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Rivendell Gallery Home - Oklahoma City
Rivendell Gallery Home - Oklahoma City
Huffman Custom HomesHuffman Custom Homes
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Renderings
Renderings
La Marco HomesLa Marco Homes
A rendering of a 3,800 square foot contemporary home currently under construction by La Marco Homes, located in downtown Birmingham, MI.
Accessible Ranch Total Renovation
Accessible Ranch Total Renovation
Kipnis Architecture + PlanningKipnis Architecture + Planning
The exterior was completely transformed from a boring brick ranch to a modern black and white gem! This shows the back deck, with an integral ramp around a series of planters.
Box Hill South
Box Hill South
HX DesignHX Design
Luxury side-by-side townhouse. Volume Vision
Prairie Modern
Prairie Modern
Oliver Max Inc.Oliver Max Inc.
Photos by Beth Singer Architecture/Build: Luxe Homes Design Build
Calgary Exterior Renovation
Calgary Exterior Renovation
Tony William Roofing & ExteriorsTony William Roofing & Exteriors
Rockingham Residence
Rockingham Residence
Forsite StudioForsite Studio
Our Work
Our Work
Bel Crest BuildersBel Crest Builders
Wiscasset
Wiscasset
Workshop11Workshop11
Shawn Lortie Photography
Modern House Plan-Valley View
Modern House Plan-Valley View
Walker Home DesignWalker Home Design
Kevin Kiernan
Exterior
Exterior
De Mattei ConstructionDe Mattei Construction
Photo Credit: Eric Zepeda
Winona Dr
Winona Dr
Contempo StudioContempo Studio
48 Millswood
48 Millswood
Klemm HomesKlemm Homes
Residence 48 Millswood draws inspiration from Modern Farmhouse Architecture, seamlessly blending timeless country elements with contemporary sophistication. The exterior features steeply pitched gable roofs, timber, metal, and stone, capturing the essence of a farmhouse while maintaining a sleek, modern aesthetic. This award-winning sustainable home stands out for its use of passive house principles, ensuring high energy efficiency and a unique architectural design. Another notable feature is the elegant application of various cladding materials, including Fielders Prominence on the roof, Weathertex WeatherGroove for feature panels, and Blackbutt timber lining boards, creating a visually stunning and environmentally conscious residence. Awards won for 48 Millswood: Winner 2022 Australian Kitchen of the Year - 2022 CSR-HIA Australian Housing Awards 2021 HIA Award Winner - Custom Built Home $800K - $1.5mill 2021 HIA Award Winner - Kitchen of the Year 2021 HIA Award Winner - Green Star Sustainable Home 2021 HIA New Bathroom up to $35,000 Winner 2022 South Australia Innovation in Lightweight Housing
Bay Pearl
Bay Pearl
Kirsten Johnstone ArchitectureKirsten Johnstone Architecture
Lake Keowee Modern
Lake Keowee Modern
Bergeron Custom Homes, LLCBergeron Custom Homes, LLC
Vertical Artisan ship lap siding is complemented by and assortment or exposed architectural concrete accent
262 Condo
262 Condo
Evan Chan ArchitectEvan Chan Architect
Holly Hill House
Holly Hill House
Robert M. Cain, ArchitectRobert M. Cain, Architect
Holly Hill, a retirement home, whose owner's hobbies are gardening and restoration of classic cars, is nestled into the site contours to maximize views of the lake and minimize impact on the site. Holly Hill is comprised of three wings joined by bridges: A wing facing a master garden to the east, another wing with workshop and a central activity, living, dining wing. Similar to a radiator the design increases the amount of exterior wall maximizing opportunities for natural ventilation during temperate months. Other passive solar design features will include extensive eaves, sheltering porches and high-albedo roofs, as strategies for considerably reducing solar heat gain. Daylighting with clerestories and solar tubes reduce daytime lighting requirements. Ground source geothermal heat pumps and superior to code insulation ensure minimal space conditioning costs. Corten steel siding and concrete foundation walls satisfy client requirements for low maintenance and durability. All light fixtures are LEDs. Open and screened porches are strategically located to allow pleasant outdoor use at any time of day, particular season or, if necessary, insect challenge. Dramatic cantilevers allow the porches to project into the site’s beautiful mixed hardwood tree canopy without damaging root systems. Guest arrive by vehicle with glimpses of the house and grounds through penetrations in the concrete wall enclosing the garden. One parked they are led through a garden composed of pavers, a fountain, benches, sculpture and plants. Views of the lake can be seen through and below the bridges. Primary client goals were a sustainable low-maintenance house, primarily single floor living, orientation to views, natural light to interiors, maximization of individual privacy, creation of a formal outdoor space for gardening, incorporation of a full workshop for cars, generous indoor and outdoor social space for guests and parties.
Crescent Key Bellevue WA
Crescent Key Bellevue WA
Drumlin Design LLCDrumlin Design LLC
Custom spec home in Crescent Key Bellevue. Spacious outdoor living with modern architecture. Cedar accents and soffit with smooth concrete board siding. Composite decking and steel privacy wall.
Residenze LE POSTE
Residenze LE POSTE
Domenighini Costruzioni SrlDomenighini Costruzioni Srl
Milgard aluminum Windows
Milgard aluminum Windows
Z Double B IncZ Double B Inc
Modern exterior aluminum windows

Premium Modern 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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