thoughts on exterior?

last year

Tell me what you think? Any suggestions? The window trim and railing will be black, not yellow and white as depicted on rendering. Open to new ideas.

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Sigrid

last year

The striking thing to me is that the upper level windows have a peak that is not the same as the roof peak. That would drive me nuts. I'd either have the window peak match the roof peak, which would give you assymetrical windows or make all the windows flat across the top. You can make them flat across the top and have them stair-stepped to match the roof. The choice you make should reflect how they are going to look from the interior. If your ceiling matches the roof, then windows that match the roof peak are going to look good. If you have a flat ceiling, not so much.

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acm
last year
Looks ok to me. Are you just adding the black portion, or is this a whole new build? Can we see the other faces?
kandrewspa
last year
Is the right side going to be brick? What is the brick actually going to look like? I'm assuming the rendering doesn't really show it accurately. The rendering makes the black look harsh next to the brick. Also, does the brick side really look like a two story bay window? If so, that is an odd look next to a very modern looking left side.
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Wendy H
last year
Will the siding be that super dark colour? It may be too dark if the window frames/trim are all black.
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No yellow. Definitely would be better with black trim on brick side, but would blend on siding part.
Rachel ward
Original Author
last year
Thanks everyone for your comments. The trim will all be black and the grey will be a lighter grey, not charcoal. Here’s an example of the colour palette.
Rachel ward
Original Author
last year
Kandrewspa, you are right that the bay windows next to a modern deck clash. It’s an extension, the bay windows are pre-existing.
Here are photos of current and future design,
Linda Dornan
last year
I would want to bring more light into the lower level, since the deck above will cut off light to that space. I would put in a sliding door to replace the entry door and take out the two small windows, replacing with one large window. Of course, I don’t know what that space on the lower level is used for; if this is not living space, then being darker isn’t that much of a problem.
Rachel ward
Original Author
last year
Linda, that’s a brilliant suggestion! I’ll do that
Rachel ward
Original Author
last year
Sigrid, thanks for pointing that out. I’ll get the draftsmen to change that so that the peak matches the vaulted ceiling peak in the inside of the house.
Rachel ward
Original Author
last year
Here is an interior view that has the windows following the interior vaulted ceiling line.
Kendrah
last year
It would be great to see your actual home now and the width of the mortar lines on the brick. The rendering does not show them and I'm curious how traditional the brick looks in contrast to the new modern addition and how to best play with that contrast. Also, the little return down on the right side of the new roof line - where the post connect into the roof - drives me a bit nuts. Is it needed structurally for some reason?