All Siding Materials Exterior Design Ideas

Fringe Dweller’s sculpted extension transforms an unassuming weatherboard cottage into a proud forever home. It walks multiple tightropes at once: balancing openness with privacy, strength with softness, and a rich history with our clients’ future needs. On Clifton Hill’s suburban edge, the house sits opposite the leafy Quarries Park Reserve. Our clients, Ishtar and Craig, have three children and purchased their cottage to create a long-term family home. Lying within a heritage overlay, the cottage’s traditional layout is largely preserved – only tweaked, in a wise parenting move, to form three equally sized bedrooms. The extension’s shared spaces feature rich materials, a warm palette and curved edges, creating a feeling of softness and easing transitions between zones. A staircase arcing through the living areas leads up to the lounge and main suite. Elevated above street level, these spaces can more freely relate to the park: the lounge’s attached balcony overlooks the park’s open field, while the main bedroom’s floor-to-ceiling window frames magnificent foliage. Downstairs, sliding doors connect the living areas to a semi-covered deck, while the garden beyond is embraced by a self-contained studio at the rear and high walls on either side. A brick wall interspersed with permeable screens lines the site’s public edge, balancing backyard privacy with neighbourhood connection. For passers-by, it’s a strong addition to the streetscape, granting glimpses of the lush garden within. Fringe Dweller embraces its presence on the fringe of the parklands, balancing its historical context with its future as a nurturing family home.

Photo of a contemporary one-storey brick beige house exterior in Melbourne with a gable roof.

Photo of a contemporary exterior in Sydney.

Design ideas for a contemporary two-storey house exterior in Melbourne with mixed siding and a gable roof.

The brick warehouse form below with Spanish-inspired cantilever pool element and hanging plants above..
Inspiration for a mid-sized industrial two-storey brick red house exterior in Melbourne with a flat roof.

Awarded Australia’s Best Display Home 2022 by MBA, Sanctuary has been crafted to be a modern luxurious haven. Latitude 37’s custom design and construction capability is showcased on a grand scale.

Design ideas for a beach style one-storey pink house exterior in Adelaide with mixed siding and a flat roof.

Design ideas for a large country two-storey exterior in Sussex with wood siding, a gable roof, a tile roof, a red roof and board and batten siding.

A refined exterior detail featuring vertical timber cladding and warm batten screens framing the balcony. Integrated planter boxes soften the modern geometry with cascading greenery, blending natural elements with architectural precision.

This stylish eco-friendly enjoys spectacular views across some of Devon´s most beautiful countryside.
Inspiration for a modern two-storey grey exterior in Devon with wood siding and a flat roof.

Im Laufe der Zeit wird die Holzfassade des Doppelhauses in Düsseldorf durch Witterung und Sonneneinwirkung eine Patina erhalten und auf natürlichem Wege altern.

Photographer Alex Reinders
Large contemporary two-storey black house exterior in Melbourne with metal siding, a flat roof and a metal roof.

Arquitecto: Ramon Fañanas Saura
This is an example of a mid-sized contemporary two-storey white exterior in Other with mixed siding and a flat roof.

Large contemporary two-storey brown exterior in Frankfurt with wood siding and a gable roof.

Urig aber doch hoch modern und vor allem ökologisch! Das Musterhaus Alpenchic in Poing.
This is an example of a contemporary two-storey beige exterior in Other with wood siding and a gable roof.

This is an example of a mid-sized contemporary two-storey white exterior in Brest with a gable roof and mixed siding.

http://www.baufritz.com/ Dieses Ökohaus sollte traditionelle und moderne Elemente vereinen. Daraus entstand die Idee, einen weiten Dachüberstand mit großzügigen Glasfronten zu kombinieren. Die Fenster lassen viel Licht ins Haus und geben den Bewohnern das Gefühl, Teil der Natur zu sein.

Photo of a contemporary two-storey beige house exterior in Brisbane with wood siding and a flat roof.

Inspired by the slopes and angles of the existing home’s gabled roof and those of the Victorian homes in the area, the design team created a faceted, angular facade of vertical battens for the new extension.