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Inspiration for a 1950s gray one-story flat roof remodel in San Francisco

Blake Middleton
Country green exterior home photo in Charleston

The garden 3 weeks after planting, on a foggy day. Photo by Steve Masley
Inspiration for a timeless deck container garden remodel in San Francisco with decking

The high entry gives you vertical connection with the sky. A catwalk is suspended in this volume to allow time to pause at the breathtaking lake view from a higher vantage point. The landscape moves and flows throughout the site like the water laps against the shore. ©Shoot2Sell Photography

Example of a large trendy white two-story brick exterior home design in Dallas with a hip roof

Gibeon Photography
Inspiration for a contemporary wood exterior home remodel

Carol Bates
Modern brown two-story wood flat roof idea in New York

Photography: Dan Piassick
Example of a transitional beige two-story exterior home design in Dallas

Design ideas for a contemporary front yard landscaping in Orange County.

The hardscape in a landscape is often the skeleton of a design, helping create the style and function of an outdoor space. Patios, outdoor fireplaces, outdoor kitchens, pathways, and retaining walls in a variety of materials can be every style from the most modern and contemporary to the traditional.

Example of a large trendy gray two-story mixed siding gable roof design in Dallas

Front elevation of a custom home built on a teardown site.
Example of a transitional multicolored two-story mixed siding house exterior design in Minneapolis

Holger Obenaus
Coastal white two-story exterior home idea in Charleston

Baulinder Haus is located just a few houses down from a landmark Kansas City area home designed by Bauhaus architect Marcel Breuer. Baulinder Haus draws inspiration from the details of the neighboring home. Vertically oriented wood siding, simple forms, and overhanging masses—these were part of Breuer’s modernist palette. The house’s form consists of a series of stacked boxes, with public spaces on the ground level and private spaces in the boxes above. The boxes are oriented in a U-shaped plan to create a generous private courtyard. This was designed as an extension of the interior living space, blurring the boundaries between indoors and outdoors. Floor-to-ceiling south facing windows in the courtyard are shaded by the overhanging second floor above to prohibit solar heat gain, but allow for passive solar heating in the winter. Other sustainable elements of the home include a geothermal heat pump HVAC system, energy efficient windows and sprayed foam insulation. The exterior wood is a vertical shiplap siding milled from FSC certified Machiche. Baulinder Haus was designed to meet and exceed requirements put forward by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for their Indoor airPLUS qualified homes, and is working toward Energy Star qualification. Machiche and steel screening elements provide depth and texture to front facade.

Southeast view of the exterior. Photo by Michael Brands
Large rustic multicolored three-story wood house exterior idea in Denver with a shed roof and a metal roof

Photos by SpaceCrafting
Mid-sized craftsman exterior home idea in Minneapolis

Concrete wall water features
Patio - contemporary patio idea in Salt Lake City with a fire pit

Photo of a mid-sized mid-century modern drought-tolerant and full sun front yard concrete paver landscaping in San Francisco for summer.

design: Studio TOOP, 2008 location: Vianen, NL status: built in 2008, Tuinvreugd photo: Jolanthe Lalkens, 2009 This front garden needed to make a link with the newly built contemporary home and its gorgeous view. The key was for the design not to compete with either. Strokes of three types of grass and textural interest and privacy while not distracting you from the main focus of the garden: the view!