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House Exterior with Metal Cladding and a Green Roof Ideas and Designs

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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
Green Roof, Copper House
Green Roof, Copper House
BBA (Butcher Bayley Architects)BBA (Butcher Bayley Architects)
Photo credit: Matthew Smith ( http://www.msap.co.uk)
β01
β01
UserUser
Sod Roof Shed House
Sod Roof Shed House
Intrinsik ArchitectureIntrinsik Architecture
Bar House
Bar House
Audrey Matlock ArchitectAudrey Matlock Architect
The swimming pool sits between the main living wing and the upper level family wing. The master bedroom has a private terrace with forest views. Below is a pool house sheathed with zinc panels with an outdoor shower facing the forest. Photographer - Peter Aaron
Courtney Residence
Courtney Residence
hughesumbanhowar architectshughesumbanhowar architects
Schultz, Modern Home
Schultz, Modern Home
Jeannette ArchitectsJeannette Architects
Exterior from Rear Yard
Exterior from Rear Yard
dSPACE Studio Ltd, AIAdSPACE Studio Ltd, AIA
Tony Soluri
Project Corten
Project Corten
CCASA ArchitectsCCASA Architects
The new intervention was clearly defined with new materials while the remaining first floor level was left with its original brickwork. the contrast of both is well balanced, creating the optical illusion of the first floor floating. Big sliding doors integrate the exterior with the interior
Stacked House
Stacked House
First LampFirst Lamp
John Granen
Casa Tre Cortili
Casa Tre Cortili
Winn Wittman Architecture A.I.A.Winn Wittman Architecture A.I.A.
The sculptural form on the corner is the outdoor shower, inspired by the Client's trip to Belize. The orientation of the various forms of the home allows different views from each room.
Alpine Court
Alpine Court
Blackfish Homes Ltd.Blackfish Homes Ltd.
www.emapeter.com
House on a River
House on a River
Allan Shope ArchitectAllan Shope Architect
Photo: Peter Aaron
Dusk, Copper House
Dusk, Copper House
BBA (Butcher Bayley Architects)BBA (Butcher Bayley Architects)
Photo credit: Matthew Smith ( http://www.msap.co.uk)
Alpine Court
Alpine Court
Blackfish Homes Ltd.Blackfish Homes Ltd.
www.emapeter.com
Stacked House
Stacked House
First LampFirst Lamp
John Granen
Project Corten
Project Corten
CCASA ArchitectsCCASA Architects
The new intervention was clearly defined with new materials while the remaining first floor level was left with its original brickwork. the contrast of both is well balanced, creating the optical illusion of the first floor floating. Big sliding doors integrate the exterior with the interior
CORTEN STEEL AVEYRON
CORTEN STEEL AVEYRON
VB DesignVB Design
C’est pour cela qu’à travers notre construction nous avons souhaité faire un clin d’œil en réalisant une construction s’inspirant de l’acier corten, qui est un matériau à l’esthétique idéale, mettant en valeur par le contraste du moderne et de l’ancien, la maison existante.
Exterior Rear View - Eastridge "Our Kind of Cliffhanger"
Exterior Rear View - Eastridge "Our Kind of Cliffhanger"
Naikoon Contracting LtdNaikoon Contracting Ltd
This project has three components, which is all built differently. The main house is a waterfront property at the bottom of a steep cliff. All machine and materials are delivered by barge. Concrete is pumped from the top of the cliff down to the bottom with a 400ft line into a boom pump which was delivered by barge. Due to the challenging access to the site, most of the structural backfill is actually Styrofoam (EPS) backfill. The garage is built from the top of the cliff, with a 27ft tall foundation wall. We needed to excavate to solid bedrock in order to adequately anchor the foundation into the hillside. This tall foundation wall are 10″ thick with a double grid of rebar to retain approximately 350 cu yards of fill. Styrofoam backfill was also used. A funicular (tramway) is also being built on this project, which required it’s own building permit. Image by Ema Peter Photography
House on a River
House on a River
Allan Shope ArchitectAllan Shope Architect
Photo: Peter Aaron

House Exterior with Metal Cladding and 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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