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

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The Cairnhill, Japanese Roof Garden
The Cairnhill, Japanese Roof Garden
Hunt Yen Consultants Ltd - Garden DesignHunt Yen Consultants Ltd - Garden Design
Design ideas for a medium sized and multi-coloured world-inspired flat in Hong Kong with wood cladding, a flat roof and a mixed material roof.
Pirate's Cove
Pirate's Cove
Black Ink InteriorsBlack Ink Interiors
The fort has custom, gas burning torches and is faced with stone and the upper deck is stucco. The client bought antique canon balls in France and had them placed in the stucco, as if the fort had survived a pirate attack.
Tropical Hub
Tropical Hub
IM-KMIM-KM
This is an example of a world-inspired bungalow house exterior in Other with wood cladding and a flat roof.
South Western Contemporary
South Western Contemporary
Plant Systems LandscapePlant Systems Landscape
Photo of a large and beige world-inspired bungalow house exterior in Other with stone cladding and a flat roof.
Dana Point
Dana Point
Interiors by KC, IncInteriors by KC, Inc
Extended living space, utlizing the back deck, with direct flow from Master Bedroom. A bright color pop further enhances this seaside escape.
Photo of a beige world-inspired two floor render house exterior in Orange County with a flat roof.
RockHouse
RockHouse
[STRANG] Architecture[STRANG] Architecture
The structural beams of the roof appear to hover above the second-floor terrace. The home is clad in locally quarried 'oolitic limestone' and 'Florida keystone'. Photography © [STRANG] Architecture
Coronado Tropical Modern
Coronado Tropical Modern
Christian Rice Architects, Inc.Christian Rice Architects, Inc.
Design ideas for a medium sized and white world-inspired two floor detached house in San Diego with wood cladding, a flat roof and a mixed material roof.
HUF Haus AM
HUF Haus AM
Alexander Huf - M.Sc ArchitektAlexander Huf - M.Sc Architekt
HUF HAUS GmbH u. Co. KG
Design ideas for a large and gey world-inspired bungalow detached house in Stuttgart with wood cladding, a flat roof and a green roof.
明石の家 ３つの中庭に寄り添う平屋
明石の家 ３つの中庭に寄り添う平屋
arbol一級建築士事務所　arbol一級建築士事務所　
外観の夕景。エントランスはピンスポットでシンプルに。 Photographer：Yasunoi Shimomura
This is an example of a medium sized and beige world-inspired bungalow detached house in Osaka with wood cladding, a flat roof and a metal roof.
外壁：WILL WALL
外壁：WILL WALL
チャネルオリジナル株式会社チャネルオリジナル株式会社
チャネルオリジナル株式会社
Photo of a brown world-inspired house exterior in Nagoya with a flat roof.
Lucile Zen Modern
Lucile Zen Modern
Alloi Architecture + ConstructionAlloi Architecture + Construction
Design ideas for a medium sized and black world-inspired two floor house exterior in Los Angeles with wood cladding and a flat roof.
Bahamas Tropical Family Complex
Bahamas Tropical Family Complex
tippetts/weaver architects, inc.tippetts/weaver architects, inc.
Toby Richards Photography www.tobyrichardsphoto.com
Inspiration for a large and white world-inspired two floor house exterior in Other with a flat roof.
筋違の家
筋違の家
木曽善元建築工房木曽善元建築工房
This is an example of a beige world-inspired two floor detached house in Other with mixed cladding and a flat roof.
Kwa Shanzu
Kwa Shanzu
Claudio Modola DesignClaudio Modola Design
Kwa Shanzu - Luxurious Apartment Development, Shanzu, Kenya. 15 units of varying floor plans
Photo of a medium sized and white world-inspired render flat in Other with three floors and a flat roof.
柿の木を抱く家
柿の木を抱く家
西島正樹／プライム　PRIME Inc.architecture & planning西島正樹／プライム　PRIME Inc.architecture & planning
This is an example of a black and medium sized world-inspired render detached house in Tokyo with a flat roof, three floors and a metal roof.
Golf/Tennis Courts
Golf/Tennis Courts
Fratantoni Interior DesignersFratantoni Interior Designers
Custom Luxury Golf/Tennis courts for your Inspiration by Fratantoni Interior Designers. Follow us on Pinterest, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter for more inspiring photos!
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.
Estate - Utah County - (44)
Estate - Utah County - (44)
Magleby ConstructionMagleby Construction
Inspiration for an expansive and brown world-inspired detached house in Salt Lake City with three floors, mixed cladding, a flat roof, a mixed material roof and a black roof.
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hunt Yen Consultants Ltd - Garden DesignHunt Yen Consultants Ltd - Garden Design
Inspiration for a medium sized and brown world-inspired bungalow flat in Hong Kong with stone cladding, a flat roof and a mixed material roof.
Casa en Mallorca
Casa en Mallorca
jle arquitectosjle arquitectos
Inspiration for a large and white world-inspired two floor house exterior in Palma de Mallorca with mixed cladding and 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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