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Brown House Exterior with Three Floors Ideas and Designs

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Piseco Lake Residence- Exterior
Piseco Lake Residence- Exterior
Phinney Design GroupPhinney Design Group
Elizabeth Haynes
Lake Norman Cottage
Lake Norman Cottage
Mcclure Nicholson Montgomery ArchitectsMcclure Nicholson Montgomery Architects
Shinnecock Hills
Shinnecock Hills
Blair Dibble BuilderBlair Dibble Builder
Christmas At Modern Rustic Homes
Christmas At Modern Rustic Homes
Modern Rustic HomesModern Rustic Homes
European Style Hunting Lodge in Ellijay, GA
Meydenbauer Bay Residence
Meydenbauer Bay Residence
Chesmore/Buck ArchitectureChesmore/Buck Architecture
David Papazian
Modern Mountain Villa
Modern Mountain Villa
Sonoma Building CompanySonoma Building Company
Custom Modern Mountain Timber Frame Villa Photography by Frogman Interactive
Listed Mayfair
Listed Mayfair
Cochrane DesignCochrane Design
Photographer: Paul Craig The exterior of the property has been renovated to be both classy and beautifully subtle with ornate railings and topiary plants keeping it fresh and elegant.
The Secret Home
The Secret Home
RCWA Robert Carl Williams Associates, P.C.RCWA Robert Carl Williams Associates, P.C.
©2012 stockstudiophotography.com Built by Moore Construction, Inc.
Exterior View
Exterior View
ODS ArchitectureODS Architecture
Originally a nearly three-story tall 1920’s European-styled home was turned into a modern villa for work and home. A series of low concrete retaining wall planters and steps gradually takes you up to the second level entry, grounding or anchoring the house into the site, as does a new wrap around veranda and trellis. Large eave overhangs on the upper roof were designed to give the home presence and were accented with a Mid-century orange color. The new master bedroom addition white box creates a better sense of entry and opens to the wrap around veranda at the opposite side. Inside the owners live on the lower floor and work on the upper floor with the garage basement for storage, archives and a ceramics studio. New windows and open spaces were created for the graphic designer owners; displaying their mid-century modern furnishings collection. A lot of effort went into attempting to lower the house visually by bringing the ground plane higher with the concrete retaining wall planters, steps, wrap around veranda and trellis, and the prominent roof with exaggerated overhangs. That the eaves were painted orange is a cool reflection of the owner’s Dutch heritage. Budget was a driver for the project and it was determined that the footprint of the home should have minimal extensions and that the new windows remain in the same relative locations as the old ones. Wall removal was utilized versus moving and building new walls where possible. Photo Credit: John Sutton Photography.
Vinyl Siding
Vinyl Siding
Johnson County Siding & Window Co., Inc.Johnson County Siding & Window Co., Inc.
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
Fire Island A-Frame
Fire Island A-Frame
Bromley Caldari Architects PCBromley Caldari Architects PC
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
Tranquility
Tranquility
Natale Design/BuildNatale Design/Build
Carriage House Great Room
Carriage House Great Room
TimberpegTimberpeg
Post and beam great room, timber frame carriage house
river valley ranch contemporary
river valley ranch contemporary
AXIS ProductionsAXIS Productions
shawn lortie photography
N44° 55’ 29” | Linden Rowhomes
N44° 55’ 29” | Linden Rowhomes
Unfold ArchitectureUnfold Architecture
Front of Building
Villa Harrah- South Lake Tahoe
Villa Harrah- South Lake Tahoe
Solanna Design & Development LLCSolanna Design & Development LLC
Completed 2019 exterior from lake view, William Rittenhouse, Photographer
Fachada principal
Fachada principal
La Reina Obrera - Arquitectura e InteriorismoLa Reina Obrera - Arquitectura e Interiorismo
Proyecto: La Reina Obrera en colaboración con Estudio Hús (Helena Agurruza). La fachada se convierte en una gran lámpara cuando llega la noche. Las celosías y los estores tamizan las vistas preservando la intimidad de los ocupantes. Fotografías de Álvaro de la Fuente, La Reina Obrera y BAM.
Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Pioneer Log Homes of BC/BCos LogsPioneer Log Homes of BC/BCos Logs
Exterior of a Pioneer Log Home of BC

Brown 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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