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Affordable House Exterior with Three Floors Ideas and Designs

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Wohnhaus in Ennigerloh
Wohnhaus in Ennigerloh
Thomas Becker Architekten GmbH/ BDAThomas Becker Architekten GmbH/ BDA
Knut Zeisel
Shavehead Lake Cottage
Shavehead Lake Cottage
Agape DesignsAgape Designs
Shavehead Lake Home with open porch, triangular windows, prow gables, ridge beam, white trim, beige siding and stone wainscot. © Photo by Todd J. Nunemaker, Architect
Exterior Renovations
Exterior Renovations
Cechinel Siding & WindowsCechinel Siding & Windows
Boulder Creek Way Residence - Exterior
Boulder Creek Way Residence - Exterior
Allard + Roberts Interior Design, IncAllard + Roberts Interior Design, Inc
Interior Designer: Allard & Roberts, Architect: Retro + Fit Design, Builder: Osada Construction, Photographer: Shonie Kuykendall
Ash Mountain
Ash Mountain
UserUser
Victorian Exterior Painting
Victorian Exterior Painting
CertaPro Painters - East TennesseeCertaPro Painters - East Tennessee
Lake House Transformation in Lake Geneva
Lake House Transformation in Lake Geneva
Advance Design Studio, Ltd.Advance Design Studio, Ltd.
Headmaster's House
Headmaster's House
Jobe Corral ArchitectsJobe Corral Architects
Photo by Casey Woods
W. J. FORBES HOUSE c.1900 | N SPRING ST [reno].
W. J. FORBES HOUSE c.1900 | N SPRING ST [reno].
Omega Construction and Design, Inc.Omega Construction and Design, Inc.
Greg Riegler
Traditional Estate - Rydal Landscape Lighting
Traditional Estate - Rydal Landscape Lighting
Coastal SourceCoastal Source
Landscape lighting was installed to bring out the beauty of the home at night, enhance the feel of entry, create depth and draw more attention to the landscape and on site exterior art, as well as highlight the beautiful large sycamore trees. Felicia Mariah Photography
Urban Colonial
Urban Colonial
James McNeal Architecture and DesignJames McNeal Architecture and Design
Beautiful Urban Colonial Home in Minneapolis, MN. Landscaping, Entryway, Colonial Style, Stone Exterior, Stone Cladding, Front Entry, Front Walkway, Stone Pavers, White Window Trim, Stone Siding, Black Shutters, Dormers, Shingle Roof
West Adams English Arts & Crafts restoration
West Adams English Arts & Crafts restoration
ArtCraft Homes LLCArtCraft Homes LLC
Restoration and remodel of a historic 1901 English Arts & Crafts home in the West Adams neighborhood of Los Angeles by Tim Braseth of ArtCraft Homes, completed in 2013. Space reconfiguration enabled an enlarged vintage-style kitchen and two additional bathrooms for a total of 3. Special features include a pivoting bookcase connecting the library with the kitchen and an expansive deck overlooking the backyard with views to downtown L.A. Renovation by ArtCraft Homes. Staging by Jennifer Giersbrook. Photos by Larry Underhill.
Modern Mountain Home
Modern Mountain Home
StudioHOFF ArchitectureStudioHOFF Architecture
This 2,000 square foot vacation home is located in the rocky mountains. The home was designed for thermal efficiency and to maximize flexibility of space. Sliding panels convert the two bedroom home into 5 separate sleeping areas at night, and back into larger living spaces during the day. The structure is constructed of SIPs (structurally insulated panels). The glass walls, window placement, large overhangs, sunshade and concrete floors are designed to take advantage of passive solar heating and cooling, while the masonry thermal mass heats and cools the home at night.
WIMBLEDON FAMILY HOUSE
WIMBLEDON FAMILY HOUSE
STEPHEN FLETCHER ARCHITECTSSTEPHEN FLETCHER ARCHITECTS
A Victorian semi-detached house in Wimbledon has been remodelled and transformed into a modern family home, including extensive underpinning and extensions at lower ground floor level in order to form a large open-plan space. Photographer: Nick Smith
LEED Prefab Urban Infill Residence
LEED Prefab Urban Infill Residence
Tomecek Studio ArchitectureTomecek Studio Architecture
Project by Studio H:T principal in charge Brad Tomecek (now with Tomecek Studio Architecture). This project tests the theory of bringing high quality design to a prefabricated factory setting. Enrolled in the LEED-Home Pilot, this residence completed certification. The modular home was conceived as two boxes that slide above one another to create outdoor living space and a lower covered rear entry. The passive solar design invites large amounts of light from the south while minimizing openings to the east and west. Factory construction saves both time and costs while reducing waste and using a controlled labor force. Built in a factory north of Denver, the home arrived by flatbed truck in two pieces and was craned into place in about 4 hours providing a fast, sustainable, cost effective alternative to traditional homebuilding techniques. Upgraded lighting fixtures, plumbing fixtures, doors, door hardware, windows, tile and bamboo flooring were incorporated into the design. 80% of the residence was completed in the factory in less than 3 weeks and other items were finished on site including the exterior stucco, garage, metal railing and stair. Stack-Slide-Stitch describes the conceptual process of how to tie together two distinct modular boxes. Stack refers to setting one modular directly on top of the other. Slide refers to the action that creates an upper southern deck area while simultaneously providing a covered rear entry area. The stitching or interlocking occurs with the upward extension of the lower volume with the front deck walls and with the rear two story vertical.
Coastal House on Vancouver Island
Coastal House on Vancouver Island
Tom Kuniholm Architects, AIATom Kuniholm Architects, AIA
A coastal retreat in the Pacific Northwest.
Templeville Home - Large Extension
Templeville Home - Large Extension
Joe Fallon DesignJoe Fallon Design
View of patio and rear elevation
Casa AM
Casa AM
Nualart Arquitectura InteriorNualart Arquitectura Interior
Roof Installation, Owens Corning "Duration" "Teak", Minneapolis, Minnesota
Roof Installation, Owens Corning "Duration" "Teak", Minneapolis, Minnesota
Storm Group Roofing, LLCStorm Group Roofing, LLC
Construction Story: Roof Installation, Owens Corning "Duration" "Teak", Minneapolis, Minnesota
Cycle House
Cycle House
chadbourne + doss architectschadbourne + doss architects
A new Seattle modern house designed by chadbourne + doss architects houses a couple and their 18 bicycles. 3 floors connect indoors and out and provide panoramic views of Lake Washington. photo by Benjamin Benschneider

Affordable House Exterior with Three Floors 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 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 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 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 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 exterior architecture choices for your house designs.
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