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Green House Exterior with a Mixed Material Roof Ideas and Designs

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Arlington Craftsman
Arlington Craftsman
DeFalco Home DesignDeFalco Home Design
Myrtle Beach Renovation
Myrtle Beach Renovation
CRG CompaniesCRG Companies
Front Elevation
Barrio Santa Rosa
Barrio Santa Rosa
PureBuild Inc.PureBuild Inc.
Territorial style door frame on adobe house entrance.
Seahurst Waterfront Residence, Seattle WA
Seahurst Waterfront Residence, Seattle WA
Dan Nelson, Designs Northwest ArchitectsDan Nelson, Designs Northwest Architects
View from Puget Sound.
Northern Connecticut Home
Northern Connecticut Home
Crisp ArchitectsCrisp Architects
Main and mud room entry.
LA DUO
LA DUO
Dotti Alessandro ArchitettiDotti Alessandro Architetti
Bee Hive Ln
Bee Hive Ln
Capstone Custom HomesCapstone Custom Homes
Almost finished! Here is a sneak peek. Photos by Andrew Thomsen
Petoskey - Beach House Retreat
Petoskey - Beach House Retreat
Visbeen ArchitectsVisbeen Architects
This beautiful, three-story, updated shingle-style cottage is perched atop a bluff on the shores of Lake Michigan, and was designed to make the most of its towering vistas. The proportions of the home are made even more pleasing by the combination of stone, shingles and metal roofing. Deep balconies and wrap-around porches emphasize outdoor living, white tapered columns, an arched dormer, and stone porticos give the cottage nautical quaintness, tastefully balancing the grandeur of the design. The interior space is dominated by vast panoramas of the water below. High ceilings are found throughout, giving the home an airy ambiance, while enabling large windows to display the natural beauty of the lakeshore. The open floor plan allows living areas to act as one sizeable space, convenient for entertaining. The diagonally situated kitchen is adjacent to a sunroom, dining area and sitting room. Dining and lounging areas can be found on the spacious deck, along with an outdoor fireplace. The main floor master suite includes a sitting area, vaulted ceiling, a private bath, balcony access, and a walk-through closet with a back entrance to the home’s laundry. A private study area at the front of the house is lined with built-in bookshelves and entertainment cabinets, creating a small haven for homeowners. The upper level boasts four guest or children’s bedrooms, two with their own private bathrooms. Also upstairs is a built-in office space, loft sitting area, ample storage space, and access to a third floor deck. The walkout lower level was designed for entertainment. Billiards, a bar, sitting areas, screened-in and covered porches make large groups easy to handle. Also downstairs is an exercise room, a large full bath, and access to an outdoor shower for beach-goers. Photographer: Bill Hebert Builder: David C. Bos Homes
Exterior Renovations
Exterior Renovations
Exterior Home Solutions VAExterior Home Solutions VA
Lake's Edge: Rustic Craftsman Lake Home
Lake's Edge: Rustic Craftsman Lake Home
Timberlake Custom HomesTimberlake Custom Homes
This gorgeous lake home sits right on the water's edge. It features a harmonious blend of rustic and and modern elements, including a rough-sawn pine floor, gray stained cabinetry, and accents of shiplap and tongue and groove throughout.
Gorgeous Exterior Remodel-Wheaton, IL
Gorgeous Exterior Remodel-Wheaton, IL
Carpentry with Integrity, Inc.Carpentry with Integrity, Inc.
An absolutely gorgeous whole house remodel in Wheaton, IL. The failing original stucco exterior was removed and replaced with a variety of low-maintenance options. From the siding to the roof, no details were overlooked on this head turner.
South Barrington Sustainable Home
South Barrington Sustainable Home
Kipnis Architecture + PlanningKipnis Architecture + Planning
The front façade of the house is ready for Christmas! The front entry is accessed through an arched covered walkway. Covered porches flank the symmetrical front door location.
LA DUO
LA DUO
Dotti Alessandro ArchitettiDotti Alessandro Architetti
米軍ハウス×リゾート
米軍ハウス×リゾート
株式会社トミオ株式会社トミオ
緑のラップでアメリカンを演出 Produce American with green lap.
Award-Winning Oakland Accessory Dwelling Unit
Award-Winning Oakland Accessory Dwelling Unit
HDR Remodeling Inc.HDR Remodeling Inc.
Some of our favorite 'Green Building' features of the home include the use of high quality non-toxic recycled blue jean insulation, radiant heat beneath the concrete flooring, and a future green roof - all of which create greater energy efficiency.
Cardinal Creek Cottage
Cardinal Creek Cottage
Avec Design+BuildAvec Design+Build
Brimhall Rd
Brimhall Rd
Gunn Design Group, pllcGunn Design Group, pllc
Residence
Residence
Metroform Design ConstructionMetroform Design Construction
Costas
West building facade
West building facade
arketype architects incarketype architects inc
Rustic Craftsman on the Lake
Rustic Craftsman on the Lake
Wyrick Residential DesignWyrick Residential Design

Green House Exterior with a Mixed Material 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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