photographer Ken Gutmaker
Design ideas for a mid-sized modern two-storey beige house exterior in San Francisco with wood siding and a flat roof.

Inspiration for a contemporary backyard full sun garden in London.

Paul Warchol, Matthew Millman
Design ideas for a contemporary exterior in Other with wood siding.

Interior design work by Jill Wolff - www.jillwolffdesign.com, Photos by Adam Latham - www.belairphotography.com
Contemporary concrete exterior in Los Angeles.

www.junestanichphoto.com
Inspiration for a mid-sized modern one-storey white exterior in DC Metro.

For this house “contextual” means focusing the good view and taking the bad view out of focus. In order to accomplish this, the form of the house was inspired by horse blinders. Conceived as two tubes with directed views, one tube is for entertaining and the other one for sleeping. Directly across the street from the house is a lake, “the good view.” On all other sides of the house are neighbors of very close proximity which cause privacy issues and unpleasant views – “the bad view.” Thus the sides and rear are mostly solid in order to block out the less desirable views and the front is completely transparent in order to frame and capture the lake – “horse blinders.” There are several sustainable features in the house’s detailing. The entire structure is made of pre-fabricated recycled steel and concrete. Through the extensive use of high tech and super efficient glass, both as windows and clerestories, there is no need for artificial light during the day. The heating for the building is provided by a radiant system composed of several hundred feet of tubes filled with hot water embedded into the concrete floors. The façade is made up of composite board that is held away from the skin in order to create ventilated façade. This ventilation helps to control the temperature of the building envelope and a more stable temperature indoors. Photo Credit: Alistair Tutton

Katherine Lu Photography
This is an example of a contemporary two-storey black house exterior in Sydney.

Simon Berlyn of Berlyn Photography
Design ideas for a midcentury lap pool in Los Angeles.

Charles Smith Photography
Inspiration for a contemporary two-storey exterior in Dallas.

West Coast Contemporary Home by Christopher Developments
This is an example of a contemporary one-storey exterior in Vancouver.

Rear elevation
Mediterranean two-storey exterior in Tampa.

Photo by Mark Boisclair 2012 Gold Nugget Award of Merit (5,000-10,000 square feet)
Inspiration for an exterior in Phoenix.

Photo of a contemporary three-storey exterior in Chicago.

This is an example of a modern two-storey exterior in New York.

Suzanna Scott
Photo of a contemporary two-storey brown house exterior in San Francisco with wood siding and a flat roof.

Photo of a mid-sized modern two-storey brick beige exterior in Hamburg with a flat roof.

Amelia Cameron
Photo of a large contemporary two-storey white exterior in Orange County with wood siding and a flat roof.

Inspiration for a contemporary two-storey exterior in Melbourne with mixed siding.

Photo of a midcentury exterior in Salt Lake City with metal siding and a flat roof.