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Elegant two-story brick house exterior photo in Chicago with a shingle roof and a brown roof
Elegant two-story brick house exterior photo in Chicago with a shingle roof and a brown roof


The classic appeal of traditional shingle style architecture is, in my professional opinion, one of America's greatest architectural contributions. While we will always stare in wonderment at the architectural mastery of the architecture that grew out of the European Renaissance, those masters of ornamental architecture can never take claim to the American hampton style home. The real magic of the shingle style home is that it bears its roots in the american barn. While the barn style is fundamentally a product of its function, there are those few architects who will continually challenge themselves take it once step further by interpolating the unique gambrel roof lines of the American barn and combine it with elegant architectural details of today high- end home to create a habitable sculpture. Without some semblance of historic precedence, we can never truly achieve architectural enlightenment , as that requires not just elegant design details, but a touch or nostalgia to lift the spirit.


Mid-sized contemporary gray one-story concrete fiberboard and clapboard house exterior idea with a shed roof, a metal roof and a gray roof


Positioned on a bluff this house looks out to the Columbia Gorge National Scenic Area and to Mount Hood beyond. It provides a year-round gathering place for a mid-west couple, their dispersed families and friends.
Attention was given to views and balancing openness and privacy. Common spaces are generous and allow for the interactions of multiple groups. These areas take in the long, dramatic views and open to exterior porches and terraces. Bedrooms are intimate but are open to natural light and ventilation.
The materials are basic: salvaged barn timber from the early 1900’s, stucco on Rastra Block, stone fireplace & garden walls and concrete counter tops & radiant concrete floors. Generous porches are open to the breeze and provide protection from rain and summer heat.
Bruce Forster Photography


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Inspiration for a small modern two-story wood exterior home remodel in San Francisco
Inspiration for a small modern two-story wood exterior home remodel in San Francisco


Large rustic brown two-story wood exterior home idea in Denver with a shingle roof


This is a beautiful exterior front shot of this lowcountry cottage home in Bluffton South Carolina. We have the gorgeous stacked stone steps and columns, giving the home a great look and a nice wide front porch. The porch has a painted plank floor. The gray siding is a James Hardie product, Hardie Shingle, for a great look and durability. White working shutters, the glass fronted mahogany door and the combination of wall mounted sconces and pendant lighting give this home a comfortable, welcoming appearance. Come on in!


Material expression and exterior finishes were carefully selected to reduce the apparent size of the house, last through many years, and add warmth and human scale to the home. The unique siding system is made up of different widths and depths of western red cedar, complementing the vision of the structure's wings which are balanced, not symmetrical. The exterior materials include a burn brick base, powder-coated steel, cedar, acid-washed concrete and Corten steel planters.


Example of a mid-century modern black two-story stone exterior home design in Kansas City with a shingle roof and a brown roof


Rustic barn home in rural Vermont. This small frame was expanded with the use of shed roof extensions. The timbers come from 12 different vintage barns across the United States and Canada.


Modern farmhouse exterior near Grand Rapids, Michigan featuring a stone porch, board and batten siding, shutters, black windows, gray shingle roof, and black front door.


Deep in the woods, this mountain cabin just outside Asheville, NC, was designed as the perfect weekend getaway space. The owner uses it as an Airbnb for income. From the wooden cathedral ceiling to the nature-inspired loft railing, from the wood-burning free-standing stove, to the stepping stone walkways—everything is geared toward easy relaxation. For maximum interior space usage, the sleeping loft is accessed via an outside stairway.
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