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Serambi
Serambi
Chalmers and Co DesignChalmers and Co Design
These semi-detached houses are designed to make the most of the tropical outdoors with balconies and terraces. Timber screens add character and add to the privacy.
Carson Residence ADU
Carson Residence ADU
KYLE CHAN ARCHITECTKYLE CHAN ARCHITECT
After: Park Lane; Savannah
After: Park Lane; Savannah
Richard Morris Architecture, LLCRichard Morris Architecture, LLC
The front facade was enhanced with a new front porch featuring brick piers, chamfered wood columns, treated decking, and single lite French doors into the interior spaces. Integrated blinds within the doors allow the resident to control the amount of light into the living area. The lanterns harken back to when this area was home to railroad works in the late 1800s.
大前家住宅
大前家住宅
株式会社いるか設計集団株式会社いるか設計集団
Communa Mara
Communa Mara
DRC design+constructionDRC design+construction
I built this house by myself when I was 27 in the jungle in between Uvita de Osa and Bajos Bonitas, Costa Rica. The house makes use of local building materials and techniques and was constructed for under $5,000. Building material was delivered by horse and hand.
Living up a Grey Wall with some greneeries
Living up a Grey Wall with some greneeries
Designer Plants Aust.Designer Plants Aust.
The perfect solution to having a boring grey wall at the end of the pool area is to add green walls. Plus you will never need to trim or water it or worry about pool chemicals splashing on it.
YB Bungalow Renovation
YB Bungalow Renovation
Blackburne JacksonBlackburne Jackson
Alterations and additions to a very modest beach side bungalow in order to create a modest family home that provides connected flexible spaces that merge internal living zones to the landscape beyond. image by Studio Next
姫路・天満の家　離れ
姫路・天満の家　離れ
北野彰作建築研究所北野彰作建築研究所
アプローチは元々有った部分により多くの和風の要素を導入して「和」の雰囲気を補強しました。夜も安全にアクセスできるよう足元灯を追加し安全性に配慮しました。
和モダン平屋
和モダン平屋
”健康志向”特化　トス設計”健康志向”特化　トス設計
和モダンの平屋・外観
ガレージのある家／趣味が満載、ネコとバイクとガレージハウス
ガレージのある家／趣味が満載、ネコとバイクとガレージハウス
松原建築計画／matsubara architect design office松原建築計画／matsubara architect design office
アプローチ夕景
triangle-house
triangle-house
今井賢悟建築設計工房今井賢悟建築設計工房
愛知県瀬戸市にある定光寺 山林を切り開いた敷地で広い。 市街化調整区域であり、分家申請となるが 実家の南側で建築可能な敷地は50坪強の三角形である。 実家の日当たりを配慮し敷地いっぱいに南側に寄せた三角形の建物を建てるようにした。 東側は　うっそうとした森でありそちらからの日当たりはあまり期待できそうもない。 自然との融合という考え方もあったが　状況から融合を選択できそうもなく 隔離という判断し開口部をほぼ設けていない。 ただ樹木の高い部分にある新芽はとても美しく　その部分にだけ開口部を設ける。 その開口からの朝の光はとても美しい。 玄関からアプロ－チされる低い天井の白いシンプルなロ－カを抜けると 構造材表しの荒々しい高天井であるLDKに入り、対照的な空間表現となっている。 ところどころに小さな吹き抜けを配し、二階への連続性を表現している。 二階には　オ－プンな将来的な子供部屋　そこからスキップされた寝室に入る その空間は　三角形の頂点に向かって構造材が伸びていく。
MARATHON KEY COTTAGE
MARATHON KEY COTTAGE
HAASE DESIGNHAASE DESIGN
Key West Cottage: Deep into the landscape
白壁の家
白壁の家
NatureSpaceNatureSpace
竹の山の家
竹の山の家
小林良孝建築事務所小林良孝建築事務所
伝統工法で焼かれた焼杉による深みの黒 外壁に焼杉を使用。伝統工法で焼かれた本物の焼杉。焼の深さが風雨に耐え多様な表情を見せる。
Water + Fire Feature Garden
Water + Fire Feature Garden
Centerpoint LandscapingCenterpoint Landscaping
Japanese inspired water and fire feature garden.
いぶし瓦の平屋
いぶし瓦の平屋
合同会社 アトリエヒシダ合同会社 アトリエヒシダ
コアのある家
コアのある家
株式会社ろく設計室株式会社ろく設計室
福岡県の西端、糸島市に於ける住宅地に建つ夫婦と子ども3人が住う小さな住宅建築である。 旧住宅地の中、敷地4面がほぼ隣の住宅に近接しているという条件の中で、プライバシーを保ちつつ拡がりを持たせ、これから爆発的に加速するであろう高性能住宅（高気密・高断熱）、省エネ住宅（heat20 G2）として設計した。 その上で、新しい建材を新たに解釈しながら、「素」の材を効果的に使い、建築計画において空間ボリュームの操作や開口部の高さの調整、奥性による広がり感、外部との繋がりや庭からの導光の使い方により新しい「和」を模索している。 　 リビング上部を大きな吹抜けにする事により、空間的広がりを与えている。また、子ども達の各個室は扉どころか間仕切壁も造らず、全てカーテンによりプライバシーを確保している。この事により将来時間を追って巣立っていく家族の変化にも柔軟に対応できるようになっている。また、平面だけは無く立体的にも家全体を凡そ一体空間（ワンルーム）とする事が、家族の繋がりをより強調すると共に、空調効率UPにも貢献している。 　 住宅を高性能にする為に、高気密・高断熱は勿論のこと、外壁を熱容量が小さい木質化する事によって、外壁自体の蓄熱量が小さくなりそもそも断熱材に与える熱負荷を少なくし数値化しづらいが更なる断熱効果を狙っている。 外壁を木質化することは断熱効果だけで無く、施工時点から既に経年変化を起こしており新築竣工時に、以前からそこに存在していたかの様な佇まいを醸し出し、地域の風景に馴染んでいる
椿庵
椿庵
一級建築士事務所 ｉｋｍｏ一級建築士事務所 ｉｋｍｏ
路地の正面には見えるのは、家族や地域の人を迎え入れる小さな茶室。 路地は茶室の前で折れ曲がり、室内の「内路地」へ続きます。 写真：西川公朗
Classical Asian
Classical Asian
MGLM ArchitectsMGLM Architects
Exterior view of addition with new cedar shingle siding. Porcelain tile panel incorporated within exterior trim to add detail to the elevation. Bill Meyer Photography
羽島のカフェ
羽島のカフェ
ヨコイツトム建築設計事務所ヨコイツトム建築設計事務所
深い庇を持つ平屋部分とシンプルな勾配屋根の２階建て。 周辺の落ち着いた環境から、外壁をグレージュ色にすることで街並みに合わせています。

Small World-Inspired 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 world-inspired 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 world-inspired 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 world-inspired 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 world-inspired 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 world-inspired exterior architecture choices for your house designs.
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