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World-Inspired House Exterior with a Flat Roof Ideas and Designs

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Pirate's Cove
Pirate's Cove
Black Ink InteriorsBlack Ink Interiors
From this vantage point, you can see the original home (top), the shipwrecked boat (where the water slide comes out), the ship mast, and pirate keeping watch on the crows nest. Oh the left of the screen you can see the torches burning on the front of the fort.
Lierneux
Lierneux
ZWARTHOUT Shou Sugi Ban # Bois BruléZWARTHOUT Shou Sugi Ban # Bois Brulé
zwarthout Shou sugi Ban
Black world-inspired house exterior in Amsterdam with wood cladding and a flat 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.
音楽室のある家
音楽室のある家
坪井当貴建築設計事務所坪井当貴建築設計事務所
Photo of a brown world-inspired house exterior in Tokyo with a flat 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.
Chameleon
Chameleon
Daniel Koh PhotographyDaniel Koh Photography
Daniel Koh
Inspiration for a gey world-inspired two floor detached house in Other with a flat roof and a green roof.
si邸
si邸
ichikawa design 一級建築士事務所　イチカワデザインichikawa design 一級建築士事務所　イチカワデザイン
This is an example of a gey world-inspired detached house in Other with a flat roof.
Villa in Dormagen
Villa in Dormagen
falke architektenfalke architekten
Lioba Schneider, Fotodesign
Expansive and white world-inspired two floor concrete house exterior in Dusseldorf with a flat roof.
Paradise Key South Beach
Paradise Key South Beach
Glenn Layton HomesGlenn Layton Homes
Built by Glenn Layton Homes in Paradise Key South Beach, Jacksonville Beach, Florida.
Large and beige world-inspired house exterior in Jacksonville with three floors, wood cladding and a flat roof.
Japangarten Thüringen
Japangarten Thüringen
Naturform Jethro MachacekNaturform Jethro Machacek
Eine Trockenmauer aus großformatigen Granitblöcken flankiert die Megawood Terrasse. Fotograf Ulrich Beuttenmüller
Design ideas for an expansive and white world-inspired two floor house exterior in Nuremberg with mixed cladding and a flat roof.
Blanc de Blancs
Blanc de Blancs
This is an example of a white world-inspired bungalow render detached house in Other with a flat roof.
Lotus on Orange
Lotus on Orange
Leader Design StudioLeader Design Studio
Ryan Gamma Photography
White world-inspired bungalow render house exterior in Tampa with a flat roof.
前面格子の家
前面格子の家
株式会社　中藏株式会社　中藏
外観
Photo of a white world-inspired two floor house exterior in Kyoto with mixed cladding and a flat roof.
五角形の家
五角形の家
スギエタカシ建築研究所スギエタカシ建築研究所
五角形の家
Gey world-inspired two floor detached house in Kyoto with mixed cladding and a flat roof.
北白川の家 House in Kitashirakawa
北白川の家 House in Kitashirakawa
Priya Design / プリヤデザインPriya Design / プリヤデザイン
Brown world-inspired house exterior in Kyoto with a flat roof.
Mayan Riviera Inspired Custom Home
Mayan Riviera Inspired Custom Home
Design DCADesign DCA
Photo of an expansive and beige world-inspired two floor render detached house in Houston with a flat roof.
A Beautifully Renovated South Florida Beach Home
A Beautifully Renovated South Florida Beach Home
Shuster Design AssociatesShuster Design Associates
Described as Looking Like a Ship or a Bird in Flight the Exterior View is Accentuated by the Portico and Perpetually Stops Traffic.
Photo of a large and white world-inspired concrete house exterior in Miami with three floors and a flat roof.
Casa Marina
Casa Marina
QUINTANILLA ARQUITECTOSQUINTANILLA ARQUITECTOS
Petr Myska
This is an example of an expansive world-inspired two floor house exterior in Other with a flat roof.
KESHIKI
KESHIKI
KESHIKI YAMANASHIKESHIKI YAMANASHI
This is an example of a multi-coloured world-inspired house exterior in Other with a flat roof.
Contemporary South Florida Home
Contemporary South Florida Home
Tony Grimaldi Landscape ArchitectureTony Grimaldi Landscape Architecture
Inspiration for a white world-inspired bungalow house exterior in Miami with a flat roof.

World-Inspired House Exterior with a Flat Roof 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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