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World-Inspired Two Floor House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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Modern Beach Bungalow
Modern Beach Bungalow
BW SabaBW Saba
Photo of a white world-inspired two floor render house exterior in Tampa with a hip roof.
Wailea Golf Estates Residence
Wailea Golf Estates Residence
ARQUITECTURAARQUITECTURA
Architect- Marc Taron Contractor- Kanegai Builders Landscape Architect- Irvin Higashi Interior Designer- Tervola Designs/Mhel Ramos Photography- Dan Cunningham
石川町の住居兼クリーニング店
石川町の住居兼クリーニング店
木名瀬佳世建築研究室木名瀬佳世建築研究室
石川町のクリーニング店　撮影：傍島利浩
Brown world-inspired two floor detached house in Yokohama with a metal roof, wood cladding and a pitched roof.
呼応する家
呼応する家
アマキカメラアマキカメラ
撮影：畑 勝明
Design ideas for a white world-inspired two floor house exterior in Other with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Casa Marina
Casa Marina
QUINTANILLA ARQUITECTOSQUINTANILLA ARQUITECTOS
Petr Myska
Design ideas for an expansive world-inspired two floor house exterior in Other.
Tropical Exterior
Tropical Exterior
Design ideas for a white world-inspired two floor house exterior in Miami.
Tropical Entry Gates
Tropical Entry Gates
Fusion Art 808Fusion Art 808
TURTLE DESIGN ARTIST Clarence Sagisi
Inspiration for a medium sized and white world-inspired two floor render house exterior in Hawaii.
View from Lake w/ Boathouse
View from Lake w/ Boathouse
TELFORD+BROWN STUDIO ARCHITECTURETELFORD+BROWN STUDIO ARCHITECTURE
Our client’s modest, three-bedroom house occupies a beautiful, small site having views down the length of Lake Oswego. The design responded to their appreciation of Hawaiian Island/Pacific Rim architecture and to the strict limitation to construction imposed by local zoning. We worked with Forsgren Design Studio on the selection of materials and finishes. Michael Mathers Photography
House Renovation
House Renovation
Schachne Architects & BuildersSchachne Architects & Builders
View of new two story addition
Photo of a medium sized world-inspired two floor detached house in Miami with concrete fibreboard cladding, a hip roof and a metal roof.
Puako4
Puako4
Terrance J Cisco Architect, LLCTerrance J Cisco Architect, LLC
Inspiration for a medium sized world-inspired two floor house exterior in Hawaii with stone cladding.
An Island Retreat in the Heart of the Florida Keys
An Island Retreat in the Heart of the Florida Keys
Shuster Design AssociatesShuster Design Associates
Tropical Dutch West Indies inspired home in Key Largo featuring a galvanized steel roof with cantilevered porches and balconies.
Large and white world-inspired two floor render house exterior in Miami with a hip roof.
Modern home in Springfield OR
Modern home in Springfield OR
New Style Kitchen Bath & PatioNew Style Kitchen Bath & Patio
Modern hillside home features radiant heated concrete floors on both levels. The Asian inspired railing is a unique way to block the view from the street. These up slope lots are a challenge to build on but This Eugene OR contractor got the job done.
Expansive Two-Story Custom Home
Expansive Two-Story Custom Home
BUILDBUILD
A custom-made expansive two-story home providing views of the spacious kitchen, breakfast nook, dining, great room and outdoor amenities upon entry. Featuring 11,000 square feet of open area lavish living this residence does not disappoint with the attention to detail throughout. Elegant features embellish this home with the intricate woodworking and exposed wood beams, ceiling details, gorgeous stonework, European Oak flooring throughout, and unique lighting. This residence offers seven bedrooms including a mother-in-law suite, nine bathrooms, a bonus room, his and her offices, wet bar adjacent to dining area, wine room, laundry room featuring a dog wash area and a game room located above one of the two garages. The open-air kitchen is the perfect space for entertaining family and friends with the two islands, custom panel Sub-Zero appliances and easy access to the dining areas. Outdoor amenities include a pool with sun shelf and spa, fire bowls spilling water into the pool, firepit, large covered lanai with summer kitchen and fireplace surrounded by roll down screens to protect guests from inclement weather, and two additional covered lanais. This is luxury at its finest!
Turner Residence
Turner Residence
Mitch Williams Construction, Inc.Mitch Williams Construction, Inc.
Photo of a large and white world-inspired two floor render detached house in Santa Barbara with a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Japanese Inspired Ranch Home
Japanese Inspired Ranch Home
RA Nelson LLCRA Nelson LLC
This Japanese inspired ranch home in Lake Creek is LEED® Gold certified and features angled roof lines with stone, copper and wood siding.
Inspiration for an expansive and brown world-inspired two floor house exterior in Denver with mixed cladding and a lean-to roof.
House in the University Club
House in the University Club
Jairo Leon ArchitectJairo Leon Architect
Medium sized and beige world-inspired two floor brick house exterior in New Orleans with a hip 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.
Key Largo Residence
Key Largo Residence
Brantley PhotographyBrantley Photography
Affiniti Architects Brantley Photography
Photo of a large world-inspired two floor house exterior in Miami with a hip roof.
Corner Lot
Corner Lot
Upton Architecture, LLCUpton Architecture, LLC
Ken Wyner Photography
This is an example of a large and beige world-inspired two floor detached house in DC Metro with mixed cladding.
Silver Palm Exterior
Silver Palm Exterior
Beres Design GroupBeres Design Group
Photo Credit: Ron Rosenzweig
Design ideas for a blue world-inspired two floor house exterior in Miami.

World-Inspired Two Floor 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.
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