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Green World-Inspired House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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Key West Chic, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Key West Chic, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Gulf Building LLCGulf Building LLC
Gulf Building recently completed this magnificent custom estate in the Rio Vista neighborhood of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. This Key West Chic custom home is 9,000 SF of new construction that includes five bedrooms, four bathrooms, a flex room that can serve as an office or a bedroom, wine room, swimming pool, outdoor shower, summer kitchen, three-car garage, 60-foot dock, and a covered upper and lower deck with a breathtaking view of the wonderful Fort Lauderdale waterway canals. Sea-inspired colors such as different hues of blues and turquoise combine with traditional furniture to make this a one of a kind coastal traditional estate in the Venice of the America. This residence was named the 2016 Property of the Year by City of Fort Lauderdale Community Appearance Awards
A Residence in the Retreat Neighborhood 2
A Residence in the Retreat Neighborhood 2
Christ & Associates, Architects & PlannersChrist & Associates, Architects & Planners
Island Style
Island Style
UserUser
Rex Maximillian
Entry through an informal garden
Entry through an informal garden
Susan Wagner DesignsSusan Wagner Designs
Porch of Palms
Porch of Palms
tuthill architecturetuthill architecture
Pompano Beach Custom Home
Pompano Beach Custom Home
COSENTINO ARCHITECTURE, INC.COSENTINO ARCHITECTURE, INC.
Main approach to covered front entry porch. Color: Recycled Glass SW 7747 by Sherwin-Williams COSENTINO ARCHITECTURE INC.
Corona Heights 2
Corona Heights 2
EvB General ContractorEvB General Contractor
New rear exterior staircase and decks
Carsten Lane Cottage
Carsten Lane Cottage
Matthew Fowler, ArchitectMatthew Fowler, Architect
The Carsten Lane Cottage, a classic cigar-makers conch cottage in the Old Town district of Key West, FL, was fully restored using traditional materials and techniques. The original board and batten cypress wood siding was restored and replaced in kind where required. This project received the prestigious Ceramic Star Award given by the Historic Florida Keys Foundation and has been a favorite on the Foundation's Annual House Tours several times.
Torrey Pines Project
Torrey Pines Project
Rancho Santa Fe CraftsmanRancho Santa Fe Craftsman
View from the street displays beautiful wood garage panels, custom knee braces, and corbels. The railing motif signals the style of the Pacific islands.
Real Estate
Real Estate
SRQ Photo Video, LLCSRQ Photo Video, LLC
Denis Lauzon
Artist's Zen
Artist's Zen
Seasons Garden Design LLCSeasons Garden Design LLC
A small pond with water plants complete the large stone water feature. Photo: Vanessa Gardner Nagel, APLD
Puuiki Hill
Puuiki Hill
Cynthia Marks - InteriorsCynthia Marks - Interiors
ヒバで作った門の先に広がる木々に囲われた庭のある家
ヒバで作った門の先に広がる木々に囲われた庭のある家
１級建築士事務所 株式会社のびのび子ども住宅１級建築士事務所 株式会社のびのび子ども住宅
西側隣地家の庭が緑豊かなので、隣地の緑と一体に感じるように植栽計画を行い、行きかう人々が道すがら木々の豊かさに自然と目が行くように西側に抜け感がありセットバックした配置計画・ファサード計画とした。駐車場スペースもコンクリートとはせず、砕石と必要最低限の洗い出し犬走とすることで道路との一体感により緑に対し邪魔にならないように工夫。建物は普遍的に美しいと感じる木部を強調し、大屋根及び下屋根の軒には吉野杉を、空間の抜け感を感じる門扉はヒノキとヒバで製作し、緑の外壁と木部が周囲の植栽と一体感を得られるようにした。
SeaFoam Bungalow
SeaFoam Bungalow
tuthill architecturetuthill architecture
Fort Lauderdale meets Key west Luxury, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Fort Lauderdale meets Key west Luxury, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Gulf Building LLCGulf Building LLC
Fort Lauderdale meets Key West in this Gulf Building Custom Built South Florida home. The interior and exterior show off it's calm, beachy feel with a touch of elegance and sophistication present in every room.
Hawaiian Vacation Cottage
Hawaiian Vacation Cottage
Peabody's InteriorsPeabody's Interiors
Designed by Emily Winters & Photos by Nicole Held Mayo, alohaphotodesign
Artist's Zen
Artist's Zen
Seasons Garden Design LLCSeasons Garden Design LLC
Because the avocation of one of the owners is glass blowing, he blew a red glass bell for the back garden that is visible from the outdoor deck. More glass art will be added in the future including glass screens and glass bamboo stems. Photo: Vanessa Gardner Nagel, APLD
Torrey Pines Project
Torrey Pines Project
Rancho Santa Fe CraftsmanRancho Santa Fe Craftsman
Exterior view displays the exquisite woodwork. The island themed deck rails add a distinctive element.
Pompano Beach Custom Home
Pompano Beach Custom Home
COSENTINO ARCHITECTURE, INC.COSENTINO ARCHITECTURE, INC.
Front of home. Color: Recycled Glass SW 7747 by Sherwin-Williams COSENTINO ARCHITECTURE INC.
The Preserve
The Preserve
Buffington Homes South CarolinaBuffington Homes South Carolina
Red Shutter Studio Rod Pasibe

Green World-Inspired 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 world-inspired 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 world-inspired 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 world-inspired 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 world-inspired 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 world-inspired exterior architecture choices for your house designs.
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