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Affordable House Exterior with a Green Roof Ideas and Designs

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5406 Duval - Mid-Century Modern
5406 Duval - Mid-Century Modern
Carty Custom Builders, LLCCarty Custom Builders, LLC
Two covered parking spaces accessible from the alley
New Collection for 2019
New Collection for 2019
The Wall Lighting Company LtdThe Wall Lighting Company Ltd
Handmade and crafted from high quality materials this Brushed Nickel Outdoor Wall Light is timeless in style. The modern brushed nickel finish adds a sophisticated contemporary twist to the classic box wall lantern design. By pulling out the side pins the bulb can easily be replaced or the glass cleaned. This is a supremely elegant wall light and would look great as a pair.
The TEREMOK
The TEREMOK
Setus DesignSetus Design
дачный дом из рубленого бревна с камышовой крышей
Altadena Craftsman exterior
Altadena Craftsman exterior
colorificcolorific
Pierre Galant
Midcentury Kling Residence Renovation
Midcentury Kling Residence Renovation
k YODER design, LLCk YODER design, LLC
Landscape walls frame the exterior spaces that flank the breezeway connecting the house to the garage. © Jeffrey Totaro, photographer
Venice Beach Boxes
Venice Beach Boxes
R&D architectsR&D architects
Benny Chan
BildHaus
BildHaus
Nautilus HomesNautilus Homes
This Bauhaus masterpiece is all about curb apeal. The lighting illuminates the fine craftsmanship in design and execution. The vertical ipe siding provides an inviting warmth to an otherwise heavy and rigid facade. While the slate ledgestone wall at the front entry flows right through into the interior through a 10' custom steel entry door that runs floor to ceiling. The concrete slab at the entry floats above the beach pebbles, creating a lightness to the right side of the home, while the lift side is firmly grounded, almost feeling heavy. Photography: Ryan Gamma Photography Builder: Nautilus Homes Architect: DSDG Architects
Genesee Park House
Genesee Park House
First LampFirst Lamp
zero net energy house in Seattle with large solar array on the roof
New Garden Facade
New Garden Facade
Hill & Hurtt Architects, PLLCHill & Hurtt Architects, PLLC
Joshua Hill
Rougemont Farmhouse
Rougemont Farmhouse
Arielle C. Schechter, AIAArielle C. Schechter, AIA
Twilight at the farm allows a glow to emerge from the house.
Гостевой дом и баня в Кавголово
Гостевой дом и баня в Кавголово
Архитектурное бюро "ХВОЯ"Архитектурное бюро "ХВОЯ"
Connect 10 Mar Vista
Connect 10 Mar Vista
Connect HomesConnect Homes
Joe Fletcher
Grade II Listed Terrace House in St John's Wood, NW8
Grade II Listed Terrace House in St John's Wood, NW8
VORBILD ArchitectureVORBILD Architecture
Island Passive House
Island Passive House
The Artisans Group, Inc.The Artisans Group, Inc.
This prefabricated 1,800 square foot Certified Passive House is designed and built by The Artisans Group, located in the rugged central highlands of Shaw Island, in the San Juan Islands. It is the first Certified Passive House in the San Juans, and the fourth in Washington State. The home was built for $330 per square foot, while construction costs for residential projects in the San Juan market often exceed $600 per square foot. Passive House measures did not increase this projects’ cost of construction. The clients are retired teachers, and desired a low-maintenance, cost-effective, energy-efficient house in which they could age in place; a restful shelter from clutter, stress and over-stimulation. The circular floor plan centers on the prefabricated pod. Radiating from the pod, cabinetry and a minimum of walls defines functions, with a series of sliding and concealable doors providing flexible privacy to the peripheral spaces. The interior palette consists of wind fallen light maple floors, locally made FSC certified cabinets, stainless steel hardware and neutral tiles in black, gray and white. The exterior materials are painted concrete fiberboard lap siding, Ipe wood slats and galvanized metal. The home sits in stunning contrast to its natural environment with no formal landscaping. Photo Credit: Art Gray
Bridge House
Bridge House
HAUS | Architecture For Modern LifestylesHAUS | Architecture For Modern Lifestyles
South Entry Garden - Bridge House - Fenneville, Michigan - Lake Michigan, Saugutuck, Michigan, Douglas Michigan - HAUS | Architecture For Modern Lifestyles
5406 Duval - Mid-Century Modern
5406 Duval - Mid-Century Modern
Carty Custom Builders, LLCCarty Custom Builders, LLC
Mid Century Modern Exterior with over-sized front yard.
Manor Cottage
Manor Cottage
The Genesis Design Studio LtdThe Genesis Design Studio Ltd
A garden room accommodating a study and gym plus a new garage. There is a flat roof, timber cladding and aluminium framed glazed sliding doors to the garden room and pitched slate roof to the garage. Designed to reflect a previous extension to the main house.
Cleaver Square
Cleaver Square
Maxwell & Company ArchitectsMaxwell & Company Architects
Peter Landers Photography
Norton House, Norfolk
Norton House, Norfolk
Glazing VisionGlazing Vision
Glazing Vision Elongated Pyramid installed within a live sedum roof complementing the green landscape
New Entry Facade
New Entry Facade
Hill & Hurtt Architects, PLLCHill & Hurtt Architects, PLLC
Joshua Hill

Affordable 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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