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

Fort Charles 4

Kukk Architecture & Design P.A.

Inspiration for a beige world-inspired two floor detached house in Miami with a hip roof.

Bali Beach Estate Villa

David Lester

Exterior entrance and security booth.
Inspiration for a large and beige world-inspired two floor house exterior in Other with stone cladding and a hip roof.

Traditional Portfolio

Jessica Glynn Photography

Jessica Klewicki Glynn
Inspiration for a world-inspired two floor house exterior in Miami with a hip roof.

Tropical Exterior

Photo of a white world-inspired bungalow house exterior in Miami with a hip roof.

Key West Coastal

Ocean Blue Custom Homes

Large and blue world-inspired two floor house exterior in Miami with mixed cladding and a hip roof.

3420 North Ocean Boulevard | Gulf Stream, FL

Pascal 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

Allan Shope Architect

Durston Saylor
Design ideas for a large world-inspired bungalow detached house with wood cladding, a hip roof and a tiled roof.

British West Indies Custom Home in Naples

Simonsen-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.

The Bonaire - RDA 2014 Winner

Marvin

Richard Perrone - Perrone Construction This model home located in Sarasota, Florida features Integrity IMPACT (IZ3) Hurricane Casement, Awning, and Outswing French doors. The idea with this home was to view architecture as art and with this in mind have every room in the house have a view of the home itself. It was really a spectacular collaboration.

vacation home

Network Architects

pma properties
Design ideas for an expansive and white world-inspired render detached house in Boise with three floors and a hip roof.

Coastal Home with West Indies Flair

Klar 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.

Private Residence - Palm Beach, Florida

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.

East Pensacola Heights Cottage

Russell Home Builders

This is an example of a white world-inspired bungalow house exterior in Miami with a hip roof, a metal roof and a white roof.

矢ケ崎の家2017

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.

Newport Beach - Balboa Peninsula

David A. Kaech & Associates, Inc.

Aidin Foster
This is an example of a medium sized and beige world-inspired bungalow house exterior in Orange County with wood cladding and a hip roof.

Architectural firm of Moulton Layne, P.L. Florida remodel

Gridley + Graves Photographers

Photography by Gridley + Graves Architectural firm of Moulton Layne, P.L. Remodel of a home in Florida
Photo of a world-inspired bungalow house exterior in Miami with a hip roof.

Coastal Contemporary

Ocean Blue Custom Homes

This is an example of a large and white world-inspired two floor render house exterior in Miami with a hip roof.

Velero at Sailboat Bend

Steven L. Cohen Architects and Interior Designers

PROJECT TYPE Four (4), 2-story townhouses with 9,676sf of living space on the New River in the historic Sailboat Bend area SCOPE Architecture LOCATION Fort Lauderdale, Florida DESCRIPTION Two (2), 3 Bedroom / 3-1/2 Bathrooms & Den units and two (2) 4 Bedroom / 4-1/2 Bathroom units Enhanced open floor plans for maximizing natural lighting with sustainable design-based materials and fixtures Amenities include private rear patios, covered terraces, swimming pools and private boat docks Island Colonial-style architecture with horizontal siding, Bahama shutters, decorative railings and metal roofing

Sandy Bank Bay Villa, St. Kitts

Interiors by Herlong

This is an example of a beige world-inspired bungalow house exterior in Charleston with a hip roof.

750 South Ocean Blvd

Claremont Companies

This is an example of a large world-inspired two floor house exterior in Boston with a hip roof.

World-Inspired House Exterior with a Hip 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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