Expansive House Exterior with a Green Roof Ideas and Designs

Luxuriöses Doppelhaus mit viel Platz für die ganze Familie

KEIL FRIEDRICH KINBERGER PART MBB

Northfield Estate - Additions & Alterations

Reynolds Architecture- Design & Construction

Solar Chic

Hardwick General Contracting, Inc.

Front Elevation UNEEK PHotography

Self Build – Earth Sheltered in Open Countryside

Thomas Studio

The roof terrace connects to the ground level to become a seem less connection with the environment.

Traditional Colonial Estate Exterior, 4 Car Garage and Workshop

Rudloff Custom Builders

We renovated the exterior and the 4-car garage of this colonial, New England-style estate in Haverford, PA. The 3-story main house has white, western red cedar siding and a green roof. The detached, 4-car garage also functions as a gentleman’s workshop. Originally, that building was two separate structures. The challenge was to create one building with a cohesive look that fit with the main house’s New England style. Challenge accepted! We started by building a breezeway to connect the two structures. The new building’s exterior mimics that of the main house’s siding, stone and roof, and has copper downspouts and gutters. The stone exterior has a German shmear finish to make the stone look as old as the stone on the house. The workshop portion features mahogany, carriage style doors. The workshop floors are reclaimed Belgian block brick. RUDLOFF Custom Builders has won Best of Houzz for Customer Service in 2014, 2015 2016 and 2017. We also were voted Best of Design in 2016, 2017 and 2018, which only 2% of professionals receive. Rudloff Custom Builders has been featured on Houzz in their Kitchen of the Week, What to Know About Using Reclaimed Wood in the Kitchen as well as included in their Bathroom WorkBook article. We are a full service, certified remodeling company that covers all of the Philadelphia suburban area. This business, like most others, developed from a friendship of young entrepreneurs who wanted to make a difference in their clients’ lives, one household at a time. This relationship between partners is much more than a friendship. Edward and Stephen Rudloff are brothers who have renovated and built custom homes together paying close attention to detail. They are carpenters by trade and understand concept and execution. RUDLOFF CUSTOM BUILDERS will provide services for you with the highest level of professionalism, quality, detail, punctuality and craftsmanship, every step of the way along our journey together. Specializing in residential construction allows us to connect with our clients early in the design phase to ensure that every detail is captured as you imagined. One stop shopping is essentially what you will receive with RUDLOFF CUSTOM BUILDERS from design of your project to the construction of your dreams, executed by on-site project managers and skilled craftsmen. Our concept: envision our client’s ideas and make them a reality. Our mission: CREATING LIFETIME RELATIONSHIPS BUILT ON TRUST AND INTEGRITY. Photo Credit: JMB Photoworks

Haus G - Schöllkrippen

Architekturbüro Next Habitat

Mit dem Anspruch unter Berücksichtigung aller Anforderungen der Bauherren die beste Wohnplanung für das vorhandene Grundstück und die örtliche Umgebung zu erstellen, entstand ein einzigartiges Gebäude. Drei klar ablesbare Baukörper verbinden sich in einem mittigen Erschließungskern, schaffen Blickbezüge zwischen den einzelnen Funktionsbereichen und erzeugen dennoch ein hohes Maß an Privatsphäre. Die Kombination aus Massivholzelementen, Stahlbeton und Glas verbindet sich dabei zu einer wirtschaftlichen Hybridlösung mit größtmöglichem Gestaltungsspielraum.

Psomas Residence

Hsu McCullough

Widespread chevron-shaped rear yard facade with detached pool house ADU, swimming pool, spa, raised wood deck, lawn and concrete patio. Home is designed to bend around existing 50-foot tall elm tree

Infinity House

THE UP STUDIO

Infinity House is a Tropical Modern Retreat in Boca Raton, FL with architecture and interiors by The Up Studio

Solar Chic

Hardwick General Contracting, Inc.

Aerial Drone Shot UNEEK PHotography

A tremendous frontage of the modern contemporary house in the sun rays

New Build Contemporary Estate in the Hollywood Hills.

Racing Green

Contemporary home by Dougal Murray of Racing Green Group.

HAUS Z I holz und beton I Wohnhaus in Ehingen

arc-studio carnevale architekten und ingenieure

Haus S

Henecka Architekten BDA

Foto: Daniel Vieser . Architekturfotografie

Pente Urbaine

Dominique Marcon

Dés l’arrivée sur le terrain, un dispositif regroupe l’auvent abritant les voitures et un bureau à usage professionnel - complété d’un préau et de sa terrasse, il protège la vie privée de la rue. Le projet déroule alors dans la pente une succession de volumes habités de tailles et d'altitudes inégales, mis à distance les uns des autres par un patio d'entrée et un préau, et émergeant d'un socle en béton reliant l'ensemble. Imaginée comme un parcours depuis l’entrée, la circulation intérieure consiste à descendre dans la maison dans une succession de demi-niveau suivant la pente naturelle du terrain, pour atteindre le séjour orienté au sud et connecté au jardin, et remonter chercher des vues vers l’est dans la chambre parentale à l’étage. Le fractionnement du bâti, complété des différents matériaux mis en oeuvre en façades - béton poncé pour le socle, zinc pour les brise-soleil, mélèze brut pour le platelage des terrasses et les bardages, branches de châtaignier fermant l’auvent abritant les voitures - inscrit le projet dans le contexte des constructions vernaculaires alentours.

Rancho Mirage Mid-Century Modern

Lane Design + Build

Villa im Bauhausstil mit Teich im Garten

Dipl.-Ing. Carsten Krafft Architekt

Trappmann Michael

Expansive House Exterior with a Green 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 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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