Multi-Coloured Exterior Design Ideas
Oasis Architecture & DesignMid-sized contemporary multi-coloured house exterior in San Diego with mixed siding and a flat roof.
Kaplan Thompson ArchitectsA young family with a wooded, triangular lot in Ipswich, Massachusetts wanted to take on a highly creative, organic, and unrushed process in designing their new home. The parents of three boys had contemporary ideas for living, including phasing the construction of different structures over time as the kids grew so they could maximize the options for use on their land.
They hoped to build a net zero energy home that would be cozy on the very coldest days of winter, using cost-efficient methods of home building. The house needed to be sited to minimize impact on the land and trees, and it was critical to respect a conservation easement on the south border of the lot.
Finally, the design would be contemporary in form and feel, but it would also need to fit into a classic New England context, both in terms of materials used and durability. We were asked to honor the notions of “surprise and delight,” and that inspired everything we designed for the family.
The highly unique home consists of a three-story form, composed mostly of bedrooms and baths on the top two floors and a cross axis of shared living spaces on the first level. This axis extends out to an oversized covered porch, open to the south and west. The porch connects to a two-story garage with flex space above, used as a guest house, play room, and yoga studio depending on the day.
A floor-to-ceiling ribbon of glass wraps the south and west walls of the lower level, bringing in an abundance of natural light and linking the entire open plan to the yard beyond. The master suite takes up the entire top floor, and includes an outdoor deck with a shower. The middle floor has extra height to accommodate a variety of multi-level play scenarios in the kids’ rooms.
Many of the materials used in this house are made from recycled or environmentally friendly content, or they come from local sources. The high performance home has triple glazed windows and all materials, adhesives, and sealants are low toxicity and safe for growing kids.
Photographer credit: Irvin Serrano
Brooks + Scarpa ArchitectsThe Yin-Yang House is a net-zero energy single-family home in a quiet Venice, CA neighborhood. The design objective was to create a space for a large and growing family with several children, which would create a calm, relaxed and organized environment that emphasizes public family space. The home also serves as a place to entertain, and a welcoming space for teenagers as they seek social space with friends.
The home is organized around a series of courtyards and other outdoor spaces that integrate with the interior of the house. Facing the street the house appears to be solid. However, behind the steel entry door is a courtyard, which reveals the indoor-outdoor nature of the house behind the solid exterior. From the entry courtyard, the entire space to the rear garden wall can be seen; the first clue of the home’s spatial connection between inside and out. These spaces are designed for entertainment, and the 40 foot sliding glass door to the living room enhances the harmonic relationship of the main room, allowing the owners to host many guests without the feeling of being overburdened.
The tensions of the house’s exterior are subtly underscored by a 12-inch steel band that hews close to, but sometimes rises above or falls below the floor line of the second floor – a continuous loop moving inside and out like a pen that is never lifted from the page, but reinforces the intent to spatially weave together the indoors with the outside as a single space.
Scale manipulation also plays a formal role in the design of the structure. From the rear, the house appears to be a single-story volume. The large master bedroom window and the outdoor steps are scaled to support this illusion. It is only when the steps are animated with people that one realizes the true scale of the house is two stories.
The kitchen is the heart of the house, with an open working area that allows the owner, an accomplished chef, to converse with friends while cooking. Bedrooms are intentionally designed to be very small and simple; allowing for larger public spaces, emphasizing the family over individual domains. The breakfast room looks across an outdoor courtyard to the guest room/kids playroom, establishing a visual connection while defining the separation of uses. The children can play outdoors while under adult supervision from the dining area or the office, or do homework in the office while adults occupy the adjacent outdoor or indoor space.
Many of the materials used, including the bamboo interior, composite stone and tile countertops and bathroom finishes are recycled, and reinforce the environmental DNA of the house, which also has a green roof. Blown-in cellulose insulation, radiant heating and a host of other sustainable features aids in the performance of the building’s heating and cooling.
The active systems in the home include a 12 KW solar photovoltaic panel system, the largest such residential system available on the market. The solar panels also provide shade from the sun, preventing the house from becoming overheated. The owners have been in the home for over nine months and have yet to receive a power bill.
Strening ArchitectsInspiration for a contemporary one-storey multi-coloured house exterior in San Francisco with mixed siding and a shed roof.
Root ArchitectureLarge scandinavian two-storey multi-coloured house exterior in Austin with mixed siding, a gable roof and a metal roof.
Charlie & Co. Design, LtdCorey Gaffer
Photo of a country two-storey multi-coloured house exterior in Minneapolis with mixed siding, a gable roof and a shingle roof.
Photo of a country two-storey multi-coloured house exterior in Minneapolis with mixed siding, a gable roof and a shingle roof.
Zawadski Homes Inc.Front elevation of a custom home built on a teardown site.
Transitional two-storey multi-coloured house exterior in Minneapolis with mixed siding.
Transitional two-storey multi-coloured house exterior in Minneapolis with mixed siding.
Dan Nelson, Designs Northwest ArchitectsEntry side. Photography by Ian Gleadle.
Mid-sized contemporary two-storey multi-coloured house exterior in Seattle with mixed siding, a shed roof and a metal roof.
