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Exterior Design Ideas with a Flat Roof

Fabrica - with Chris Quirk & Kim Edwards
Fabrica - with Chris Quirk & Kim Edwards
Mcmahon and NerlichMcmahon and Nerlich
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.
Sanctuary
Sanctuary
Latitude 37Latitude 37
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.
Gwinganna, Kiama
Gwinganna, Kiama
Lime Building GroupLime Building Group
Photo of a modern two-storey white house exterior in Wollongong with a flat roof.
Oyster Point Residence
Oyster Point Residence
Urban Reach ResidentialUrban Reach Residential
Photo of a mid-sized contemporary two-storey multi-coloured house exterior in Gold Coast - Tweed with mixed siding, a flat roof, a metal roof, a black roof and clapboard siding.
Kaimana
Kaimana
Innovative Design and Build GroupInnovative Design and Build Group
Design ideas for a modern two-storey white house exterior in Brisbane with a flat roof.
Peregian Beach House - Osprey
Peregian Beach House - Osprey
Aboda Design GroupAboda Design Group
This is an example of a contemporary two-storey house exterior in Sunshine Coast with a flat roof.
Fringe Dweller
Fringe Dweller
Mihaly SlocombeMihaly Slocombe
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.
Central Residence
Central Residence
Dylan Barber Building DesignDylan Barber Building Design
Photo of a mid-sized contemporary two-storey black house exterior in Geelong with a flat roof.
Sunkissed Higgins
Sunkissed Higgins
Rowlands Architecture Design StudioRowlands Architecture Design Studio
Design ideas for a beach style one-storey pink house exterior in Adelaide with mixed siding and a flat roof.
Pallis
Pallis
SkB ArchitectsSkB Architects
Large contemporary two-storey multi-coloured house exterior in Seattle with mixed siding and a flat roof.
Black Mountain Residence
Black Mountain Residence
UserUser
Inspiration for an expansive contemporary three-storey grey house exterior in Other with mixed siding, a flat roof and a shingle roof.
Kipling Contemporary Residence
Kipling Contemporary Residence
Welch Builders & BrokersWelch Builders & Brokers
Photo of a large contemporary two-storey black exterior in Houston with mixed siding and a flat roof.
Mediterranean Exterior
Mediterranean Exterior
Design ideas for a mid-sized mediterranean two-storey stucco white exterior in Santa Barbara with a flat roof.
Brays Island Modern
Brays Island Modern
Choate + Hertlein ArchitectsChoate + Hertlein Architects
The house first appears sphinx-like and mostly solid with a weathered wood form atop stone walls that extend through the site to define exterior spaces. Proceeding into the house, the public spaces become transparent, with the exception of a solid fireplace wall to the east. Phillip Spears Photographer
Abbenante Residence
Abbenante Residence
Open Envelope StudioOpen Envelope Studio
OES | Backyard with crushed limestone, steel planters, Texas basalt, and native plants; photo credit: Casey Dunn
Design ideas for a mid-sized contemporary two-storey grey exterior in Austin with a flat roof.
Texas Hill Country Residence
Texas Hill Country Residence
UserUser
The 5,000 square foot private residence is located in the community of Horseshoe Bay, above the shores of Lake LBJ, and responds to the Texas Hill Country vernacular prescribed by the community: shallow metal roofs, regional materials, sensitive scale massing and water-wise landscaping. The house opens to the scenic north and north-west views and fractures and shifts in order to keep significant oak, mesquite, elm, cedar and persimmon trees, in the process creating lush private patios and limestone terraces. The Owners desired an accessible residence built for flexibility as they age. This led to a single level home, and the challenge to nestle the step-less house into the sloping landscape. Full height glazing opens the house to the very beautiful arid landscape, while porches and overhangs protect interior spaces from the harsh Texas sun. Expansive walls of industrial insulated glazing panels allow soft modulated light to penetrate the interior while providing visual privacy. An integral lap pool with adjacent low fenestration reflects dappled light deep into the house. Chaste stained concrete floors and blackened steel focal elements contrast with islands of mesquite flooring, cherry casework and fir ceilings. Selective areas of exposed limestone walls, some incorporating salvaged timber lintels, and cor-ten steel components further the contrast within the uncomplicated framework. The Owner’s object and art collection is incorporated into the residence’s sequence of connecting galleries creating a choreography of passage that alternates between the lucid expression of simple ranch house architecture and the rich accumulation of their heritage. The general contractor for the project is local custom homebuilder Dauphine Homes. Structural Engineering is provided by Structures Inc. of Austin, Texas, and Landscape Architecture is provided by Prado Design LLC in conjunction with Jill Nokes, also of Austin. Cecil Baker + Partners Photography
Exteriors
Exteriors
4D Design + Consulting4D Design + Consulting
Inspiration for a large contemporary three-storey multi-coloured house exterior in Other with mixed siding, a flat roof and a mixed roof.
Modern Farm House in Cherry Hills
Modern Farm House in Cherry Hills
Haley Custom HomesHaley Custom Homes
Beautiful Cherry HIlls Farm house, with Pool house. A mixture of reclaimed wood, full bed masonry, Steel Ibeams, and a Standing Seam roof accented by a beautiful hot tub and pool
High Desert Modern
High Desert Modern
DeForest ArchitectsDeForest Architects
John Granen
Inspiration for a mid-sized modern one-storey house exterior with wood siding and a flat roof.
Portola Valley Modern
Portola Valley Modern
Noel Cross+ArchitectsNoel Cross+Architects
Frank Paul Perez, Red Lily Studios
Inspiration for an expansive contemporary two-storey brown house exterior in San Francisco with wood siding, a flat roof and a metal roof.

Exterior Design Ideas with a Flat Roof

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