Large Two Floor House Exterior Ideas and Designs

Like many 1920s houses, this double-fronted home in Muswell Hill had been extended haphazardly over the years, preventing any natural flow and blocking light from a large part of the footprint. Our clients wanted more space – and better space – for their family. Our first move was to unlock the ground floor by clearing two sight lines. One leads straight through the house from the front door to the bottom of the garden, and the second looks up – with the help of a new galleried staircase – though the upper storeys to the sky. Inspired by Horace Gifford’s airy east-coast beach houses, we allowed the extended open-plan living areas to link and overlap, giving room to circulate without compromising on space. We’d already set out these core moves when our clients asked us to push the project further. Could we add a basement too? Our response was to challenge them back: what exactly would they use the space for, and how would the extra area justify the considerable expense? Having tested a few different scenarios we all agreed that this was a great opportunity to embed social sustainability into the design. We could future-proof the house so Nicola and Stanford, and their extended family, can continue to live in it indefinitely no matter how their lifestyle might change. The new basement, although it’s currently used as a gym, screening room and bar, can potentially become a self-contained apartment in the future, allowing multiple generations to live under the same roof. It has its own bathroom and, via a sunken courtyard garden sandwiched between the original house and timber-framed extension, outside space and plenty of natural light. And, as the couple’s sons gain more independence, a pair of self-contained bedrooms inserted into the second-floor loft space offer a similar degree of privacy.

Awarded Australia’s Best Display Home 2022 by MBA, Sanctuary has been crafted to be a modern luxurious haven. Latitude 37’s custom design and construction capability is showcased on a grand scale.

Proyecto de vivienda unifamiliar aislada situada en Benalmádena (Málaga). La vivienda se desarrolla en una parcela de 952 m2, la cual presenta una forma triangular y una topografía prácticamente plana gracias a un muro de contención en el lado curvo de la parcela, que hace que esta quede elevada sobre el nivel de la calle. La volumetría de la vivienda se caracteriza por la marcada división de la edificación en dos cuerpos que se disponen en ángulo, consiguiendo distintas perspectivas del entorno desde el interior y creando una zona exterior que queda protegida del viento y por la vivienda, a la vez que ésta le otorga privacidad con respecto al vial y se abre para permitir las visuales hacia el mar coincidiendo con el sur y la zona de la piscina. Cada cuerpo alberga un tipo de programa, correspondiéndose uno con los usos propios de la vivienda, como son cocina, comedor, salón y dormitorio principal con baño y vestidos, mientras que el otro se compone por los usos destinados a invitados y servicios, con un total de 3 dormitorios con baño propio, 2 aseos, una lavandería, una segunda cocina-comedor y una sauna. La materialidad combina líneas modernas con la arquitectura tradicional andaluza, presente en los tejados inclinados de teja y el blanco de los paramentos.

Vista de la façana del pati. La casa s'obre totalment a aquest espai, que gaudeix de sol durant tot el dia i és el centre de l'activitat de la casa.

Graham Gaunt

Conversion and renovation of a Grade II listed barn into a bright contemporary home

Matt Greaves Photography

With a heritage overlay that dictated the original facade was to remain unchanged, the entire renovation had to be invisible from the street. Landscaping also had to be sympathetic to the existing house, and the rest of the streetscape

capella arquitectura, rafaelvargas

Mißfeldt Kraß Architekten BDA

Chris Maher

The front of this beautiful home features wood cladding, charcoal and bluestone finishes and a bespoke front door designed by Jasmine McClelland and made and etched in copper. Sarah Wood Photography

Concrete LCDA has made ​​the main table of this contemporary cottage. Completely bespoke, this table shows the refined atmosphere of this wonderful project. The table legs are made of wood from old barns Canadian. The board is 300cm * 110 cm concrete real gross vitreous. With our technology Beton Lege®, concrete table that weighs only 160 kg instead of 550 kg. Architecture Christian Girard www.atelierchristiangirard.com www.minerallodge.fr Photo credits: N. Borel

Contemporary Coastal Elegance This architectural masterpiece effortlessly combines modern, clean lines with warm, natural textures to create the ultimate contemporary sanctuary. Every detail has been meticulously curated to deliver striking street appeal and a sophisticated first impression.