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Exterior Design Ideas with a Flat Roof

Dramatic Southwestern Style Home
Dramatic Southwestern Style Home
ECOterra DESIGN-BUILDECOterra DESIGN-BUILD
The inviting front entry of a Placitas ECOterra home showing the front walkway, door, lighting and the courtyard landscaping. Photo by StyleTours ABQ.
Modern Lakeview
Modern Lakeview
Sophisticate InteriorsSophisticate Interiors
Photo of an expansive contemporary two-storey stucco white house exterior in Los Angeles with a flat roof.
Manhattan Beach 30th Street Contemporary
Manhattan Beach 30th Street Contemporary
Eden LA Furniture and InteriorsEden LA Furniture and Interiors
Modern living with ocean breezes __ This is another development project EdenLA assisted the client to finish quickly and for top dollar. The fun challenge of more contemporary spaces is how to make them warm and inviting while still maintaining the overall masculine appeal of their architecture. Water features, playful custom abstract art, unique furniture layouts, and warm stone and cabinetry decisions all helped to achieve that in this space. Beach Life Construction implemented the architect's indoor-outdoor flow on the top floor beautifully as well. __ Kim Pritchard Photography
EMBASSY BOULEVARD
EMBASSY BOULEVARD
Naarkaali Design StudioNaarkaali Design Studio
Create Studio, Bangalore
Inspiration for a contemporary three-storey multi-coloured house exterior in Bengaluru with mixed siding and a flat roof.
SouthEnd RowHome Main Entry
SouthEnd RowHome Main Entry
ZeroEnergy DesignZeroEnergy Design
This renovated brick rowhome in Boston’s South End offers a modern aesthetic within a historic structure, creative use of space, exceptional thermal comfort, a reduced carbon footprint, and a passive stream of income. DESIGN PRIORITIES. The goals for the project were clear - design the primary unit to accommodate the family’s modern lifestyle, rework the layout to create a desirable rental unit, improve thermal comfort and introduce a modern aesthetic. We designed the street-level entry as a shared entrance for both the primary and rental unit. The family uses it as their everyday entrance - we planned for bike storage and an open mudroom with bench and shoe storage to facilitate the change from shoes to slippers or bare feet as they enter their home. On the main level, we expanded the kitchen into the dining room to create an eat-in space with generous counter space and storage, as well as a comfortable connection to the living space. The second floor serves as master suite for the couple - a bedroom with a walk-in-closet and ensuite bathroom, and an adjacent study, with refinished original pumpkin pine floors. The upper floor, aside from a guest bedroom, is the child's domain with interconnected spaces for sleeping, work and play. In the play space, which can be separated from the work space with new translucent sliding doors, we incorporated recreational features inspired by adventurous and competitive television shows, at their son’s request. MODERN MEETS TRADITIONAL. We left the historic front facade of the building largely unchanged - the security bars were removed from the windows and the single pane windows were replaced with higher performing historic replicas. We designed the interior and rear facade with a vision of warm modernism, weaving in the notable period features. Each element was either restored or reinterpreted to blend with the modern aesthetic. The detailed ceiling in the living space, for example, has a new matte monochromatic finish, and the wood stairs are covered in a dark grey floor paint, whereas the mahogany doors were simply refinished. New wide plank wood flooring with a neutral finish, floor-to-ceiling casework, and bold splashes of color in wall paint and tile, and oversized high-performance windows (on the rear facade) round out the modern aesthetic. RENTAL INCOME. The existing rowhome was zoned for a 2-family dwelling but included an undesirable, single-floor studio apartment at the garden level with low ceiling heights and questionable emergency egress. In order to increase the quality and quantity of space in the rental unit, we reimagined it as a two-floor, 1 or 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom apartment with a modern aesthetic, increased ceiling height on the lowest level and provided an in-unit washer/dryer. The apartment was listed with Jackie O'Connor Real Estate and rented immediately, providing the owners with a source of passive income. ENCLOSURE WITH BENEFITS. The homeowners sought a minimal carbon footprint, enabled by their urban location and lifestyle decisions, paired with the benefits of a high-performance home. The extent of the renovation allowed us to implement a deep energy retrofit (DER) to address air tightness, insulation, and high-performance