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House Exterior with Three Floors and Stone Cladding Ideas and Designs

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Castle Pines, CO
Castle Pines, CO
Northern Roof TilesNorthern Roof Tiles
New Residence Castle Pines CO. Color Classic Grey Smooth finish with Square butt & Sides. Installed by longtime customer Distinctive Roofing from Greenwood Village CO
A Modern Castle
A Modern Castle
Ahmann Design, Inc.Ahmann Design, Inc.
A close up view of the tower
River Road Home
River Road Home
Colonial Homecrafters, Ltd.Colonial Homecrafters, Ltd.
Copper gutter and drain box
Split Rock Home
Split Rock Home
TimberpegTimberpeg
Designed by Evolve Design Group, http://www.evolvedesigngroup.net/ Photo by Jim Fuhrmann, http://www.jimfuhrmann.com/photography.html
French Country | Hinsdale, IL
French Country | Hinsdale, IL
Charles Vincent George Architects, Inc.Charles Vincent George Architects, Inc.
Hinsdale, IL Residence by Charles Vincent George Architects Interiors by Tracy Hickman Photographs by Werner Straube Photography
Luxury Tour Home
Luxury Tour Home
Denali Custom Homes, Inc.Denali Custom Homes, Inc.
AJ Mueller
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Edit 1
Calais Custom HomesCalais Custom Homes
Mediterranean Exterior
Mediterranean Exterior
Westridge Residence
Westridge Residence
Bureau NamasBureau Namas
Crystal Cove
Crystal Cove
Richard Krantz Architecture IncRichard Krantz Architecture Inc
Long Lake Shores Drive | 2018 Detroit Home Design Award Winner
Long Lake Shores Drive | 2018 Detroit Home Design Award Winner
Heller & AssociatesHeller & Associates
One of the hallmarks of Prairie style architecture is the integration of a home into the surrounding environment. So it is only fitting for a modern Prairie-inspired home to honor its environment through the use of sustainable materials and energy efficient systems to conserve and protect the earth on which it stands. This modern adaptation of a Prairie home in Bloomfield Hills completed in 2015 uses environmentally friendly materials and systems. Geothermal energy provides the home with a clean and sustainable source of power for the heating and cooling mechanisms, and maximizes efficiency, saving on gas and electric heating and cooling costs all year long. High R value foam insulation contributes to the energy saving and year round temperature control for superior comfort indoors. LED lighting illuminates the rooms, both in traditional light fixtures as well as in lighted shelving, display niches, and ceiling applications. Low VOC paint was used throughout the home in order to maintain the purest possible air quality for years to come. The homeowners will enjoy their beautiful home even more knowing it respects the land, because as Thoreau said, “What is the use of a house if you don’t have a decent planet to put it on?”
Dance Barn at Trimble's Ford
Dance Barn at Trimble's Ford
Archer & Buchanan Architecture, Ltd.Archer & Buchanan Architecture, Ltd.
Jim Graham Photography
Modern Organic
Modern Organic
Hendel HomesHendel Homes
European Inspired Timber Frame Home - French Country Exterior
European Inspired Timber Frame Home - French Country Exterior
Riverbend Timber FramingRiverbend Timber Framing
The exterior of this French Country inspired home features stone, timber framing, wooden shutters and stucco. Photo Credit: Longviews Studios, Inc
Frick Estate
Frick Estate
Chautauqua Woods CorporationChautauqua Woods Corporation
Our work
Our work
Two Friends Masonry LlcTwo Friends Masonry Llc
red brick fireplace
Trueblood Custom Home Exteriors
Trueblood Custom Home Exteriors
Trueblood Design-BuildTrueblood Design-Build
Custom home in Bucks County PA built by Trueblood. [exterior architecture: Rene Hoffman] [photo: Tom Grimes]
Atherton, California Estate by Markay Johnson Construction
Atherton, California Estate by Markay Johnson Construction
Markay Johnson ConstructionMarkay Johnson Construction
Builder: Markay Johnson Construction visit: www.mjconstruction.com Project Details: Located on a beautiful corner lot of just over one acre, this sumptuous home presents Country French styling – with leaded glass windows, half-timber accents, and a steeply pitched roof finished in varying shades of slate. Completed in 2006, the home is magnificently appointed with traditional appeal and classic elegance surrounding a vast center terrace that accommodates indoor/outdoor living so easily. Distressed walnut floors span the main living areas, numerous rooms are accented with a bowed wall of windows, and ceilings are architecturally interesting and unique. There are 4 additional upstairs bedroom suites with the convenience of a second family room, plus a fully equipped guest house with two bedrooms and two bathrooms. Equally impressive are the resort-inspired grounds, which include a beautiful pool and spa just beyond the center terrace and all finished in Connecticut bluestone. A sport court, vast stretches of level lawn, and English gardens manicured to perfection complete the setting. Photographer: Bernard Andre Photography
An angled view of the side
An angled view of the side
Brett King BuilderBrett King Builder
Angled view of the side of the renovated farmhouse. -Randal Bye
Mountain Modern Lakeshore
Mountain Modern Lakeshore
Peter Eskuche, AIAPeter Eskuche, AIA
Residential Design: Peter Eskuche, AIA, Eskuche Associates Photography by A.J. Mueller

House Exterior with Three Floors and Stone Cladding 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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