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Modern Black House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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Tudor Modern
Tudor Modern
RUHL STUDIO ArchitectsRUHL STUDIO Architects
Image Courtesy © Nat Rae
Coldwater Canyon Residence
Coldwater Canyon Residence
Ehrlich Yanai Rhee Chaney ArchitectsEhrlich Yanai Rhee Chaney Architects
The site is a deep, narrow, one-acre hillside property in Beverly Hills. (Photography by EYRC Architects)
Various Homes and Designs
Various Homes and Designs
Ken Richmond, ArchitectKen Richmond, Architect
Elliott Bay House
Elliott Bay House
FINNE ArchitectsFINNE Architects
The steel fence at the front entry is composed of rusted steel panels with a custom, hand-drawn pattern based on ink brush lines. Photos by Benjamin Benschneider
Modern Mountain Timber Frame Home: The Suncadia Residence
Modern Mountain Timber Frame Home: The Suncadia Residence
M.T.N DesignM.T.N Design
This timber frame modern mountain home has a layout that spreads across one level, giving the kitchen, dining room, great room, and bedrooms a view from the windows framed in timber and steel. Produced By: PrecisionCraft Log & Timber Homes Photo Credit: Heidi Long
T House
T House
atelier BORONSKIatelier BORONSKI
Dornbusch Residence
Dornbusch Residence
Manou Design GroupManou Design Group
Jeremy Fukunaga
West Virginia Residence
West Virginia Residence
Travis Price ArchitectsTravis Price Architects
photos by Ken Wyner
Mark Dziewulski: Lakeside Studio
Mark Dziewulski: Lakeside Studio
Mark Dziewulski ArchitectMark Dziewulski Architect
Modern Exterior
Modern Exterior
Modern Construction 1
Modern Construction 1
Blalock ConstructionBlalock Construction
Weaving Studio
Weaving Studio
Prentiss Balance Wickline ArchitectsPrentiss Balance Wickline Architects
Photographer: Jay Goodrich
View Residence
View Residence
Mohler + Ghillino ArchitectsMohler + Ghillino Architects
A view of remodeled home from below shows the added floor with generous interior spaces and large windows taking advantage of the Puget sound views. The existing lower floor stone veneer and window openings were retained. photo: Alex Hayden
Highpoint
Highpoint
Duket Architects PlannersDuket Architects Planners
This home is located on a cul-de-sac of a quiet development adjacent to a local metropark. The living areas are generally shaded and oriented to the south with views of a wooded wetland. Wood ceilings and stone flooring define and unify two primary axes through the structure; the main hall, terminating at each end with views into the woods, dividing the plan longitudinally. This axis also includes the dining room and foyer and serves as a gallery for the Owner’s contemporary art collection. A transverse axis begins with a low concrete wall at the entrance and foyer, which draws one through the living room, and out to the more private rear deck and terraces. The design provides comfortable living spaces for a family of four, and satisfies all of the programmatic requirements of the client, including livability, ability to entertain, and space for growing children. 2005 AIA Toledo Honor Award
wood block residence
wood block residence
chadbourne + doss architectschadbourne + doss architects
chadbourne + doss architects reimagines a mid century modern house. Nestled into a hillside this home provides a quiet and protected modern sanctuary for its family. Flush steel siding wraps from the roof to the ground providing shelter. Photo by Benjamin Benschneider
Overbrook Residence Exterior
Overbrook Residence Exterior
UserUser
Atlanta modern home designed by Dencity LLC and built by Cablik Enterprises. Photo by AWH Photo & Design.
Lake Placid A-Frame
Lake Placid A-Frame
Strand DesignStrand Design
Bridge House
Bridge House
HAUS | Architecture For Modern LifestylesHAUS | Architecture For Modern Lifestyles
Covered Porch overlooks Pier Cove Valley - Welcome to Bridge House - Fenneville, Michigan - Lake Michigan, Saugutuck, Michigan, Douglas Michigan - HAUS | Architecture For Modern Lifestyles
Island Cabins
Island Cabins
goCstudiogoCstudio
Fir trees from the island were milled nearby and used to clad both structures. The exterior siding is a reverse board and batten system with varied vertical board widths; a nod to traditional siding methods while giving the cabins a clean modern look. The dark stain chosen for the exterior allows for some of the natural red hues of the fir to come through while also allowing the structures to recede into the trees and shadows.
The New Traditional
The New Traditional
April BallietteApril Balliette
Photographer: Ryan Gamma

Modern Black 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 modern 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 modern 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 modern 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 modern 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 modern exterior architecture choices for your house designs.
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