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Mid-Century Modern Remodel
Mid-Century Modern Remodel
Studio Bergtraun AIAStudio Bergtraun AIA
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Midcentury in Del Mar
Midcentury in Del Mar
Kimberley BryanKimberley Bryan
Photo: Kimberley Bryan © 2014 Houzz
Oxford Street
Oxford Street
Koch ArchitectsKoch Architects
Mid-Century Modern Renovation & Addition. Exterior of mid-century home in Berkeley, California with redwood siding, orange front door, exposed wood beams and transom windows. - Photo by Bruce Damonte.
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Vista De La Playa | La Jolla
Vista De La Playa | La Jolla
The Nelson Brothers | Willis Allen Real EstateThe Nelson Brothers | Willis Allen Real Estate
Enter through a private gate onto a peaceful brick patio. Photos by Cameron Acker
A Charles Goodman MidCentury Design
A Charles Goodman MidCentury Design
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© CityAperture - Jose Valcarcel
Enatai MidCentury Modern
Enatai MidCentury Modern
ReruchaStudioReruchaStudio
Lara Swimmer
Bel Air Modern
Bel Air Modern
Koffka Phakos DesignKoffka Phakos Design
Landscape Design by Ryan Gates and Joel Lichtenwalter, www.growoutdoordesign.com
PBH Keith Heights
PBH Keith Heights
PBH DesignPBH Design
Reviving a bland mid-century ranch in Muttontown
Reviving a bland mid-century ranch in Muttontown
Hoffman Grayson Architects LLPHoffman Grayson Architects LLP
The front Entry was relocated to the central space in the house, repurposing the existing Dining Room as a Foyer. This allowed the Family Room to become its own space. The Entry Courtyard was designed by the architects as an asymmetrical courtyard, stepping away from the house in a series of rectangular forms. This created a pleasant interplay with the landscape, provided a setting for sculpture, and serve to center the approach from the circular driveway to the offset front Entry. New York Bluestone was set in a random rectangular flagging pattern, to relate to the rectangular massing of the house architecturally. New York State Bluestone was selected for its multi-colorations, to complement the hand-moulded brick on the house. The original Nassau Red brick was replaced with Glen Gery Trevanian hand moulded brick, because Nassau Red, in addition to being rather unattractive, is also unavailable. The new materiality, incorporating hand-moulded brick with grape vine joints, and blending in with the natural stone at the chimney, adds a richer, softer appearance in this naturally wooded setting. The new masonry chimney on the end of the Family Room played an important part of the street-view architectural presence. It was surfaced primarily in natural stone, with the brick soldier course carrying across from the frieze details, and was capped with a Superior Clay Mathis Flue Cap in a Salt Glaze. A double soldier course of brick tops the tapered stone chimney. Raised panels were detailed below the new windows, and a substantial frieze board, underscored by a brick soldier course, lends additional weight to the roof, emphasizing the horizontal lines. The project team: Glen Grayson, AIA managing partner, Michael Vandrei, project architect; Oakwood Construction Corp., Bob Thornton. The renovation and expansion project was completed in 2006 on a rolling wooded site in Muttontown, NY. Photo by Glen Grayson, AIA
Whole house remodel, Washington DC
Whole house remodel, Washington DC
CARNEMARK design + buildCARNEMARK design + build
COOL & DRY. A standing seam metal roof offers another long lasting, low-maintenance option while securing a tight building envelope. A stainless railing and slate flagstone stoop continues the cool-tone material palette. A new aluminum-frame glass door and oversized transom reveal a stunning view straight through to the back yard. Updated fixtures highlight the home’s contemporary, clean lines. Photography by Maxwell MacKenzie.
Mid-Century Exterior
Mid-Century Exterior
Compliment DesignCompliment Design
Dovetailed Mahogany Facade
Dovetailed Mahogany Facade
Nar Design GroupNar Design Group
This client grew up in this 1950’s family home and has now become owner in his adult life. Designing and remodeling this childhood home that the client was very bonded and familiar with was a tall order. This modern twist of original mid-century style combined with an eclectic fusion of modern day materials and concepts fills the room with a powerful presence while maintaining its clean lined austerity and elegance. As part of the full remodel of this Arden Park home, we modernized the facade with a horizontal Mahogany plank treatment. The outside corners of the facade were detailed by our fine craftsmen with interlocking dovetail joinery.
Mancheski
Mancheski
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Mid Century Modern Addition/Remodel
Mid Century Modern Addition/Remodel
Roberts Architects & ConstructionRoberts Architects & Construction
Patsy McEnroe
Westshire Atrium
Westshire Atrium
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Photographer: Kirsten Hepburn
Mid-Century Modern
Mid-Century Modern
Blu Design GroupBlu Design Group
ASLA Colorado Chapter Residential Honor Award
Karli Rise #1
Karli Rise #1
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This 8.3 star energy rated home is a beacon when it comes to paired back, simple and functional elegance. With great attention to detail in the design phase as well as carefully considered selections in materials, openings and layout this home performs like a Ferrari. The in-slab hydronic system that is run off a sizeable PV system assists with minimising temperature fluctuations. This home is entered into 2023 Design Matters Award as well as a winner of the 2023 HIA Greensmart Awards. Karli Rise is featured in Sanctuary Magazine in 2023.
Wedgwood Rambler
Wedgwood Rambler
jARCHITECTS: Jim Rymsza, RAjARCHITECTS: Jim Rymsza, RA
New curb appeal, a Master BR porch, and a carpet of lovely flowers! Neighbors are thrilled that this was not just another Seattle teardown!
Hammett
Hammett
Oivanki PhotographyOivanki Photography

Midcentury 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 midcentury 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 midcentury 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 midcentury 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 midcentury 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 midcentury exterior architecture choices for your house designs.
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