Design ideas for a traditional two-storey brick white exterior in Nashville.

Roger Wade
Photo of a contemporary exterior in Other with stone veneer.

This is an example of a contemporary exterior in Other with wood siding.

This is an example of a large contemporary one-storey grey exterior in New York with stone veneer and a flat roof.

Design ideas for a small modern backyard patio in Dallas with concrete slab and an awning.

Design ideas for a mid-sized contemporary backyard patio in Melbourne with decking and a pergola.

Design ideas for a traditional exterior in Philadelphia with wood siding.

This is an example of a mid-sized traditional balcony in San Francisco with a pergola and with privacy feature.

VERMONT CABIN Location: Jamaica, VT Completion Date: 2009 Size: 1,646 sf Typology: T Series Modules: 5 Boxes Program: o Bedrooms: 3 o Baths: 2 o Features: Media Room, Outdoor Fireplace, Outdoor Stone Terrace o Environmentally Friendly Features: Off Grid Home, 3kW Solar Photovoltaic System, Radiant Floor Heat Materials: o Exterior: Corrugated Metal Siding, Cedar Siding, Ipe Wood Decking, Cement Board Panels o Interior: Bamboo Flooring, Ceasarstone Countertops, Slate Bathroom Floors, Maple Cabinets, Aluminum Clad Wood Windows with Low E, Insulated Glass, Black Steel, Custom Baltic Birch Bench Project Description: Isolated in the Green Mountain National Forest of Vermont, this 1,650 sf prefab home is an escape for a retired Brooklyn couple. With no electric or cell phone service, this ‘Off-the-Grid’ home functions as the common gathering space for the couple, their three grown children and grandchildren to get away and spend quality time together. The client, an avid mushroom hunter and connoisseur, often transverses the 200 acre property for the delicacy, then returns to her home which rests on the top of the mini-mountain. With stunning views of nearby Stratton Mountain, the home is a ‘Head & Tail’ design, where the communal space is the ‘head’, and the private bar of bedrooms and baths forms the longer ‘tail’. Together they form an ‘L’, creating an outdoor terrace to capture the western sun and to enjoy the exterior fireplace which is clad in cement board panels, and radiates heat during the cool summer evenings. Just inside, is the expansive kitchen, living, and dining areas, perfect for preparing meals for their guests. This communal space is wrapped with a custom Baltic Birch bookshelf and window bench so one can soak up the south sun and view of the fern meadow and surrounding wilderness. With dark bamboo floors over radiant heating, and a wood-burning fireplace, the living area is as cozy as can be. The exterior is clad in a maintenance-free corrugated Corten Kynar painted metal panel system to withstand the harsh Vermont winters. Accents of cedar siding add texture and tie the strategically placed windows together. The home is powered by a 3,000 KwH solar array with a back-up generator in case the sun is hidden for an extended period of time. A hybrid insulation system, combining both a closed cell spray foam insulation and batt insulation, along with radiant floor heat ensures the home stays airtight and warm in the winter. Architects: Joseph Tanney, Robert Luntz Project Architect: Justin Barnes Manufacturer: Simplex Industries Project Coordinator: Jason Drouse Engineer: Lynne Walshaw, P.E., Greg Sloditskie Contractor: Big Pine Builders, INC. Photographer: © RES4

This is an example of a mid-sized traditional two-storey white exterior in Atlanta with a gable roof, a brown roof and a mixed roof.

Inspiration for a mid-sized mediterranean front yard verandah in Other with concrete slab.

Carol Kurth Architecture, PC , Peter Krupenye Photography
Large traditional backyard patio in New York with a pergola and natural stone pavers.

©Ken Vaughan Photographer
Inspiration for a traditional deck in Dallas with a pergola.

This is an example of a contemporary rectangular pool in Los Angeles.

Design ideas for a traditional three-storey white exterior in Nashville with wood siding and a gable roof.

a stylish roof deck looks across the rooftops of Windsor towards the city with funky furniture and the warmth provided by the timber-clad deep-reveal canopy over. image by superk.photo

Modern patio in Los Angeles with a fire feature.

Paul Bardagjy Photography
Mid-sized modern two-storey concrete grey house exterior in Austin with a flat roof.

Despite the playful nature of the shingle style a guiding symmetry unites the general composition as well as each individual architectural detail. James Merrell Photography