236 Contemporary Exterior Design Ideas
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Jaguar Estates
South Surrey project. Modern exterior with white stucco, cedar siding and stone tile application. Driveway composed of california style paving stones. Minimalist style landscaping. Floating house numbers on cement wall with river rock surround.
Stuart Sampley Architect
This house in Austin’s Bouldin neighborhood is an exercise in efficiency and invention. The site’s three heritage trees drove the design, whose interplay of Hardiplank, wood, metal, and glass is enhanced by thoughtful details and clever spatial solutions. A cypress wood front porch reflects up the easy-going architecture of the neighborhood and another porch overlooks the courtyard, which offers a private outdoor room. Inside, cork floors, a walnut divider, and built-in entertainment center in the main living areas enrich the otherwise simple and sunny modern space. Frosted glass throughout the house provides natural light and privacy during the day and, filters the glow from the adjacent Moontower at night.
Completed March 2011 - view construction progress photos
General Contractor - JGB Custom Homes
Kitchen Consultant - Hello Kitchen
Interior Furnishing & Styling - Little Pond Deisgn
Photography - Atelier Wong
5-star rating by Austin Energy Green Building Program
Featured on 2011 AIA Homes Tour
Amanda Martocchio Architecture
Michael Moran/OTTO photography.
The objective of this award-winning gut renovation was to create a spatially dynamic, light-filled, and energy-efficient home with a strong connection to Long Island Sound. The design strategy is straightforward: a gabled roof covers a central “spine” corridor that terminates with cathedral ceilinged spaces at both ends. The relocated approach and entry deposit visitors into the front hall with its curvilinear, cantilevered stair. A two-story, windowed family gathering space lies ahead – a straight shot to the water beyond.
The design challenge was to utilize the existing house footprint and structure, while raising the top of foundation walls to exceed new flood regulations, reconfiguring the spatial organization, and using innovative materials to produce a tight thermal envelope and contemporary yet contextually appropriate facades.
Dan Nelson, Designs Northwest Architects
View from road, overlooking Skagit Valley. Photography by Steve Keating.
Moderna Homes, Inc.
Simpatico Homes and Swatt/Meiers Architects, prefab and general construction by Moderna Homes
Statkus Architecture Pty Ltd
Copper Clad Bathroom Extension Adjacent Pool. (Paving and landscape work not yet complete). Photo by Matthew Mallett.
Martin Gardner Photography
Photo: Martin Gardner- http://www.spacialimages.com
Architect: OB Architecture - http://obarchitecture.co.uk
Stylist: http://www.EmmaHooton.com
A contemporary, airy beautiful space set close to the sea in the New Forest
236 Contemporary Exterior Design Ideas
SALA Architects
This 2,300-square-foot contemporary ranch is perched on a lake bluff preparing for take-off. The house is composed of three wing-like metal roofs, stucco walls, concrete floors, a two-story library, a screen porch and lots and lots of glass. The primary airfoil reflects the slope of the bluff and the single story extends the ground plane created by the pine-bow canopy. Translucency and spatial extension were the cornerstones of the design of this very open plan.
george heinrich
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