Country Exterior Design Ideas
Christopher Simmonds Architect
A family cottage in the Gatineau hills infused with Canadiana shifts its way over the edge of a cliff to command views of the adjacent lake. The retreat is gently embedded in the Canadian Shield; the sleeping quarters firmly set in the rock while the cantilevered family room dramatically emerges from this stone base. The modest entry visible from the road leads to an orchestrated, tranquil path entering from the forest-side of the house and moving through the space as it opens up onto the lakeside.
The house illustrates a warm approach to modernism; white oak boards wrap from wall to floor enhancing the elongated shape of the house and slabs of silver maple create the bathroom vanity. On the exterior, the main volume is wrapped with open-joint eastern white cedar while the stairwell is encased in steel; both are left unfinished to age with the elements.
On the lower level, the dormitory style sleeping quarters are again embedded into the rock. Access to the exterior is provided by a walkout from the lower level recreation room, allowing the family to easily explore nature.
Natural cooling is provided by cool air rising from the lake, passing in through the lakeside openings and out through the clerestory windows on the forest elevation. The expanse of windows engages the ephemeral foliage from the treetops to the forest floor. The softness and shadows of the filtered forest light fosters an intimate relationship between the exterior and the interior.
Lands End Development - Designers & Builders
Design ideas for a country brown house exterior in Minneapolis with wood siding, a gable roof and a shingle roof.
Laura Fedro Interiors, Inc.
Photo of a large country two-storey brown exterior in Other with wood siding and a gable roof.
Loomis Construction LLC
Inspiration for a large country three-storey brown house exterior in Salt Lake City with mixed siding, a gable roof and a shingle roof.
Bickford Construction Corporation
Lake Cottage Porch, standing seam metal roofing and cedar shakes blend into the Vermont fall foliage. Simple and elegant.
Photos by Susan Teare
Design ideas for a country one-storey exterior in Burlington with wood siding, a metal roof and a black roof.
Design ideas for a country one-storey exterior in Burlington with wood siding, a metal roof and a black roof.
John M. Holmes Architect
Stephen Ironside
Design ideas for a large country two-storey grey house exterior in Birmingham with a shed roof, metal siding and a metal roof.
Design ideas for a large country two-storey grey house exterior in Birmingham with a shed roof, metal siding and a metal roof.
ARCON Architects & Builders, LLC
Designed and built by ARCON
Photography by Aaron Hogsed
This is an example of a country two-storey grey house exterior in Other with mixed siding, a gable roof and a shingle roof.
This is an example of a country two-storey grey house exterior in Other with mixed siding, a gable roof and a shingle roof.
M House Development
This is an example of a country two-storey white house exterior in Chicago with wood siding, a gable roof, a mixed roof and a black roof.
Paragon Custom Builders
The pocketing steel lift and slide door opens up the Great Room to the Entry Courtyard for an expanded entertainment space.
This is an example of a mid-sized country one-storey grey exterior in San Francisco with wood siding, a gable roof and a metal roof.
This is an example of a mid-sized country one-storey grey exterior in San Francisco with wood siding, a gable roof and a metal roof.
Interior Design by Julie Johnson-Holland
This is an example of a country one-storey exterior in Sacramento with wood siding and a clipped gable roof.
kimberly peck architect
The goal of this project was to build a house that would be energy efficient using materials that were both economical and environmentally conscious. Due to the extremely cold winter weather conditions in the Catskills, insulating the house was a primary concern. The main structure of the house is a timber frame from an nineteenth century barn that has been restored and raised on this new site. The entirety of this frame has then been wrapped in SIPs (structural insulated panels), both walls and the roof. The house is slab on grade, insulated from below. The concrete slab was poured with a radiant heating system inside and the top of the slab was polished and left exposed as the flooring surface. Fiberglass windows with an extremely high R-value were chosen for their green properties. Care was also taken during construction to make all of the joints between the SIPs panels and around window and door openings as airtight as possible. The fact that the house is so airtight along with the high overall insulatory value achieved from the insulated slab, SIPs panels, and windows make the house very energy efficient. The house utilizes an air exchanger, a device that brings fresh air in from outside without loosing heat and circulates the air within the house to move warmer air down from the second floor. Other green materials in the home include reclaimed barn wood used for the floor and ceiling of the second floor, reclaimed wood stairs and bathroom vanity, and an on-demand hot water/boiler system. The exterior of the house is clad in black corrugated aluminum with an aluminum standing seam roof. Because of the extremely cold winter temperatures windows are used discerningly, the three largest windows are on the first floor providing the main living areas with a majestic view of the Catskill mountains.
Glas Associates
The exterior entry features tall windows surrounded by stone and a wood door.
Mid-sized country three-storey white house exterior in Grand Rapids with mixed siding, a gable roof, a shingle roof, board and batten siding and a grey roof.
Mid-sized country three-storey white house exterior in Grand Rapids with mixed siding, a gable roof, a shingle roof, board and batten siding and a grey roof.
Setus Design
дачный дом из рубленого бревна с камышовой крышей
Inspiration for a large country two-storey beige exterior in Other with wood siding, a green roof and a clipped gable roof.
Inspiration for a large country two-storey beige exterior in Other with wood siding, a green roof and a clipped gable roof.
Lands End Development - Designers & Builders
Design ideas for a large country two-storey brown house exterior in Minneapolis with wood siding, a gable roof and a shingle roof.
Людмила Кришталева
Евгений Кулибаба
Design ideas for a mid-sized country two-storey grey exterior in Moscow with wood siding, a gable roof and a metal roof.
Design ideas for a mid-sized country two-storey grey exterior in Moscow with wood siding, a gable roof and a metal roof.
Yankee Barn Homes
The Downing barn home front exterior. Jason Bleecher Photography
Design ideas for a mid-sized country two-storey grey house exterior in Burlington with a gable roof, a metal roof, mixed siding and a red roof.
Design ideas for a mid-sized country two-storey grey house exterior in Burlington with a gable roof, a metal roof, mixed siding and a red roof.
Country Exterior Design Ideas
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