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White Contemporary House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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opEnd house - Einfamilienhaus in Lorsch
opEnd house - Einfamilienhaus in Lorsch
HELWIG HAUS + RAUM Planungs GmbHHELWIG HAUS + RAUM Planungs GmbH
Kristof Lemp
Design ideas for a white and medium sized contemporary two floor glass house exterior in Frankfurt with a flat roof.
Galerie
Galerie
Ehring WohnkonzepteEhring Wohnkonzepte
Inspiration for a white and small contemporary bungalow house exterior in Hamburg with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Kauffman Residence
Kauffman Residence
UserUser
Photography by Mike Kelly
Inspiration for a large and white contemporary two floor render house exterior in Los Angeles.
Contemporary Florida-Style Home
Contemporary Florida-Style Home
The Plan CollectionThe Plan Collection
A grand covered entry is sure to make an impression on guests arriving at this contemporary Florida-style home. The generous three-car garage provides ample storage.
Broadway Street – Costa Mesa, CA
Broadway Street – Costa Mesa, CA
South Pointe ConstructionSouth Pointe Construction
Design ideas for a large and white contemporary bungalow house exterior in Orange County with wood cladding.
Cottesloe
Cottesloe
David SteadmanDavid Steadman
Design ideas for a white contemporary two floor house exterior in Perth with a flat roof.
PORTFOLIO Architekturfotografie
PORTFOLIO Architekturfotografie
UWE MÜHLHÄUSSER – PHOTOGRAPHYUWE MÜHLHÄUSSER – PHOTOGRAPHY
UWE MÜHLHÄUSSER PHOTOGRAPHY
Design ideas for a medium sized and white contemporary two floor house exterior in Nuremberg with a pitched roof.
Exterior View at Swimming Pool
Exterior View at Swimming Pool
ODS ArchitectureODS Architecture
Atherton has many large substantial homes - our clients purchased an existing home on a one acre flag-shaped lot and asked us to design a new dream home for them. The result is a new 7,000 square foot four-building complex consisting of the main house, six-car garage with two car lifts, pool house with a full one bedroom residence inside, and a separate home office /work out gym studio building. A fifty-foot swimming pool was also created with fully landscaped yards. Given the rectangular shape of the lot, it was decided to angle the house to incoming visitors slightly so as to more dramatically present itself. The house became a classic u-shaped home but Feng Shui design principals were employed directing the placement of the pool house to better contain the energy flow on the site. The main house entry door is then aligned with a special Japanese red maple at the end of a long visual axis at the rear of the site. These angles and alignments set up everything else about the house design and layout, and views from various rooms allow you to see into virtually every space tracking movements of others in the home. The residence is simply divided into two wings of public use, kitchen and family room, and the other wing of bedrooms, connected by the living and dining great room. Function drove the exterior form of windows and solid walls with a line of clerestory windows which bring light into the middle of the large home. Extensive sun shadow studies with 3D tree modeling led to the unorthodox placement of the pool to the north of the home, but tree shadow tracking showed this to be the sunniest area during the entire year. Sustainable measures included a full 7.1kW solar photovoltaic array technically making the house off the grid, and arranged so that no panels are visible from the property. A large 16,000 gallon rainwater catchment system consisting of tanks buried below grade was installed. The home is California GreenPoint rated and also features sealed roof soffits and a sealed crawlspace without the usual venting. A whole house computer automation system with server room was installed as well. Heating and cooling utilize hot water radiant heated concrete and wood floors supplemented by heat pump generated heating and cooling. A compound of buildings created to form balanced relationships between each other, this home is about circulation, light and a balance of form and function. Photo by John Sutton Photography.
Art Deco Leed Platinum Gem
Art Deco Leed Platinum Gem
Fernando Wong Outdoor Living DesignFernando Wong Outdoor Living Design
Design ideas for a white contemporary two floor render house exterior in Miami with a flat roof.
Coastal Beach Residence
Coastal Beach Residence
Neumann Mendro Andrulaitis Architects LLPNeumann Mendro Andrulaitis Architects LLP
Ciro Coelho
Design ideas for a white contemporary two floor render house exterior in Santa Barbara with a flat roof.
Villa München
Villa München
GEWERS PUDEWILLGEWERS PUDEWILL
Fotograf: Florian Holzherr
This is an example of a large and white contemporary house exterior in Munich with three floors and a flat roof.
Ein kontemplativer Garten
Ein kontemplativer Garten
Jensen LandschaftsarchitektenJensen Landschaftsarchitekten
Jensen landschaftsarchitekten
This is an example of a medium sized and white contemporary two floor house exterior in Bremen.
Haus J19
Haus J19
Markus Mucha ArchitektMarkus Mucha Architekt
This is an example of a large and white contemporary two floor house exterior in Stuttgart with a flat roof.
Possum Creek House
Possum Creek House
SPACEstudioSPACEstudio
David Taylor
Design ideas for a large and white contemporary bungalow concrete house exterior in Sydney with a lean-to roof.
Custom IPE covered Porch Des Moines
Custom IPE covered Porch Des Moines
MD EggersMD Eggers
This angle shows the transparent roof to allow natural light into the space
This is an example of a medium sized and white contemporary bungalow detached house in Other with wood cladding and a flat roof.
9th Street House
9th Street House
Tom Hurt ArchitectureTom Hurt Architecture
Landscaping gave the street view a more modern appearance. Photo: Ryan Farnau
This is an example of a white and large contemporary split-level detached house in Austin with a hip roof, mixed cladding and a metal roof.
South Island Residence
South Island Residence
KZ ArchitectureKZ Architecture
Toward the rear of the house interior spaces look into the outdoor spaces, connecting them through views. The interior kitchen has a visual connection with the outdoor dining area leading people into the shaded outdoor spaces. Robin Hill
San Mateo Highlands
San Mateo Highlands
BAY WEST BUILDERSBAY WEST BUILDERS
Design ideas for a white contemporary bungalow house exterior in San Francisco.
Rollingwood Residence
Rollingwood Residence
Chioco DesignChioco Design
Casey Dunn- Dunn Photography
Inspiration for a white contemporary bungalow house exterior in Austin.
Riverside House
Riverside House
Concept 8 ArchitectsConcept 8 Architects
Photo of a white contemporary two floor detached house in Surrey with a pitched roof and a grey roof.

White Contemporary House Exterior 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 contemporary 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 contemporary 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 contemporary 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 contemporary 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 contemporary exterior architecture choices for your house designs.
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