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Medium Sized Contemporary House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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Green Mountain Getaway - Main House
Green Mountain Getaway - Main House
Flavin ArchitectsFlavin Architects
This house is discreetly tucked into its wooded site in the Mad River Valley near the Sugarbush Resort in Vermont. The soaring roof lines complement the slope of the land and open up views though large windows to a meadow planted with native wildflowers. The house was built with natural materials of cedar shingles, fir beams and native stone walls. These materials are complemented with innovative touches including concrete floors, composite exterior wall panels and exposed steel beams. The home is passively heated by the sun, aided by triple pane windows and super-insulated walls. Photo by: Nat Rea Photography
Contemporary-Modern Magnolia Home
Contemporary-Modern Magnolia Home
Seattle Staged to Sell and Design LLCSeattle Staged to Sell and Design LLC
HD Estates
Mid-Century Modern Revival
Mid-Century Modern Revival
Coldham & Hartman ArchitectsColdham & Hartman Architects
Ethan Drinker Photography
Mut zur Farbe: Integrierte Stadtvilla
Mut zur Farbe: Integrierte Stadtvilla
Ader ArchitektenAder Architekten
Contemporary Spec Home
Contemporary Spec Home
Gibson Gimpel Interior DesignGibson Gimpel Interior Design
Rear Exterior with View of Pool [Photography by Dan Piassick]
Templeogue House Extension
Templeogue House Extension
ShomeraShomera
Exterior Doors
Exterior Doors
ELEVATIONS | Design Solutions by MyersELEVATIONS | Design Solutions by Myers
Visit Our Showroom 8000 Locust Mill St. Ellicott City, MD 21043 Masonite flush-glazed 9 lite Prairie style SDL kit creates visual dimension, adding interest to the front facade of the home. Prairie Internal bars are used to create a 9 lite prairie style design. Plus the bars never need to be cleaned. low-e
Wohnhaus S. Allgäu
Wohnhaus S. Allgäu
CAMA ACAMA A
hiepler, brunier
Vordergarten
Vordergarten
Schwingeler ArchitektenSchwingeler Architekten
Verandahaus mit Boddenblick
Verandahaus mit Boddenblick
Möhring ArchitektenMöhring Architekten
Fotograf: Stefan Melchior Architekt: Möhring Architekten
Rear Yard
Rear Yard
ODS ArchitectureODS Architecture
A beautiful sunset shot of the backyard showing the new great room in the middle, flanked by the master bedroom at left and kitchen to the right. The ipe deck wraps together all of these rooms and the heritage oak tree.
Central Austin Duplex
Central Austin Duplex
Kelley Design GroupKelley Design Group
There are 2 buildings, 4 units total. Keeping within City of Austin regulations and impervious cover restrictions, we were limited to 1600-1700 square feet per unit. Each unit boasts an open floor plan concept, lots of natural light with high windows and modern styling. All four units sold out soon after the first open house. They are rated 3 stars with the Austin Energy Green program.
House in a Pinewood
House in a Pinewood
sundaymorningsundaymorning
Fabio Candido
Asbury Residence
Asbury Residence
Searl Lamaster Howe ArchitectsSearl Lamaster Howe Architects
Tony Soluri
Mar Vista Residence
Mar Vista Residence
Hsu McCulloughHsu McCullough
Detached accessory dwelling unit over garage with outdoor Living Room in foreground. Photo by Clark Dugger
Haus mit Flachdach
Haus mit Flachdach
Wolfgang Münzing InnenarchitektWolfgang Münzing Innenarchitekt
Scarborough House - Front
Scarborough House - Front
Shugarman Architecture & Design Inc.Shugarman Architecture & Design Inc.
Scarborough House was a contemporary challenge as the design process debate centred around—“to build new or not to build new, that is the question”. The project ended up embracing the existing structure, challenging our design team to work in stride with the spatial conditions of the 1980’s build (completion Spring 2014). Clean, simple lines, enhanced by wood details both on the exterior and interior elevate this house to a contemporary aesthetic. The color palette and millwork detailing of the interiors is earthy, casual, luxurious, sophisticated—Shugarman’s design sensibility through and through. The spaces are carefully ordered, orchestrating the light of a moody and ever changing Calgary climate. Photo Credit: David Troyer
Haus R
Haus R
Bottega + Ehrhardt Architekten GmbHBottega + Ehrhardt Architekten GmbH
David Franck Photographie, Ostfildern
Rincon Bates House
Rincon Bates House
LaCantina DoorsLaCantina Doors
Studio 27 Architecture Photographer: Anice Hoachlander

Medium Sized Contemporary 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 contemporary 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 contemporary 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 contemporary 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 contemporary 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 contemporary exterior architecture choices for your house designs.
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