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Modern House Exterior with a Flat Roof Ideas and Designs

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Greico Modern Homes - Sleepy Project - Dallas
Greico Modern Homes - Sleepy Project - Dallas
Greico Designers/Builders DallasGreico Designers/Builders Dallas
Greico Modern Homes - Sleepy Project - Dallas - 2800 sq ft single level mid century modern influenced home built in the Disney Streets in Dallas
Dafna Zilafro
Dafna Zilafro
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Vertical House - Exterior
Vertical House - Exterior
Axis MundiAxis Mundi
European gardens of the 18th and 19th centuries boasted architectural follies that mimicked Greek temple ruins, Chinese pagodas, Egyptian pyramids and other buildings. They were intended to make connections to the virtues of classical antiquity, travels to exotic lands and other evidence of one’s sophistication and breeding. This house adopts the idea intriguingly by excising pretense and frivolity to devise a unique solution to the steeply sloping topography of this site in Smuggler’s Nest, Vermont. An urban townhouse references a link between city and country living. A long bridge imparts a sense of procession and arrival, culminating in a cantilevered viewing platform. Stairs ascend to the kitchen and dining area, then to the second-floor living area, then to the master bedroom and bath. The roof’s open-air garden features striking 360-degree views of the land. As the house ages, vines descending from here will shroud the house in leafy cover, giving the structure the appearance of a modernist ruin—a large folly situated in an exceptionally large garden Design: John Beckmann © Axis Mundi Design LLC
Villa Zero
Villa Zero
Oboe 27Oboe 27
El espacio exterior de la vivienda combina a la perfección lujo y naturaleza. Creamos una zona de sofás donde poder relajarse y disfrutar de un cóctel antes de la cena. Para ello elegimos la colección Factory de Vondom en tonos beiges con cojines en terracota. La zona de comedor al aire libre es de la firma Fast, sillas Ria y mesa All size, en materiales como aluminio, cuerda y piedra.
Can Deus
Can Deus
Dawson Design GroupDawson Design Group
Brady Architectural Photography
Olana Drive
Olana Drive
Hills & GrantHills & Grant
Photo: Lisa Petrole
Haus L-G
Haus L-G
Architekturbüro GaißerArchitekturbüro Gaißer
Lean On Me House
Lean On Me House
North Arrow StudioNorth Arrow Studio
Lean On Me House looks over the Barton Creek Habitat Preserve
2 Flat Reborn
2 Flat Reborn
BBA ArchitectsBBA Architects
This Lincoln Park renovation transformed a conventionally built Chicago two-flat into a custom single-family residence with a modern, open floor plan. The white masonry exterior paired with new black windows brings a contemporary edge to this city home.
Razor's Edge
Razor's Edge
Drewett WorksDrewett Works
The 5,458-square-foot structure was designed to blur the distinction between the roof and the walls. Project Details // Razor's Edge Paradise Valley, Arizona Architecture: Drewett Works Builder: Bedbrock Developers Interior design: Holly Wright Design Landscape: Bedbrock Developers Photography: Jeff Zaruba Travertine walls: Cactus Stone https://www.drewettworks.com/razors-edge/
Gabriel Home
Gabriel Home
Spry ArchitectureSpry Architecture
Roof Cantilever Photo Credit - Matthew Wagner
Allerzeit
Allerzeit
Dirk Michel . Architekt BDADirk Michel . Architekt BDA
My Modern Home - No.21
My Modern Home - No.21
My Modern HomeMy Modern Home
Front Yard - Like what you see? Visit www.mymodernhome.com for more detail, or to see yourself in one of our architect-designed home plans.
Luxuriöses Doppelhaus mit viel Platz für die ganze Familie
Luxuriöses Doppelhaus mit viel Platz für die ganze Familie
KEIL FRIEDRICH KINBERGER PART MBBKEIL FRIEDRICH KINBERGER PART MBB
Box Hill South
Box Hill South
HX DesignHX Design
Luxury side-by-side townhouse. Volume Vision
外観（昼）
外観（昼）
アークス建築デザイン事務所アークス建築デザイン事務所
Cliff House
Cliff House
Giulietti Schouten Weber ArchitectsGiulietti Schouten Weber Architects
David Papazian
Einfamilienhaus, Greven
Einfamilienhaus, Greven
HagemeisterHagemeister
Architektur: Kleihues und Kleihues Gesellschaft von Architekten mbH, Dülmen-Rorup Fotografie: Roland Borgmann Klinker: Holsten GT DF (240 x 115 x 52 mm) Verklinkerte Fläche: ca. 530 m²
Deakin House
Deakin House
Thursday ArchitectureThursday Architecture
Martis Camp Lot 581
Martis Camp Lot 581
Kelly & Stone ArchitectsKelly & Stone Architects
Martis Camp Realty

Modern House Exterior with a Flat 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 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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