windows. The historic front facade is insulated from the interior, while the rear facade is insulated on the exterior. Together with these building enclosure improvements, we designed an HVAC system comprised of continuous fresh air ventilation, and an efficient, all-electric heating and cooling system to decouple the house from natural gas. This strategy provides optimal thermal comfort and indoor air quality, improved acoustic isolation from street noise and neighbors, as well as a further reduced carbon footprint. We also took measures to prepare the roof for future solar panels, for when the South End neighborhood’s aging electrical infrastructure is upgraded to allow them. URBAN LIVING. The desirable neighborhood location allows the both the homeowners and tenant to walk, bike, and use public transportation to access the city, while each charging their respective plug-in electric cars behind the building to travel greater distances. OVERALL. The understated rowhouse is now ready for another century of urban living, offering the owners comfort and convenience as they live life as an expression of their values.
215 MacFarlane Drive | Delray Beach, Florida
215 MacFarlane Drive | Delray Beach, Florida
Seaside Builders Of Delray Beach, FloridaSeaside Builders Of Delray Beach, Florida
Exterior Front
Inspiration for a large modern three-storey multi-coloured house exterior in Other with mixed siding, a flat roof and a mixed roof.
Octy
Octy
SOCIUS一級建築士事務所SOCIUS一級建築士事務所
超変型地に計画された長屋式都市型集合住宅
Mid-sized modern three-storey concrete apartment exterior in Tokyo with a flat roof.
Réhabilitation d'une extension de maison en bois
Réhabilitation d'une extension de maison en bois
tina merkes architecturetina merkes architecture
shoootin
Inspiration for a mid-sized contemporary two-storey house exterior in Paris with wood siding and a flat roof.
Straßenfassade
Straßenfassade
SB - Projekt Apolda | Architektur- & IngenieurbüroSB - Projekt Apolda | Architektur- & Ingenieurbüro
Jana Schulze
Photo of a mid-sized contemporary two-storey stucco brown house exterior in Other with a flat roof.
High Desert Modern
High Desert Modern
DeForest ArchitectsDeForest Architects
John Granen
Mid-sized modern one-storey house exterior with wood siding and a flat roof.
Camelback Mountain Glass House
Camelback Mountain Glass House
Stonecreek Building Company, Inc.Stonecreek Building Company, Inc.
Bill Timmerman
Contemporary two-storey grey house exterior in Phoenix with a flat roof.
Dramatic Southwestern
Dramatic Southwestern
ECOterra Design BuildECOterra Design Build
Photographer:Style Tours ABQ
Photo of a mid-sized one-storey stucco beige house exterior in Albuquerque with a flat roof.
Santa Fe Ranch
Santa Fe Ranch
Rodman Paul Architects, pllcRodman Paul Architects, pllc
This is an example of a large one-storey stucco red house exterior in Albuquerque with a flat roof.
Martis Camp Lot 581
Martis Camp Lot 581
Kelly & Stone ArchitectsKelly & Stone Architects
Martis Camp Realty
Inspiration for a large contemporary three-storey black house exterior in Sacramento with mixed siding and a flat roof.
Florida Modern Home
Florida Modern Home
Jorge Ulibarri Custom HomesJorge Ulibarri Custom Homes
This Florida Modern home designed and built by Orlando Custom Home Builder Jorge Ulibarri appears to have flat roof lines from the facade but the roofline is actually designed with a subtle pitch to promote drainage and better accommodate Florida's rainy and humid climate. The rectangular tower is crafted of split face travertine that ties together with interior finishes.
Our Modern Designs
Our Modern Designs
Contempo StudioContempo Studio
2 storey Modern Design
Photo of a mid-sized modern two-storey white house exterior in Toronto with stone veneer and a flat roof.
Hibiscus Residence
Hibiscus Residence
Borges + Associates ArchitectsBorges + Associates Architects
Stephen Brooke
This is an example of a large modern two-storey stucco grey house exterior in Miami with a flat roof.
Neubau in Celle
Neubau in Celle
NIEBERG ARCHITECT atelieraxelniebergNIEBERG ARCHITECT atelieraxelnieberg
This is an example of a large contemporary two-storey brick brown house exterior in Hanover with a flat roof.
Mount Merino Modern
Mount Merino Modern
Wagner HodgsonWagner Hodgson
Photographer: Michael Del Rossi
Modern one-storey black house exterior in Boston with a flat roof.
New Modern House 1
New Modern House 1
HAUS | Architecture For Modern LifestylesHAUS | Architecture For Modern Lifestyles
Southeast Elevation: Wing-roof shelters main living space and Airstream dock while bedroom wing anchors the right side at New Modern House 1 (Zionsville, IN) - Design + Photography: HAUS | Architecture For Modern Lifestyles - Construction Management: WERK | Building Modern

Exterior Design Ideas with a Flat Roof

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