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House Exterior with a Half-hip Roof and a Mansard Roof Ideas and Designs

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Georgian House Renovation and Extension
Georgian House Renovation and Extension
HollandGreen Architecture, Interiors & LandscapesHollandGreen Architecture, Interiors & Landscapes
We were challenged to restore and breathe new life into a beautiful but neglected Grade II* listed home. The sympathetic renovation saw the introduction of two new bathrooms, a larger kitchen extension and new roof. We also restored neglected but beautiful heritage features, such as the 300-year-old windows and historic joinery and plasterwork.
Attention to Detail
Attention to Detail
Beacon Street PropertiesBeacon Street Properties
Sunrise on the Monon - Kennedy Model
Sunrise on the Monon - Kennedy Model
Old Town Design GroupOld Town Design Group
This home was constructed with care and has an exciting amount of symmetry. The colors are a neutral dark brown which really brings out the off white trimmings. Photo by: Thomas Graham
Exteriors
Exteriors
Chiott Custom Homes, Inc.Chiott Custom Homes, Inc.
Charming Spanish Style Courtyard and Home in Montecito, CA
Charming Spanish Style Courtyard and Home in Montecito, CA
Santa Barbara Home DesignSanta Barbara Home Design
Design Consultant Jeff Doubét is the author of Creating Spanish Style Homes: Before & After – Techniques – Designs – Insights. The 240 page “Design Consultation in a Book” is now available. Please visit SantaBarbaraHomeDesigner.com for more info. Jeff Doubét specializes in Santa Barbara style home and landscape designs. To learn more info about the variety of custom design services I offer, please visit SantaBarbaraHomeDesigner.com Jeff Doubét is the Founder of Santa Barbara Home Design - a design studio based in Santa Barbara, California USA.
French Country Living
French Country Living
Arch Studio, Inc.Arch Studio, Inc.
Architect: Robin McCarthy, Arch Studio, Inc. Construction: Joe Arena Construction Photography by Mark Pinkerton
Devonwood Remodel Altadena
Devonwood Remodel Altadena
Willisland Design WorksWillisland Design Works
Mid-Country French Farm
Mid-Country French Farm
Charles Hilton ArchitectsCharles Hilton Architects
Alice Washburn Award 2013 - Winner - Accessory Building Charles Hilton Architects Photography: Woodruff Brown
Four Wheeler
Four Wheeler
Amy Storm & CompanyAmy Storm & Company
Washington, DC Contemporary Front Porch
Washington, DC Contemporary Front Porch
FineCraft Contractors, Inc.FineCraft Contractors, Inc.
FineCraft Contractors, Inc.
niguel west mid-century modern
niguel west mid-century modern
Moss Yaw Design studioMoss Yaw Design studio
Cedar siding, board-formed concrete and smooth stucco create a warm palette for the exterior and interior of this mid-century addition and renovation in the hills of Southern California
Загородный дом в стиле Тюдор
Загородный дом в стиле Тюдор
ItalProjectItalProject
Загородный гостевой дом 420м2 с жилым мансардным этажом. Построен по каркасной технологии на плите УШП. В отделке фасада дома применялись плитка и натуральный камень. Кровля мягкая черепица. Окна из дерева
Shingle Style Beach House with Gambrel Roof - Pleasant Heights - Cape Cod, MA -
Shingle Style Beach House with Gambrel Roof - Pleasant Heights - Cape Cod, MA -
Polhemus Savery DaSilvaPolhemus Savery DaSilva
Pleasant Heights is a newly constructed home that sits atop a large bluff in Chatham overlooking Pleasant Bay, the largest salt water estuary on Cape Cod. - Two classic shingle style gambrel roofs run perpendicular to the main body of the house and flank an entry porch with two stout, robust columns. A hip-roofed dormer—with an arch-top center window and two tiny side windows—highlights the center above the porch and caps off the orderly but not too formal entry area. A third gambrel defines the garage that is set off to one side. A continuous flared roof overhang brings down the scale and helps shade the first-floor windows. Sinuous lines created by arches and brackets balance the linear geometry of the main mass of the house and are playful and fun. A broad back porch provides a covered transition from house to landscape and frames sweeping views. - Inside, a grand entry hall with a curved stair and balcony above sets up entry to a sequence of spaces that stretch out parallel to the shoreline. Living, dining, kitchen, breakfast nook, study, screened-in porch, all bedrooms and some bathrooms take in the spectacular bay view. A rustic brick and stone fireplace warms the living room and recalls the finely detailed chimney that anchors the west end of the house outside. - PSD Scope Of Work: Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Construction | Living Space: 6,883ft² | Photography: Brian Vanden Brink |
Site Build Log Cabin, Tri-Edge LLC
Site Build Log Cabin, Tri-Edge LLC
Tri-Edge LLCTri-Edge LLC
Kitchen and Family Room with Master Suite Addition
Kitchen and Family Room with Master Suite Addition
Christopher D. Marshall Architect, LLCChristopher D. Marshall Architect, LLC
We added a 3 story addition to this 1920's Dutch colonial style home. The addition consisted of an unfinished basement/future playroom, a main floor kitchen and family room and a master suite above. We also added a screened porch with double french doors that became the transition between the existing living room, the new kitchen addition and the backyard. We matched the interior and exterior details of the original home to create a seamless addition. Photos- Chris Marshall & Sole Van Emden
Mountain Stone Brick & Arriscraft Citadel® Stone Home - Georgia
Mountain Stone Brick & Arriscraft Citadel® Stone Home - Georgia
General ShaleGeneral Shale
Expansive home featuring combination Mountain Stone brick and Arriscraft Citadel® Iron Mountain stone. Additional accents include ARRIS-cast Cafe and browns sills. Mortar used is Light Buff.
Gambrel
Gambrel
Violanda Franzese Architect P.C.Violanda Franzese Architect P.C.
Riverview Gambrel
Riverview Gambrel
Sapia Builders Corp.Sapia Builders Corp.
Stone Gambrel
Stone Gambrel
Patrick Ahearn ArchitectPatrick Ahearn Architect
Greg Premru
Cheat Lake Estate
Cheat Lake Estate
Hardwood Interiors & DesignHardwood Interiors & Design

House Exterior with a Half-hip Roof and a Mansard 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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