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Large Brick House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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Traditional American Foursquare Home in Denver
Traditional American Foursquare Home in Denver
Miklin ConstructionMiklin Construction
Mid-Century Makeover
Mid-Century Makeover
Wiedemann Architects LLCWiedemann Architects LLC
Photography: Anice Hoachlander, Hoachlander Davis Photography.
Alley Dwelling
Alley Dwelling
Bennett Frank McCarthy Architects, Inc.Bennett Frank McCarthy Architects, Inc.
Rochester 350
Rochester 350
Omega BuildersOmega Builders
Grey Matters
Grey Matters
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Westlake Lakewood Project
Westlake Lakewood Project
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Gatehouse Private Residence
Gatehouse Private Residence
MacPherson Architects Inc / 2MAMacPherson Architects Inc / 2MA
Underpinning and renovation and new construction
Underpinning and renovation and new construction
Sidd KashyapSidd Kashyap
2016 Southern living Showcase Home
2016 Southern living Showcase Home
J. Wright Building CompanyJ. Wright Building Company
Contemporaines
Contemporaines
Les Maisons de l'AlloeuLes Maisons de l'Alloeu
LES MAISONS DE L'ALLOEU
Contemporary Exterior
Contemporary Exterior
Historic Townhouse, Portsmouth NH
Historic Townhouse, Portsmouth NH
Maine Coast BuildersMaine Coast Builders
The 21st Century Tudor
The 21st Century Tudor
Meadowlark Design+BuildMeadowlark Design+Build
This classic Tudor-style home after the whole-home renovation and addition completed by Meadowlark Design+Build in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Formal Tudor Windsor Garden
Formal Tudor Windsor Garden
Laurence Maunder Garden Design & ConsultancyLaurence Maunder Garden Design & Consultancy
Tudor House & Pool
Indian Road
Indian Road
Wanda Ely Architect Inc.Wanda Ely Architect Inc.
A new private deck was added off the bedroom, and features an outdoor shower.
High Point
High Point
Axiom BuildersAxiom Builders
Second story addition Willow Glen
Second story addition Willow Glen
Lean Lens ArchitectsLean Lens Architects
A young growing family was looking for more space to house their needs and decided to add square footage to their home. They loved their neighborhood and location and wanted to add to their single story home with sensitivity to their neighborhood context and yet maintain the traditional style their home had. After multiple design iterations we landed on a design the clients loved. It required an additional planning review process since the house exceeded the maximum allowable square footage. The end result is a beautiful home that accommodates their needs and fits perfectly on their street.
Thurlaston Chapel Extension
Thurlaston Chapel Extension
The Practical Planning Company LtdThe Practical Planning Company Ltd
In August 2020, we sought planning permission for a single storey rear extension at Thurlaston Chapel – a Baptist church in Leicestershire. Thurlaston Chapel had become a growing centre for the community and the extension plans were a conduit for the growing congregation to enjoy and to enable them to cater better in their events that involve the wider community. We were tasked with designing an extension that not only provided the congregation with a functional space, but also enhanced the area and showcased the original property, its history and character. The main feature of the design was the addition of a glass gable end and large glass panels in a more contemporary style with grey aluminium frames. These were introduced to frame the outdoor space, highlighting one of the church’s key features – the graveyard – while allowing visitors to see inside the church and the original architectural features of the property, creating a juxtaposition between the new and the old. We also wanted to maximise the beauty of the views and open the property up to the rear garden, providing churchgoers with better enjoyment of the surrounding green space, and bringing the outside in. Internally, we added a glass partition between the original entrance hall and the new extension to link the spaces together. We also left the original wall of the previous extension in as feature wall to retain some of the original character and created a kitchen area and bar out of the original outbuilding, which we managed to tie into the new extension with a clever hipped roof layout, in order to cater for growing congregation.
The Charlotte at Argyle Heights
The Charlotte at Argyle Heights
J. Hall Homes, Inc.J. Hall Homes, Inc.
The Charlotte at Argyle Heights | J. Hall Homes, Inc.
Magnolia Transitional
Magnolia Transitional
Morning Star Builders LTDMorning Star Builders LTD

Large Brick 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 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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