Traditional Black House Exterior Ideas and Designs
Markay Johnson Construction
Builder: Markay Johnson Construction
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Unmistakably a Markay Johnson masterpiece, luxury living is evident in this mountainside exclusively designed retreat with great entertainment in mind, while the home opens up to beautiful vistas of Promontory Point hillside. This home features two separate two-car garages, one showcasing car lifts for the sports car enthusiast and the other for living. From the courtyard one enters the home enveloped in a magnificent two story great room featuring an open staircase, substantial structural post-and-beam woodwork, and a freestanding floor to ceiling three sided stone fireplace. This home was designed with every detail in mind showcasing an elegantly appointed dining area, floor to ceiling bookcases with wood stained paneling in the den library, custom millwork, cabinetry and wood flooring throughout. The walk out basement boasts of impressive recreational spaces, with billiards and poker rooms, a circular bar with an exotic circular fish tank placed in the center, a windowed cigar smoking room with its own ventilation unit with a cozy sitting area sunken around a fireplace for conversation, also a walk in wine cellar, a sports centered theatre TV room with several screens to choose from, and a walk-in custom sauna to warm up in after a cold day of snow skiing.
Marvin
This lavish English manor replaced the homeowners' original ranch house on the property. A growing family called for a design with more square footage, and the tree-lined setting begged for an approachable appearance within the neighborhood. The landscape created some unique challenges, but the finished home was a gorgeous success, taking cues from Sir Edwin Lutyens’ classical designs and forms.
Cummings Architecture + Interiors
This Wenham, Massachusetts house seemed to know clearly what it wanted to be that sketching began onsite at our first meeting with the homeowners. The craftsman-style palette gave us a wonderful array of design elements to work with. Outside, the exposed rafters and elegant, doubled shingles create texture and interest. Inside, the first floor is dominated by the sunken family room that includes a twenty-four foot, sweeping curved step and a two-story cathedral ceiling with an open balcony to the upstairs bedrooms. In the rear, a craftsman-styled farmer’s porch provides a gracious transition to the large backyard. The overall effect is a warm and stylish home that is the epitome of casual sophistication.
Ashleigh Clarke Architects
We were commissioned by our clients to design this ambitious side and rear extension for their beautiful detached home. The use of Cotswold stone ensured that the new extension is in keeping with and sympathetic to the original part of the house, while the contemporary frameless glazed panels flood the interior spaces with light and create breathtaking views of the surrounding gardens.
Our initial brief was very clear and our clients were keen to use the newly-created additional space for a more spacious living and garden room which connected seamlessly with the garden and patio area.
Our clients loved the design from the first sketch, which allowed for the large living room with the fire that they requested creating a beautiful focal point. The large glazed panels on the rear of the property flood the interiors with natural light and are hidden away from the front elevation, allowing our clients to retain their privacy whilst also providing a real sense of indoor/outdoor living and connectivity to the new patio space and surrounding gardens.
Our clients also wanted an additional connection closer to the kitchen, allowing better flow and easy access between the kitchen, dining room and newly created living space, which was achieved by a larger structural opening. Our design included special features such as large, full-width glazing with sliding doors and a hidden flat roof and gutter.
There were some challenges with the project such as the large existing drainage access which is located on the foundation line for the new extension. We also had to determine how best to structurally support the top of the existing chimney so that the base could be removed to open up the living room space whilst maintaining services to the existing living room and causing as little disturbance as possible to the bedroom above on the first floor.
We solved these issues by slightly relocating the extension away from the existing drainage pipe with an agreement in place with the utility company. The chimney support design evolved into a longer design stage involving a collaborative approach between the builder, structural engineer and ourselves to find an agreeable solution. We changed the temporary structural design to support the existing structure and provide a different workable solution for the permanent structural design for the new extension and supporting chimney.
