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Medium Sized House Exterior with a Green Roof Ideas and Designs

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Southwestern Exterior
Southwestern Exterior
Cleaver Square
Cleaver Square
Maxwell & Company ArchitectsMaxwell & Company Architects
Peter Landers Photography
Wolf-Huang House on Lake Orange
Wolf-Huang House on Lake Orange
Arielle C. Schechter, AIAArielle C. Schechter, AIA
The exterior of the Wolf-Huang residence is horizontal and linear so that most of the rooms can have a view of the water. The low slung lines of the house echo the horizontality of the lake.
Mountain View | Mar Vista Modern House
Mountain View | Mar Vista Modern House
Boswell ConstructionBoswell Construction
Metzgerei Weigand - Flörsbachtal Lohrhaupten
Metzgerei Weigand - Flörsbachtal Lohrhaupten
Architekturbüro Next HabitatArchitekturbüro Next Habitat
Next Habitat Architekten Flörsbachtal Main Kinzig Kreis Spessart
Solar Faber
Solar Faber
Hays + Ewing Design StudioHays + Ewing Design Studio
Bailer Hill
Bailer Hill
Prentiss Balance Wickline ArchitectsPrentiss Balance Wickline Architects
Eirik Johnson
New Entry Facade
New Entry Facade
Hill & Hurtt Architects, PLLCHill & Hurtt Architects, PLLC
Joshua Hill
Island Passive House
Island Passive House
The Artisans Group, Inc.The Artisans Group, Inc.
This prefabricated 1,800 square foot Certified Passive House is designed and built by The Artisans Group, located in the rugged central highlands of Shaw Island, in the San Juan Islands. It is the first Certified Passive House in the San Juans, and the fourth in Washington State. The home was built for $330 per square foot, while construction costs for residential projects in the San Juan market often exceed $600 per square foot. Passive House measures did not increase this projects’ cost of construction. The clients are retired teachers, and desired a low-maintenance, cost-effective, energy-efficient house in which they could age in place; a restful shelter from clutter, stress and over-stimulation. The circular floor plan centers on the prefabricated pod. Radiating from the pod, cabinetry and a minimum of walls defines functions, with a series of sliding and concealable doors providing flexible privacy to the peripheral spaces. The interior palette consists of wind fallen light maple floors, locally made FSC certified cabinets, stainless steel hardware and neutral tiles in black, gray and white. The exterior materials are painted concrete fiberboard lap siding, Ipe wood slats and galvanized metal. The home sits in stunning contrast to its natural environment with no formal landscaping. Photo Credit: Art Gray
LYON RESIDENCE
LYON RESIDENCE
Jeff Barrett StudioJeff Barrett Studio
Dual garage doors - Cantilevered black steel carport Western Red Cedar - Horizontal Siding Stucco - White Smooth Stone Clad - Stacked Carmel Stone Corten Steel - Window Frames, Fascia, Entry Gate Aluminum Windows - Black Push-Out Casement
Villa G
Villa G
Sieckmann Walther ArchitektenSieckmann Walther Architekten
Churchtown
Churchtown
Dreyer ArchitectureDreyer Architecture
Contemporary new build two storey detached house in Dublin, Ireland. The external materials are white brickwork, western red cedar shiplap cladding and selfcoloured white render. Windows are dark grey alu-clad high performance triple glazed low energy.
Projekt HD9
Projekt HD9
Schreinerei POLLINGERSchreinerei POLLINGER
Modernes Haus mit Holz-Alu Fenster. Die Fenster sind innen in Eiche. Im Haus findet mann Hebe-Schiebetüren sowie Festverglasungen und normale Fenster. Der Sonnenschutz wurde mithilfe von Raffstores gelöst.
The Deerings - Passiv Haus
The Deerings - Passiv Haus
Tye ArchitectsTye Architects
Wohnhaus 20 in Zwenkau
Wohnhaus 20 in Zwenkau
Wunderland Architektur Heine & Weeck PartG mbBWunderland Architektur Heine & Weeck PartG mbB
Villa S
Villa S
melon | design:architecturemelon | design:architecture
Exterior view of Villa S
The Lodge
The Lodge
Define ArchitectsDefine Architects
Garden pavilion for long term Client providing family space, home studio and office. The project focused on the connection between the varied garden landscape and the existing property on site.
Los Altos
Los Altos
The Design Build CompanyThe Design Build Company
Crystal Palace kitchen extension
Crystal Palace kitchen extension
Emilie Fournet InteriorsEmilie Fournet Interiors
Caitlin Mogridge
Solar Faber
Solar Faber
Hays + Ewing Design StudioHays + Ewing Design Studio

Medium Sized House Exterior with 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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