Mid-sized contemporary two-storey multi-coloured house exterior in Seattle with mixed siding, a shed roof and a metal roof.
Johnston ArchitectsThis highly sustainable house reflects it's owners love of the outdoors. Some of the lumber for the project was harvested and milled on the site. Photo by Will Austin
Sheehan Built HomesJeff Herr Photography
Design ideas for a country multi-coloured house exterior in Atlanta with mixed siding, a gable roof and a metal roof.
Design ideas for a country multi-coloured house exterior in Atlanta with mixed siding, a gable roof and a metal roof.
Kevin O'Sullivan + Associatesphoto by Joshua McHugh Photography
Beach style one-storey multi-coloured house exterior in New York with mixed siding and a flat roof.
Beach style one-storey multi-coloured house exterior in New York with mixed siding and a flat roof.
HMH Architecture + InteriorsModern farmhouse style with designer finishes!
© David Lauer Photography
This is an example of a contemporary two-storey multi-coloured house exterior in Denver with a gable roof and mixed siding.
This is an example of a contemporary two-storey multi-coloured house exterior in Denver with a gable roof and mixed siding.
StudioMBReimagined ranch house: Contemporary-style, single-family home with double garage. For information about our work, please contact info@studiombdc.com.
Resolution: 4 ArchitecturePhotographer: © Resolution: 4 Architecture
This is an example of a scandinavian multi-coloured house exterior in New York with mixed siding and a flat roof.
This is an example of a scandinavian multi-coloured house exterior in New York with mixed siding and a flat roof.
Rick O'Donnell Architect, LLCFront exterior
photo by: StudioMatch
This is an example of a country multi-coloured house exterior in Dallas with mixed siding and a shed roof.
This is an example of a country multi-coloured house exterior in Dallas with mixed siding and a shed roof.
Klopf ArchitectureKlopf Architecture and Outer space Landscape Architects designed a new warm, modern, open, indoor-outdoor home in Los Altos, California. Inspired by mid-century modern homes but looking for something completely new and custom, the owners, a couple with two children, bought an older ranch style home with the intention of replacing it.
Created on a grid, the house is designed to be at rest with differentiated spaces for activities; living, playing, cooking, dining and a piano space. The low-sloping gable roof over the great room brings a grand feeling to the space. The clerestory windows at the high sloping roof make the grand space light and airy.
Upon entering the house, an open atrium entry in the middle of the house provides light and nature to the great room. The Heath tile wall at the back of the atrium blocks direct view of the rear yard from the entry door for privacy.
The bedrooms, bathrooms, play room and the sitting room are under flat wing-like roofs that balance on either side of the low sloping gable roof of the main space. Large sliding glass panels and pocketing glass doors foster openness to the front and back yards. In the front there is a fenced-in play space connected to the play room, creating an indoor-outdoor play space that could change in use over the years. The play room can also be closed off from the great room with a large pocketing door. In the rear, everything opens up to a deck overlooking a pool where the family can come together outdoors.
Wood siding travels from exterior to interior, accentuating the indoor-outdoor nature of the house. Where the exterior siding doesn’t come inside, a palette of white oak floors, white walls, walnut cabinetry, and dark window frames ties all the spaces together to create a uniform feeling and flow throughout the house. The custom cabinetry matches the minimal joinery of the rest of the house, a trim-less, minimal appearance. Wood siding was mitered in the corners, including where siding meets the interior drywall. Wall materials were held up off the floor with a minimal reveal. This tight detailing gives a sense of cleanliness to the house.
The garage door of the house is completely flush and of the same material as the garage wall, de-emphasizing the garage door and making the street presentation of the house kinder to the neighborhood.
The house is akin to a custom, modern-day Eichler home in many ways. Inspired by mid-century modern homes with today’s materials, approaches, standards, and technologies. The goals were to create an indoor-outdoor home that was energy-efficient, light and flexible for young children to grow. This 3,000 square foot, 3 bedroom, 2.5 bathroom new house is located in Los Altos in the heart of the Silicon Valley.
Klopf Architecture Project Team: John Klopf, AIA, and Chuang-Ming Liu
Landscape Architect: Outer space Landscape Architects
Structural Engineer: ZFA Structural Engineers
Staging: Da Lusso Design
Photography ©2018 Mariko Reed
Location: Los Altos, CA
Year completed: 2017
Brighton HomesDesign ideas for a contemporary two-storey multi-coloured house exterior in Brisbane with mixed siding and a flat roof.
Root Architecture and Development, LLCThe modern, high-end, Denver duplex was designed to minimize the risk from a 100 year flood. Built six feet above the ground, the home features steel framing, 2,015 square feet, stucco and wood siding.
M-Squared Contracting Inc.This expansive turn-of-the-century home in the heart of Summerhill was previously renovated in a classic ‘80’s style and needed a substantial makeover. The front half remained traditional while the back of the home was completely opened up and styled in a very modern aesthetic complete with huge windows, oversized skylights, custom exterior metal panels, and natural thermally modified Ash cladding. The wide open kitchen is a chef's dream and the ceiling soars up 20 feet!
Cornerstone ArchitectsContemporary two-storey multi-coloured house exterior in Austin with mixed siding, a hip roof and a metal roof.
Multi-Coloured Exterior Design Ideas
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