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White Contemporary House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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House on the Hill
House on the Hill
LaRue ArchitectsLaRue Architects
Photo Credit: Casey Dunn
Design ideas for a white and large contemporary bungalow detached house in Austin with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.
Tanglin House
Tanglin House
rjharjha
Small and white contemporary bungalow brick and rear extension in Berkshire.
Woodland Park Modern
Woodland Park Modern
Fairview Custom HomesFairview Custom Homes
Modern Contrast Exterior
Photo of a white contemporary two floor brick detached house in Other with a pitched roof, a metal roof and a black roof.
Greenhills Beach
Greenhills Beach
Clinton Built Pty LtdClinton Built Pty Ltd
Inspiration for a white contemporary two floor brick detached house in Sydney with a flat roof and a metal roof.
Our Work
Our Work
Griffin FenceGriffin Fence
Medium sized and white contemporary bungalow brick house exterior in San Diego with a hip roof.
Hunters Contemporary
Hunters Contemporary
Younger HomesYounger Homes
White contemporary two floor render detached house in Austin with a metal roof and a black roof.
Contemporary Family House
Contemporary Family House
AML ArchitectsAML Architects
Brief: Extend what was originally a small bungalow into a large family home, with feature glazing at the front. Challenge: Overcoming the Town Planning constraints for the ambitious proposal. Goal: Create a far larger house than the original bungalow. The house is three times larger. Unique Solution: There is a small side lane, which effectively makes it a corner plot. The L-shape plan ‘turns the corner’. Sustainability: Keeping the original bungalow retained the embodied energy and saved on new materials, as in a complete new rebuild.
Hunters Gate
Hunters Gate
Group D ArchitectsGroup D Architects
This project is a substantial remodel and refurbishment of an existing dormer bungalow. The existing building suffers from a dated aesthetic as well as disjointed layout, making it unsuited to modern day family living. The scheme is a carefully considered modernisation within a sensitive greenbelt location. Despite tight planning rules given where it is situated, the scheme represents a dramatic departure from the existing property. Group D has navigated the scheme through an extensive planning process, successfully achieving planning approval and has since been appointed to take the project through to construction.
Rice Military | Blossom
Rice Military | Blossom
Showhomes HoustonShowhomes Houston
Stylish and modern free standing residence
Design ideas for a large and white contemporary render terraced house in Houston with three floors.
Full Remodeling & Addition
Full Remodeling & Addition
Oria BuildersOria Builders
Classic sidings- Hamptons Style
This is an example of a large and white contemporary two floor detached house in San Francisco with mixed cladding, a metal roof and a black roof.
Two Gables Residence
Two Gables Residence
Teass \ Warren ArchitectsTeass \ Warren Architects
This is an example of a large and white contemporary bungalow detached house in DC Metro with wood cladding, a pitched roof, a shingle roof and a black roof.
Kalari Haus
Kalari Haus
Oswald HomesOswald Homes
Inspiration for a white contemporary detached house in Perth with three floors and a flat roof.
Multipurpose Daylight Basement Remodel
Multipurpose Daylight Basement Remodel
Model RemodelModel Remodel
© Cindy Apple Photography
Medium sized and white contemporary house exterior in Seattle.
Decorate: Chattin Valley Custom Home
Decorate: Chattin Valley Custom Home
Nico Interior DesignNico Interior Design
Photo of a large and white contemporary split-level brick detached house in Other with a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Tallebudgera
Tallebudgera
MRA DesignMRA Design
Inspiration for a white contemporary bungalow detached house in Gold Coast - Tweed with a flat roof.
Beverly One
Beverly One
Ventura Custom HomesVentura Custom Homes
Inspiration for a large and white contemporary two floor render detached house in Dallas.
ER-AD
ER-AD
S&G wohnbau GmbHS&G wohnbau GmbH
S&G wohnbau GmbH
This is an example of a small and white contemporary render detached house in Nuremberg with three floors and a pitched roof.
Realer Wohntraum am Niederrhein
Realer Wohntraum am Niederrhein
DAVINCI HAUSDAVINCI HAUS
Dieses besondere Anwesen auf gut 1000 qm Grundstück präsentiert sich als Fachwerkhaus mit einer ganz besonderen Architektur. Modern, sehr komfortabel, mit viel Holz und Glas im Innen- als auch im Außenbereich.
東五反田KM邸
東五反田KM邸
株式会社LDKホーム株式会社LDKホーム
Photo by：iephoto
This is an example of a white contemporary detached house in Tokyo with three floors and a flat roof.
2200 EAST
2200 EAST
White + Gold DesignWhite + Gold Design
Design ideas for a white contemporary two floor brick detached house in Salt Lake City with a flat roof and a shingle 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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