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Coastal Split-level House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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California Coastal, Mid-Century Modern Home Build in Laguna
California Coastal, Mid-Century Modern Home Build in Laguna
Corbin Reeves ConstructionCorbin Reeves Construction
Lakefront Cape Cod House
Lakefront Cape Cod House
Hoover Architecture, PLLCHoover Architecture, PLLC
Philip Jensen Carter
Magnolia Exterior Detail
Magnolia Exterior Detail
Nautilus HomesNautilus Homes
Exterior Front Elevation
Fresh Contemporary New Two-Story Home
Fresh Contemporary New Two-Story Home
United Signature TacomaUnited Signature Tacoma
The two-story house consists of a high ceiling that gives the whole place a lighter feel. The client envisioned a coastal home that complements well to the water view and provides the full potential the slot has to offer.
Riviera Gardens, St Mawes, Cornwall
Riviera Gardens, St Mawes, Cornwall
The Bazeley PartnershipThe Bazeley Partnership
This extremely complex project was developed in close collaboration between architect and client and showcases unmatched views over the Fal Estuary and Carrick Roads. Addressing the challenges of replacing a small holiday-let bungalow on very steeply sloping ground, the new dwelling now presents a three-bedroom, permanent residence on multiple levels. The ground floor provides access to parking, garage space, roof-top garden and the building entrance, from where internal stairs and a lift access the first and second floors. The design evolved to be sympathetic to the context of the site and uses stepped-back levels and broken roof forms to reduce the sense of scale and mass. Inherent site constraints informed both the design and construction process and included the retention of significant areas of mature and established planting. Landscaping was an integral part of the design and green roof technology has been utilised on both the upper floor barrel roof and above the garage. Riviera Gardens was ‘Highly Commended’ in the 2022 LABC Awards. Photographs: Stephen Brownhill
black + white beach house / san clemente
black + white beach house / san clemente
Moss Yaw Design studioMoss Yaw Design studio
detail image of exterior materials at front entry, including oversized white composite siding, smooth white stucco and vertical cedar siding
New Lambton Knockdown Rebuild
New Lambton Knockdown Rebuild
Your Home DesignsYour Home Designs
Stunning "Coastal Hamptons" 2 storey step-down home in New Lambton on a sloping site. Features blackbutt flooring, large open plan kitchen and dining opening out to alfresco area, stone benchtops, skylights to kitchen and high ceilings. Weatherboard cladding to exterior with natural timber detail.
Mark Terrace
Mark Terrace
Adriatic ConstructionAdriatic Construction
South facing custom home, overlooking Edina's Braemar Park, featuring a covered porch, a three car garage, oversized black windows, Trex decking system, natural stone veneer, and composite siding.
Carlisle Bay
Carlisle Bay
South Florida ArchitectureSouth Florida Architecture
Beach Style Exterior
Beach Style Exterior
FORESTVIEW 02
FORESTVIEW 02
South Coast DraftingSouth Coast Drafting
California Style Modern Beach House on Lake Michigan
California Style Modern Beach House on Lake Michigan
Berneche2 Architecture PCBerneche2 Architecture PC
View of the house from the beach with the dual level decks in the foreground. PGP Creative Photography
Herbertville Bach
Herbertville Bach
Holmes ArchitectureHolmes Architecture
Mike Holmes
FORESTVIEW 02
FORESTVIEW 02
South Coast DraftingSouth Coast Drafting
beach cottage entry trellis
beach cottage entry trellis
Moss Yaw Design studioMoss Yaw Design studio
A simple custom cedar trellis serves to provide shade and cover, while defining the entry and adding a sense of scale to the streetscape at this South Laguna Beach contemporary cottage.
TASMAN BEACH HOUSE
TASMAN BEACH HOUSE
South Coast Building DesignSouth Coast Building Design
You’ll always be on holidays here! Designed for a couple nearing retirement and completed in 2019 by Quine Building, this modern beach house truly embraces holiday living. Capturing views of the escarpment and the ocean, this home seizes the essence of summer living. In a highly exposed street, maintaining privacy while inviting the unmistakable vistas into each space was achieved through carefully placed windows and outdoor living areas. By positioning living areas upstairs, the views are introduced into each space and remain uninterrupted and undisturbed. The separation of living spaces to bedrooms flows seamlessly with the slope of the site creating a retreat for family members. An epitome of seaside living, the attention to detail exhibited by the build is second only to the serenity of it’s location.
Lakefront Cape Cod House
Lakefront Cape Cod House
Hoover Architecture, PLLCHoover Architecture, PLLC
Tiered landscaping provides privacy and deals with the sloped site. Photos by: Philip Jensen Carter
Flared shingles with stone
Flared shingles with stone
rus architects/renderers, inc.rus architects/renderers, inc.
California Style Modern Beach House on Lake Michigan
California Style Modern Beach House on Lake Michigan
Berneche2 Architecture PCBerneche2 Architecture PC
Front view of the house, we created this screened wall area for trash bins and bicycle storage, so one didn't have to navigate around cars in the garage with these items. Above this is a bedroom deck with Ipe slats and a frosted glass rail, both to provide a little privacy. House exterior is a true stucco system by Sto, and expertly installed by Modern Stucco Services in Chicago. PGP Creative Photography

Coastal Split-level 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 coastal 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 coastal 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 coastal 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 coastal 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 coastal exterior architecture choices for your house designs.
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