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World-Inspired Detached House Ideas and Designs

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Captiva House
Captiva House
K2 Design Group, Inc.K2 Design Group, Inc.
The Aurora Gold – Best in Show Grand Auroras were awarded for this home’s beautiful landscape….
Inspiration for a large and beige world-inspired two floor detached house in Miami with stone cladding, a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Calder Street House
Calder Street House
Charles Maccora DesignCharles Maccora Design
Design ideas for a large and white world-inspired bungalow detached house in Geelong with concrete fibreboard cladding, a pitched roof, a metal roof and a white roof.
The Oasis Tiny Home Outdoor Living
The Oasis Tiny Home Outdoor Living
Paradise Tiny Homes LLCParadise Tiny Homes LLC
This tropical modern coastal Tiny Home is built on a trailer and is 8x24x14 feet. The blue exterior paint color is called cabana blue. The large circular window is quite the statement focal point for this how adding a ton of curb appeal. The round window is actually two round half-moon windows stuck together to form a circle. There is an indoor bar between the two windows to make the space more interactive and useful- important in a tiny home. There is also another interactive pass-through bar window on the deck leading to the kitchen making it essentially a wet bar. This window is mirrored with a second on the other side of the kitchen and the are actually repurposed french doors turned sideways. Even the front door is glass allowing for the maximum amount of light to brighten up this tiny home and make it feel spacious and open. This tiny home features a unique architectural design with curved ceiling beams and roofing, high vaulted ceilings, a tiled in shower with a skylight that points out over the tongue of the trailer saving space in the bathroom, and of course, the large bump-out circle window and awning window that provides dining spaces.
3420 North Ocean Boulevard | Gulf Stream, FL
3420 North Ocean Boulevard | Gulf Stream, FL
Pascal Liguori & SonPascal Liguori & Son
Front Exterior
This is an example of a medium sized and white world-inspired bungalow concrete detached house in Miami with a hip roof and a tiled roof.
House on a Beach
House on a Beach
Allan Shope ArchitectAllan Shope Architect
Durston Saylor
Design ideas for a large world-inspired bungalow detached house with wood cladding, a hip roof and a tiled roof.
Glass gate and garage door
Glass gate and garage door
Pacific Garage Doors & GatesPacific Garage Doors & Gates
This is an example of a medium sized and beige world-inspired two floor render detached house in Los Angeles with a flat roof.
British West Indies Custom Home in Naples
British West Indies Custom Home in Naples
Simonsen-Hickok InteriorsSimonsen-Hickok Interiors
Inspiration for an expansive and beige world-inspired two floor detached house in Miami with mixed cladding, a hip roof and a tiled roof.
2981 Blue Cypress Lane, Wellington, Florida 33414
2981 Blue Cypress Lane, Wellington, Florida 33414
Pegasus Builders, Inc.Pegasus Builders, Inc.
Inspiration for a large and white world-inspired two floor detached house in Miami with concrete fibreboard cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.
vacation home
vacation home
Network ArchitectsNetwork Architects
pma properties
Design ideas for an expansive and white world-inspired render detached house in Boise with three floors and a hip roof.
Bainbridge Island Retreat
Bainbridge Island Retreat
Ben Trogdon ArchitectsBen Trogdon Architects
This is an example of a medium sized and brown world-inspired bungalow detached house in Seattle with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.
Coastal Home with West Indies Flair
Coastal Home with West Indies Flair
Klar and Klar Architects, IncKlar and Klar Architects, Inc
Rich Montalbano
Design ideas for a large and white world-inspired render detached house in Tampa with three floors, a hip roof and a metal roof.
RUSTICASA | Casa do Brezo | Paredes de Coura
RUSTICASA | Casa do Brezo | Paredes de Coura
RUSTICASARUSTICASA
La estilización llega a su paroxismo con el modelo Coral de Rusticasa® © Rusticasa
Photo of a small and brown world-inspired bungalow detached house in Other with wood cladding, a flat roof and a green roof.
古城ヶ丘の家
古城ヶ丘の家
HEARTH ARCHITECTSHEARTH ARCHITECTS
古城が丘の家　HEARTH　ARCHITECTS 本計画は、クライアントの「ひとつ屋根の下」というキーワードからスタートした計画です。敷地は間口が広く南西角地で敷地の広さにも余裕のある好立地な条件。 そこでその立地条件をいかし南北に大きな屋根をかけ、外部から内縁側、内部、そして二階へとその大きな屋根がひと続きで繋がり、仕切りを最小限にすることで「ひとつ屋根の下」で「家族がひとつになれる」住まいを目指した。将来性を考え子供室以外を一階に配置した、開放的な外構と軒の深いどっしりとした平屋のような佇まいは、この地域でのひとつの象徴となる建物となった。
Plantation Estates
Plantation Estates
KAHE ConstructionKAHE Construction
Expansive and gey world-inspired bungalow concrete detached house in Hawaii with a shingle roof.
Coastal Getaway
Coastal Getaway
John F. Heltzel AIA, PC ArchitectsJohn F. Heltzel AIA, PC Architects
Front elevation of a custom home in Key West, Florida, USA.
Design ideas for a beige and large world-inspired two floor render detached house in Miami with a metal roof.
Private Residence - Palm Beach, Florida
Private Residence - Palm Beach, Florida
J.P. DiMisa Luxury Homes, Inc.J.P. DiMisa Luxury Homes, Inc.
Catalina Lackner
Large and white world-inspired two floor render detached house in Miami with a hip roof and a shingle roof.
矢ケ崎の家2017
矢ケ崎の家2017
菊池ひろ建築設計室｜kikuchihiro design office菊池ひろ建築設計室｜kikuchihiro design office
軽井沢・矢ケ崎の家2017｜菊池ひろ建築設計室 撮影：archipicture 遠山功太
Photo of a beige world-inspired bungalow detached house in Other with wood cladding, a hip roof and a metal roof.
八千種の家 外観
八千種の家 外観
中澤建築設計事務所中澤建築設計事務所
のどかな田園風景の中に建つ平屋の住宅です。　　 Photo:Junya Terashita
Design ideas for a medium sized and black world-inspired bungalow render detached house in Other with a pitched roof and a metal roof.
052いすみ岬町Oさんの家
052いすみ岬町Oさんの家
アトリエ137 | atelier137 Architectural Design Officeアトリエ137 | atelier137 Architectural Design Office
写真＠安田誠
Black world-inspired bungalow detached house in Other with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.
重ね屋根の家
重ね屋根の家
一級建築士事務所 ROOTE株式会社一級建築士事務所 ROOTE株式会社
Photo by：HIROKI KAWATA
Design ideas for a beige world-inspired detached house in Kyoto.

World-Inspired Detached House 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 world-inspired 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 world-inspired 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 world-inspired 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 world-inspired 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 world-inspired exterior architecture choices for your house designs.
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