
Design ideas for a large and white traditional two floor detached house in Atlanta with a hip roof and a green roof.
Traditional Colonial Estate Exterior, 4 Car Garage and Workshop
Traditional Colonial Estate Exterior, 4 Car Garage and Workshop
Rudloff Custom BuildersRudloff Custom Builders
We renovated the exterior and the 4-car garage of this colonial, New England-style estate in Haverford, PA. The 3-story main house has white, western red cedar siding and a green roof. The detached, 4-car garage also functions as a gentleman’s workshop. Originally, that building was two separate structures. The challenge was to create one building with a cohesive look that fit with the main house’s New England style. Challenge accepted! We started by building a breezeway to connect the two structures. The new building’s exterior mimics that of the main house’s siding, stone and roof, and has copper downspouts and gutters. The stone exterior has a German shmear finish to make the stone look as old as the stone on the house. The workshop portion features mahogany, carriage style doors. The workshop floors are reclaimed Belgian block brick. RUDLOFF Custom Builders has won Best of Houzz for Customer Service in 2014, 2015 2016 and 2017. We also were voted Best of Design in 2016, 2017 and 2018, which only 2% of professionals receive. Rudloff Custom Builders has been featured on Houzz in their Kitchen of the Week, What to Know About Using Reclaimed Wood in the Kitchen as well as included in their Bathroom WorkBook article. We are a full service, certified remodeling company that covers all of the Philadelphia suburban area. This business, like most others, developed from a friendship of young entrepreneurs who wanted to make a difference in their clients’ lives, one household at a time. This relationship between partners is much more than a friendship. Edward and Stephen Rudloff are brothers who have renovated and built custom homes together paying close attention to detail. They are carpenters by trade and understand concept and execution. RUDLOFF CUSTOM BUILDERS will provide services for you with the highest level of professionalism, quality, detail, punctuality and craftsmanship, every step of the way along our journey together. Specializing in residential construction allows us to connect with our clients early in the design phase to ensure that every detail is captured as you imagined. One stop shopping is essentially what you will receive with RUDLOFF CUSTOM BUILDERS from design of your project to the construction of your dreams, executed by on-site project managers and skilled craftsmen. Our concept: envision our client’s ideas and make them a reality. Our mission: CREATING LIFETIME RELATIONSHIPS BUILT ON TRUST AND INTEGRITY. Photo Credit: JMB Photoworks
Grandview Laneway Residence - Exterior
Grandview Laneway Residence - Exterior
Novell Design Build & Novella OutdoorsNovell Design Build & Novella Outdoors
People are happier in a green environment than in grey surroundings! Between the pavers, we planted some creeping thyme, and put a little plum tree in their small yard! An herb garden and downspout garden was a must-have for these excellent chefs. By building a living roof, we climate-proofed this laneway.A green roof provides a rainwater buffer, purifies the air, reduces the ambient temperature, regulates the indoor temperature, saves energy and encourages biodiversity in the city.
Architect's Garden Studio
Architect's Garden Studio
Mark Eric Benner - Architects, Ltd.Mark Eric Benner - Architects, Ltd.
Photographer: Matthew Hutchison
Small and beige classic bungalow house exterior in Chicago with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a green roof.
Architect's Garden Studio
Architect's Garden Studio
Mark Eric Benner - Architects, Ltd.Mark Eric Benner - Architects, Ltd.
Photographer: Matthew Hutchison
This is an example of a small and beige classic bungalow house exterior in Chicago with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a green roof.
Rowhouse Reconceived
Rowhouse Reconceived
Hill & Hurtt Architects, PLLCHill & Hurtt Architects, PLLC
Inspiration for a medium sized and white traditional two floor terraced house in DC Metro with mixed cladding, a flat roof and a green roof.
Kenwood Parkway Transitional
Kenwood Parkway Transitional
Lenox House DesignLenox House Design
These modern condo buildings overlook downtown Minneapolis and are stunningly placed on a narrow lot that used to use one low rambler home. Each building has 2 condos, all with beautiful views. The main levels feel like you living in the trees and the upper levels have beautiful views of the skyline. The buildings are a combination of metal and stucco. The heated driveway carries you down between the buildings to the garages beneath the units. Each unit has a separate entrance and has been customized entirely by each client.
Painted Brick Georgian
Painted Brick Georgian
William T BakerWilliam T Baker
This is an example of a large and white traditional two floor brick detached house in Atlanta with a hip roof and a green roof.
Mews House
Mews House
Fineline ArchitectsFineline Architects
Design ideas for a medium sized traditional front house exterior in Oxfordshire with four floors, a flat roof and a green roof.
Norton House, Norfolk
Norton House, Norfolk
Glazing VisionGlazing Vision
Glazing Vision Elongated Pyramid installed within a live sedum roof complementing the green landscape
Large traditional two floor detached house in Other with a flat roof and a green roof.
Front door
Front door
The Beaubelle GroupThe Beaubelle Group
Photo of an expansive and gey classic two floor detached house in San Francisco with stone cladding, a pitched roof and a green roof.
Portola Valley Modern Renovation - Floresta Way
Portola Valley Modern Renovation - Floresta Way
The Design Build CompanyThe Design Build Company
Large and white classic two floor render detached house in San Francisco with a flat roof and a green roof.
Musterhaus Ulm
Musterhaus Ulm
TALBAU-HausTALBAU-Haus
Das Musterhaus Ulm von TALBAU-Haus steht im Musterhauspark Hausbau Center Ulm und kann besichtigt werden.
Design ideas for a beige and medium sized traditional two floor render detached house in Stuttgart with a lean-to roof and a green roof.
Sumas Mountain Project
Sumas Mountain Project
Westeck Windows and DoorsWesteck Windows and Doors
Su Casa Design featuring Westeck Windows and Doors Products
Inspiration for a large and multi-coloured classic two floor detached house in Seattle with mixed cladding, a flat roof and a green roof.

Traditional 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 traditional 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 traditional 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 traditional 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 traditional 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 traditional exterior architecture choices for your house designs.
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