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Expansive Modern House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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Stained Concrete: Driveway, Pool Deck, Patio, Sidewalks.
Stained Concrete: Driveway, Pool Deck, Patio, Sidewalks.
Seaside Surfaces LLCSeaside Surfaces LLC
Christopher Hill
Northstar Preserve Aspen
Northstar Preserve Aspen
David LesterDavid Lester
Rear elevation west wing
Hewko Residence
Hewko Residence
Louise Stapleton InteriorsLouise Stapleton Interiors
A Modern Residence
A Modern Residence
Point One ArchitectsPoint One Architects
Stylish Contemporary Backyard for Entertaining
Stylish Contemporary Backyard for Entertaining
Kym Rodger DesignKym Rodger Design
This modern swimming pool has a freeform curved shape, striking zero edge, and thoughtful 18"-deep conversation area at one end, which is centered around a water feature made from an oversized vintage urn. Photo: Photography by Helene
White LP Smart Side Siding | Ladue, MO 63124
White LP Smart Side Siding | Ladue, MO 63124
Siding Express (Maintenance Free Siding)Siding Express (Maintenance Free Siding)
The modern white home was completed using LP SmartSide White siding. The main siding is 7" wood grain with LP Shingle and Board and Batten used as an accent. this home has industrial modern touches throughout!
Modern
Modern
Haley Custom HomesHaley Custom Homes
Beautiful Modern Home with Steel Fascia, Brick Exterior, Indoor/Outdoor Space, Steel Stair Case, reflecting pond
Rustic-Mountain-Modern
Rustic-Mountain-Modern
Owen Homes LLCOwen Homes LLC
Ultra-Modern Desert Home
Ultra-Modern Desert Home
UserUser
This ultra-modern desert home is an impressive feat of engineering, architectural design, and efficiency – especially considering the almost 23,000 square feet of living space. The A7 Series windows with triple-pane glazing were paired with custom-designed Ultra Lift and Slide doors to provide comfort, efficiency, and seamless design integration of fenestration products. Large-scale sliding doors have been fitted with motors hidden in the ceiling, which allow the doors to open flush into wall pockets at the press of a button. This seamless door system is a true custom solution for a homeowner that wanted the largest expanses of glass possible to disappear from sight with minimal effort. The enormous doors slide completely out of view, allowing the interior and exterior to blur into a single living space. By integrating the ultra-modern desert home into the surrounding landscape, this residence is able to adapt and evolve as the seasons change – providing a comfortable, beautiful, and luxurious environment all year long.
Bloomfield Hills Residence
Bloomfield Hills Residence
MPdL StudioMPdL Studio
The Bloomfield Hills Residence is a 10,400sf single-family home in Bloomfield Hills, MI, designed for a young family looking for unique architecture and meticulous interior design in their new home. MPdL Studio served as both design architect and architect of record for this home in which every detail was customized for the family's lifestyle, with high-end design and healthy living at its core. Our design paid particular attention to detailed brick work, glass walls, millwork, and cabinetry. The exterior is Endicott dark ironspot brick, stucco, cypress windows and trim, and slate roof. The interior materials include bluestone and walnut floors, knotty oak, and milk painted maple cabinetry. In addition to selecting all furnishings, light fixtures, table settings, and the curation of art work, MPdL Studio custom-designed key furniture. For example, the dining room contains a walnut wood hand-carved table that seats up to sixteen, while the bar area features a walnut butcher block counter and frosted bronze glass shelves. The wooden staircase in the entry features details that are all customized with unique alignment elements from the vertical seams to the treads on the ground, and the wood and metal handrails. Airy curtains line the walls and turn around corners, complementing the architecture of the space. The kitchen and family room were designed as an open space for an active family with ample storage, comfortable furniture, and views to the back yard which include an outdoor pool, cabana, and custom play structures for the children.
Sonoma Private Residence
Sonoma Private Residence
Salt Shed Design BuildSalt Shed Design Build
View of garage from garden
Invergordon
Invergordon
AFT ConstructionAFT Construction
822 kenter ave
822 kenter ave
The House GroupThe House Group
Maison individuelle 175 m²
Maison individuelle 175 m²
Grand ConstructionGrand Construction
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Seaponack
Seaponack
Audrey Matlock ArchitectAudrey Matlock Architect
Modern Exterior
Modern Exterior
Alpine Retreat
Alpine Retreat
Beilman ArchitectureBeilman Architecture
D. Beilman
Front Facade
Front Facade
Laidlaw Schultz architectsLaidlaw Schultz architects
Entry gate with striated marble wall, painted brick and walnut louvers
Front elevation of Mulberry Green
Front elevation of Mulberry Green
Design Renovation & Build TeamDesign Renovation & Build Team
Delighted to have worked along side Sida Corporation Ltd. 10 beautiful New Builds in Harlow.
Landsdale External Honed/Polished Concrete
Landsdale External Honed/Polished Concrete
DS GrindingDS Grinding
Polished alfresco and honed pool surround to create a seamless finish to this custom built luxury home in Landsdale, Perth. D Max Photography

Expansive Modern 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 modern 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 modern 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 modern 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 modern 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 modern exterior architecture choices for your house designs.
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