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World-Inspired House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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Florida Cottage
Florida Cottage
Lendry HomesLendry Homes
Blue and medium sized world-inspired detached house in Jacksonville with three floors, wood cladding and a shingle roof.
John McDonald Co.
John McDonald Co.
John McDonald CompanyJohn McDonald Company
A beautifully designed classical anglo carribean home. It features arch transoms over french doors flanked by matching balconies and porches
This is an example of a white world-inspired house exterior in Miami.
Wing House
Wing House
McClellan | TelloneMcClellan | Tellone
Andrea Brizzi
Photo of a large and beige world-inspired bungalow glass detached house in Hawaii with a hip roof and a metal roof.
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Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas Residence
Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas Residence
Design ideas for a white world-inspired two floor house exterior in Other with a hip roof.
Callendar Residence
Callendar Residence
Chancey DesignChancey Design
Design ideas for a large and white world-inspired two floor render house exterior in Tampa.
British West Indies Custom Home in Naples
British West Indies Custom Home in Naples
Simonsen-Hickok InteriorsSimonsen-Hickok Interiors
Photo of an expansive and beige world-inspired two floor house exterior in Miami with mixed cladding.
Eden Gardens
Eden Gardens
Idhaha Infra PvtIdhaha Infra Pvt
This is an example of a world-inspired house exterior in Hyderabad.
Mahesh
Mahesh
RasaiGoRasaiGo
n 2016, a young architectural intern named Shadab Ali, just one year out of college, with a single project and an entrepreneurial spirit, set out to create the firm now known as RasaiGo Architecture — a leader in the architectural field in India.
Minimal Design with greys and white
Minimal Design with greys and white
Chaukor StudioChaukor Studio
very minimal and the greys and white with clean lines create an impression of celebrating the ordinary
Photo of a world-inspired house exterior in Other.
Kailash Residence
Kailash Residence
Ashwin ArchitectsAshwin Architects
Photo of a world-inspired house exterior in Bengaluru.
Residential project
Residential project
Olive Lifestyles ConstructionOlive Lifestyles Construction
Photo of a world-inspired house exterior in Other.
Riverfront British West Indies Home
Riverfront British West Indies Home
Village Architects AIA, Inc.Village Architects AIA, Inc.
Inspiration for a world-inspired house exterior in Miami.
Wailau Place Residence
Wailau Place Residence
Imagine-It Builders CorpImagine-It Builders Corp
ohia posts, Hubbardton Forge Sconces PC: TravisRowanMedia
This is an example of a world-inspired house exterior in Hawaii.
木ルーバーと箱型の外観
木ルーバーと箱型の外観
株式会社　建築工房DADA株式会社　建築工房DADA
中2階にあるリビングテラスや玄関ポーチを木ルーバーでふわりと覆って、プライバシーを確保した開放的な住宅を目指しました。 建築工房DADA
Gey world-inspired two floor detached house in Other with mixed cladding and a flat roof.
A Bermudan Retreat at Alys Beach
A Bermudan Retreat at Alys Beach
T.S. Adams Studio, ArchitectsT.S. Adams Studio, Architects
Jean Allsopp and Jack Gardner
This is an example of a world-inspired house exterior in Other.
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.
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.
木立ちの家
木立ちの家
後藤亜貴建築設計事務所後藤亜貴建築設計事務所
Inspiration for a world-inspired house exterior in Other.
Master-Suite Addition
Master-Suite Addition
R Clary Builders Inc.R Clary Builders Inc.
Photo of a medium sized and green world-inspired bungalow detached house in Hawaii with wood cladding and a pitched roof.

World-Inspired 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 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.
Paradise
Paradise
Greif Architects + LIVING ARCHITECTUREGreif Architects + LIVING ARCHITECTURE
World-inspired house exterior in Seattle.
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