Inspiration for a contemporary detached studio in London.

Designed to make the most of a steep site, this private home in Sydney’s south has created great spaces to enjoy the view of the water. The design features a covered main pavilion with a fully equipped kitchen including a sink, fridge and wood fire pizza oven. Designed for entertainment it also includes a large dining area, sunken spa and wall mounted TV. O the same level of the pavilion is a sunken fire pit area nestled underneath a large existing Frangipani. Travel down a set of steel stairs and you come to an inviting blue pool with wet edge spill over out to the bay. The curves of the pool and lower lawn area designed to add interest when viewing from above. A generous lounge and nearby pool pavilion provides plenty of places to relax by the pool and the cantilevered section of the pavilion, with feature timber panelling, ensures that there is shade poolside and look fantastic next to another mature Frangipani. The overall look and feel of the project is sleek and contemporary, with plants chosen to emphasise the shapes of the design and to add contrasting colours. This project is definitely a great place entertain and relax whilst enjoying the view of the water. Rolling Stone Landscapes

Horizontal and vertical wood grid work wood boards is overlaid on an existing 1970s home and act architectural layers to the interior of the home providing privacy and shade. A pallet of three colors help to distinguish the layers. The project is the recipient of a National Award from the American Institute of Architects: Recognition for Small Projects. !t also was one of three houses designed by Donald Lococo Architects that received the first place International HUE award for architectural color by Benjamin Moore

Celebrating Southern California's mild climate, this hill-top residence was enhanced with an a bubbling water feature, outdoor shower, custom fencing and a Mediterranean plant palette. The fence's design, with its slender vertical lines, draws the eye toward the site's lovely borrowed scenery. An outdoor shower, nestled into a corner of the yard, beckons the homeowners to bath in the open air. Photo by Martin Cox.

Phil Bond
Inspiration for a contemporary backyard patio in San Francisco.

Back porch with curved, outward leaning window walls framing the space. Photo: Jill Greer
Photo of a large contemporary backyard deck in Minneapolis with no cover.

Design ideas for a contemporary three-storey exterior in Other with a gable roof and a metal roof.

Design ideas for a contemporary backyard garden in Other with with raised garden bed.

Rinox Lotis Stone Charcoal color
This is an example of a contemporary concrete exterior in Montreal.

Front exterior of Vibe Design's Kew House 3 featuring Designer Doorware's Novanta door handles, sliding door Blade Pulls and Stella Bathware.
Contemporary two-storey exterior in Melbourne.

Outdoor fireplace and entertaining area featuring floating bench seating
This is an example of a contemporary backyard patio in Sydney with a fire feature.

Craig Kuhner Architectural Photography
Contemporary red exterior in Austin.

Designed and built by Studio Build, Kansas City © Bob Greenspan Photography
This is an example of a contemporary front door in Kansas City with a single front door and a blue front door.

The new house sits back from the suburban road, a pipe-stem lot hidden in the trees. The owner/building had requested a modern, clean statement of his residence. A single rectangular volume houses the main program: living, dining, kitchen to the north, garage, private bedrooms and baths to the south. Secondary building blocks attached to the west and east faces contain special places: entry, stair, music room and master bath. The modern vocabulary of the house is a careful delineation of the parts - cantilevering roofs lift and extend beyond the planar stucco, siding and glazed wall surfaces. Where the house meets ground, crushed stone along the perimeter base mimics the roof lines above, the sharply defined edges of lawn held away from the foundation. It's the movement through the volumes of space, along surfaces, and out into the landscape, that unifies the house. ProArc Photography

Contemporary exterior in Los Angeles with mixed siding.

Entry Court and Porch Photo by Art Grice
Contemporary two-storey exterior in Seattle with wood siding and a gable roof.

This is an example of a contemporary rooftop and rooftop deck in Melbourne with a water feature.

William Carson Joyce
Photo of a contemporary garden in Santa Barbara.

Harold Leidner Landscape Architects
Design ideas for a contemporary rooftop and rooftop deck in Dallas with no cover.