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NOTTING HILL MAISONETTE No 1
NOTTING HILL MAISONETTE No 1
STEPHEN FLETCHER ARCHITECTSSTEPHEN FLETCHER ARCHITECTS
This project involved the remodelling of the ground and first floors and a small rear addition at a Victorian townhouse in Notting Hill. The brief included opening-up the ground floor reception rooms so as to increase the illusion of space and light, and to fully benefit from the view of the landscaped communal garden beyond. Photography: Bruce Hemming
Seagrove
Seagrove
Design and Development ConsultancyDesign and Development Consultancy
New apartments designed to be in keeping with the Edwardian architecture of Frinton on Sea.x
Photo of a large victorian brick flat in Essex with three floors, a pitched roof and a tiled roof.
The Victorian Apartments
The Victorian Apartments
Sketch2CadSketch2Cad
Rear exterior of The Victorian apartment building in Bloomington, Indiana
Photo of a blue and medium sized victorian flat in Indianapolis with three floors, concrete fibreboard cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Newport East Row Historic District
Newport East Row Historic District
LVX PaintingLVX Painting
Medium level of detailing on this porch, including metallic copper paint.
Photo of a large and beige victorian brick flat in Cincinnati with three floors and a flat roof.
San Francisco Projects
San Francisco Projects
Mark Bellingham PaintingMark Bellingham Painting
Inspiration for a medium sized victorian two floor flat in San Francisco with wood cladding, a flat roof, a shingle roof and a pink house.
Berkeley Queen Anne total remodel
Berkeley Queen Anne total remodel
Cass Morris Color and DesignCass Morris Color and Design
Photo: Cass Morris
Large victorian flat in San Francisco with three floors and concrete fibreboard cladding.
Awakening a Victorian "Sleeping Beauty"
Awakening a Victorian "Sleeping Beauty"
Community Heritage PartnersCommunity Heritage Partners
"Before" condition. Vinyl siding and sheet aluminum covering all old wood siding, eaves, all window frames and sills. (All Photos Credit: Eugene Aleci, AIA - Community Heritage Partners - Architects and Preservation Consultants)
Monroe Street Market, Washington, DC. Edgewood Arts Center.
Monroe Street Market, Washington, DC. Edgewood Arts Center.
Todd A. Smith Photography, LLCTodd A. Smith Photography, LLC
Photo: ©Todd A. Smith architectural photographer in the Washington Dc, VA, MD region. Developed by: The Bozzuto Group, Abdo Development, The Pritzker Realty Group. Architects: KTGY Architecture, Maurice Walters Architect. Inc., and Torti Gallas & Partners.
Academy Apartments
Academy Apartments
Blake H. Held, Architect, PLLCBlake H. Held, Architect, PLLC
Restored rear elevation
This is an example of an expansive and red victorian brick flat in New York with three floors.
Lambrook Terrace, SW6
Lambrook Terrace, SW6
MCB DevelopmentsMCB Developments
A maisonette refurbishment in Fulham including a loft extension and addition of external roof terrace
Design ideas for a medium sized and gey victorian two floor painted brick flat with a tiled roof.
Vermont Street
Vermont Street
Kelly Condon DesignKelly Condon Design
Design ideas for a yellow victorian flat in San Francisco with three floors, wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Harefield Place
Harefield Place
Manorgrove HomesManorgrove Homes
Harefield Place is an exclusive collection of 25 luxury apartments nestled in 8.5 acres of greenbelt countryside, situated down a sweeping driveway off one of the most desirable private roads in Ickenham, Middlesex.
Dorchester Renders
Dorchester Renders
Pacific-Visions Studio LLCPacific-Visions Studio LLC
Exterior render for a multifamily renovation project.
Design ideas for a medium sized and blue victorian flat in Boston with three floors, wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Stadtpalais Hietzing
Stadtpalais Hietzing
Ursula KohlUrsula Kohl
completely restored facade brought back to original after been demolished in 1945
Photo of a medium sized victorian flat in Other.
Stadtpalais Hietzing
Stadtpalais Hietzing
Ursula KohlUrsula Kohl
All new but matched to original plans from 1890
Medium sized victorian flat in Other.
Exterior Restoration
Exterior Restoration
George Ranalli ArchitectGeorge Ranalli Architect
George Ranalli Architect is a leading expert in historic restoration, offering a range of services that includes the reconstruction of historical properties or parts of them. Through the use of historical, architectural, and archaeological evidence, restoration services may be full or partial and combined with rehabilitation and interior redesign. Photography Michelle Agins
Awakening a Victorian "Sleeping Beauty"
Awakening a Victorian "Sleeping Beauty"
Community Heritage PartnersCommunity Heritage Partners
"After" condition - nearly completed exterior renovations. All original wood clapboard siding, eaves and rafters, window frames and sills exposed and repaired. New wrap-around front porch with new wood columns, rafters, new metal roof. New aluminum clad wood windows inserted into existing framed openings. New wood columns and balustrades at front gable loggia and second story porch. Future work will include Victorian period replacement front door to fit existing opening, newly-fabricated wood shutters, new painting throughout.
The Victorian Apartments
The Victorian Apartments
Sketch2CadSketch2Cad
A multi-family residence with a traditional Victorian architecture flair located in Bloomington, Indiana.
This is an example of a medium sized and blue victorian flat in Indianapolis with concrete fibreboard cladding, a pitched roof, a shingle roof and three floors.
Ristrutturazione con sopraelevazione
Ristrutturazione con sopraelevazione
M|GarchitettiM|Garchitetti
Beige victorian flat in Turin with three floors.
Exterior rosette detail
Exterior rosette detail
Adam Green ArchitectAdam Green Architect
In 2016 the prominent Owen Block (c.1882) was fully renovated to create 15 urban living units in Evansville's Riverside Historic District. The building's iconic 19th-century facade was restored with the addition of a private urban courtyard, new exterior lighting and streetscape improvements.

Victorian 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 victorian 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 victorian 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 victorian 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 victorian 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 victorian exterior architecture choices for your house designs.
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