Our client’s home is also situated within the Area Of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) and as such particular planning restrictions and policies apply, however, the planning policy allows for extruded forms that follow the Cotswold vernacular and traditional approach on the front elevation. Our design follows the Cotswold Design Code with high-pitched roofs which are subservient to the main house and flat roofs spanning the rear elevation which is also subservient, clearly demonstrating how the house has evolved over time.
Our clients felt the original living room didn’t fit the size of the house, it was too small for their lifestyle and the size of furniture and restricted how they wanted to use the space. There were French doors connecting to the rear garden but there wasn’t a large patio area to provide a clear connection between the outside and inside spaces.
Our clients really wanted a living room which functioned in a traditional capacity but also as a garden room space which connected to the patio and rear gardens. The large room and full-width glazing allowed our clients to achieve the functional but aesthetically pleasing spaces they wanted. On the front and rear elevations, the extension helps balance the appearance of the house by replicating the pitched roof on the opposite side. We created an additional connection from the living room to the existing kitchen for better flow and ease of access and made additional ground-floor internal alterations to open the dining space onto the kitchen with a larger structural opening, changed the window configuration on the kitchen window to have an increased view of the rear garden whilst also maximising the flow of natural light into the kitchen and created a larger entrance roof canopy.
On the front elevation, the house is very balanced, following the roof pitch lines of the existing house but on the rear elevation, a flat roof is hidden and expands the entirety of the side extension to allow for a large living space connected to the rear garden that you wouldn’t know is there. We love how we have achieved this large space which meets our client’s needs but the feature we are most proud of is the large full-width glazing and the glazed panel feature above the doors which provides a sleek contemporary design and carefully hides the flat roof behind. This contrast between contemporary and traditional design has worked really well and provided a beautiful aesthetic.
Donald A. Gardner Architects
This modest one-story design features a modern farmhouse facade with stone, decorative gable trusses, and metal roof accents. Enjoy family togetherness with an open great room, island kitchen, and breakfast nook while multiple sets of double doors lead to the rear porch. Host dinner parties in the elegant dining room topped with a coffered ceiling. The master suite is striking with a trio of skylights in the cathedral ceiling, a thoughtfully designed bathroom, and a spacious walk-in closet. Two additional bedrooms are across the floor plan and an optional bonus room is upstairs for expansion.
Quarry Mill
This beautiful exterior showcases a custom blend of Atchison grey dimensional natural stone veneer with tans. Atchison is a neutral grey dimensional ledgestone style thin stone veneer. The stone is especially suited for large-scale applications due to the semi-monochromatic tones that will not appear busy over large surfaces. Upon request, we are able to add a splash of color if desired. Atchison is a split back or natural back product and has not been sawn on the back with a diamond blade. The split back will have no impact on the installation or final appearance. Atchison is created using a gang or multi-blade saw where full sheets of stone are fed in one side and consistent 2”, 4”, and 6” strips are produced.
Charles Vincent George Architects, Inc.
Naperville, IL Residence by Charles Vincent George Architects Photographs by Tony Solori
Highland Builders LLC
Stone ranch with French Country flair and a tucked under extra lower level garage. The beautiful Chilton Woodlake blend stone follows the arched entry with timbers and gables. Carriage style 2 panel arched accent garage doors with wood brackets. The siding is Hardie Plank custom color Sherwin Williams Anonymous with custom color Intellectual Gray trim. Gable roof is CertainTeed Landmark Weathered Wood with a medium bronze metal roof accent over the bay window. (Ryan Hainey)
WERK | Building Modern
North elevation features reconditioned wood double hung windows and new upstairs shed dormer - Architecture/Interior Design/Renderings/Photography: HAUS | Architecture - Construction Management: WERK | Building Modern
David Charlez Designs
This modern Tudor styled home features a stucco, stone, and siding exterior. The roof standing seam metal. The barrel eyebrow above the front door is wood accents which compliments thee left side of the home's siding. Photo by Space Crafting
OSCAR E. FLORES DESIGN STUDIO, LLC
hill country contemporary house designed by oscar e flores design studio in cordillera ranch on a 14 acre property
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