Traditional Flat Ideas and Designs

Exterior Remodel in Hart, MI

Inspired Home Builders LLC

Design ideas for a small and yellow classic bungalow flat in Grand Rapids with wood cladding.

Wrigleyville Duplex Down

Clare Sells Homes, Inc.

This seller had a superior property in a very fun neighborhood by Wrigley Field. Most people enjoy the vibe but if you are too close... not so much. We have a duplex down with 4 bedrooms on the same lower level - very popular trend so parents can be on same level as kids but still, not everyone loves it. What everyone DID love was the front terrace and roof deck. Sellers had moved out of state so the entire place is staged. We made no updates to colors of paint, cabinets or floors to go on the market but did change out the lighting in the kitchen. It took a while but we sold in a competitive market!!

Cedar Lattice Fence and Gate

AVO Fence & Supply

Cedar lattice fencing is a perfect choice to create a Beautiful Border with visibility and good ventilation. Our fencing professionals can incorporate lattice work into many fencing designs to meet your needs and taste.

Alley House

Cuppett Kilpatrick Architecture + Interior Design

Alley frontage garage with small apartment above; roof deck offers views of Austin skyline; photo by Whit Preston
White classic two floor flat in Austin with wood cladding and a flat roof.

American Heritage SDH

Zola European Windows

Zola Windows now offers the American Heritage SDH, a high-performance, all-wood simulated double hung window for landmarked and other historic buildings. This replica-quality window has been engineered to include a lower Zola Tilt & Turn and a Fixed upper that provide outstanding performance, all while maintaining the style and proportions of a traditional double hung window. Today’s renovations of historic buildings are becoming increasingly focused on achieving maximum energy efficiency for reduced monthly utilities costs and a minimized carbon footprint. In energy efficient retrofits, air tightness and R-values of the windows become crucial, which cannot be achieved with sliding windows. Double hung windows, which are very common in older buildings, present a major challenge to architects and builders aiming to significantly improve energy efficiency of historic buildings while preserving their architectural heritage. The Zola American Heritage SDH features R-11 glass and triple air seals. At the same time, it maintains the original architectural aesthetic due to its historic style, proportions, and also the clever use of offset glass planes that create the shadow line that is characteristic of a historic double hung window. With its triple seals and top of the line low-iron European glass, the American Heritage SDH offers superior acoustic performance. For increased sound protection, Zola also offers the window with custom asymmetrical glazing, which provides up to 51 decibels (dB) of sound deadening performance. The American Heritage SDH also boasts outstanding visible light transmittance of VT=0.71, allowing for maximum daylighting. Zola’s all-wood American Heritage SDH is available in a variety of furniture-grade species, including FSC-certified pine, oak, and meranti. Photo Credit: Amiaga Architectural Photography

Light Modern Condo

DK Homes

Designed for entertaining and family gatherings, the open floor plan connects the different levels of the home to outdoor living spaces. A private patio to the side of the home is connected to both levels by a mid-level entrance on the stairway. This access to the private outdoor living area provides a step outside of the traditional condominium lifestyle into a new desirable, high-end stand-alone condominium.

Stand alone condos

Brefco Builders

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Medium sized and beige traditional bungalow flat in Other with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.

Anacortes ADU

Bigfoot Builders, LLC

Photo of a small and green traditional two floor flat in Seattle with concrete fibreboard cladding, a hip roof and a shingle roof.

RusticSeries in Summer Wheat on multi-family home

User

RusticSeries in Summer Wheat and ColorSelect on James Hardie Lap
This is an example of an expansive and blue classic flat in Portland with three floors and concrete fibreboard cladding.

Exterior Painting

The House Doctor

We have worked on many buildings with both residential and commercial components. Downtown Savannah has many historic buildings that are mixed use and we follow standards of historic preservation to ensure that we paint and preserve these structures the best way possible for the future.

Edificios Casa Decor 2016

Casa Decor Madrid 2019

Calle Atocha 34. Fotógrafo: Nacho Uribesalazar
Inspiration for a red classic flat in Other with three floors and a flat roof.

The Tree House

Verdant Studio

This is an example of a small and gey classic two floor flat in Atlanta with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.

Hunting for Perfection

Hobbs' Ink, LLC

Kurt Forschen of Twist Tours Photography
Photo of a medium sized and beige traditional two floor flat in Austin with stone cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.

Georgetown Penthouse

Anthony Wilder Design/Build, Inc.

Traditional brick flat in DC Metro with four floors and a flat roof.

Our Work

Che-Benz Inc

This is an example of a medium sized and blue traditional brick flat in Orange County with three floors.

A Classically Styled Orangery in the Surrey Countryside

Westbury Garden Rooms

Located in the Surrey countryside is this classically styled orangery. Belonging to a client who sought our advice on how they can create an elegant living space, connected to the kitchen. The perfect room for informal entertaining, listen and play music, or read a book and enjoy a peaceful weekend. Previously the home wasn’t very generous on available living space and the flow between rooms was less than ideal; A single lounge to the south side of the property that was a short walk from the kitchen, located on the opposite side of the home.

In-Law Apartment Addition

Puida Builders

After photo of the front in-law apartment addition.
Photo of a yellow classic flat in Bridgeport with a pitched roof and a shingle roof.

Kenwood Parkway Transitional

Lenox 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.

New Transitional Construction

Casagrande Architects

Photo of a medium sized and beige traditional flat in Chicago with three floors, stone cladding, a hip roof and a shingle roof.

Lincoln Park Townhouse Staging

InFocus Designs

This is an example of a medium sized and red traditional brick flat in Chicago with three floors and a flat roof.

Traditional Flat 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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