75 Beautiful Modern Exterior Home Pictures & Ideas – November, 2020

Benjamin Benschneider
Example of a mid-sized minimalist two-story wood exterior home design in Seattle
Over kitchen table…for Scotty’s house. – jlpattondesigns

Gibeon Photography
Example of a minimalist exterior home design in Other
I like this cedar color, dark gray looks like the spine wall color – doctorgillett

Denver Modern with natural stone accents.
Mid-sized modern gray three-story stone exterior home idea in Denver
Mix of materials, light grays and glass. half wall on the right hand side of photo – jusleen_karve

Joe Fletcher
Inspiration for a modern multicolored three-story exterior home remodel in San Francisco
White and black. Like planting planters – liabarron

Klopf Architecture, Arterra Landscape Architects and Henry Calvert of Calvert Ventures Designed and built a new warm, modern, Eichler-inspired, open, indoor-outdoor home on a deeper-than-usual San Mateo Highlands property where an original Eichler house had burned to the ground.

The owners wanted multi-generational living and larger spaces than the original home offered, but all parties agreed that the house should respect the neighborhood and blend in stylistically with the other Eichlers. At first the Klopf team considered re-using what little was left of the original home and expanding on it. But after discussions with the owner and builder, all parties agreed that the last few remaining elements of the house were not practical to re-use, so Klopf Architecture designed a new home that pushes the Eichler approach in new directions.

One disadvantage of Eichler production homes is that the house designs were not optimized for each specific lot. A new custom home offered the team a chance to start over. In this case, a longer house that opens up sideways to the south fit the lot better than the original square-ish house that used to open to the rear (west). Accordingly, the Klopf team designed an L-shaped “bar” house with a large glass wall with large sliding glass doors that faces sideways instead of to the rear like a typical Eichler. This glass wall opens to a pool and landscaped yard designed by Arterra Landscape Architects.

Driving by the house, one might assume at first glance it is an Eichler because of the horizontality, the overhanging flat roof eaves, the dark gray vertical siding, and orange solid panel front door, but the house is designed for the 21st Century and is not meant to be a “Likeler.” You won’t see any posts and beams in this home. Instead, the ceiling decking is a western red cedar that covers over all the beams. Like Eichlers, this cedar runs continuously from inside to out, enhancing the indoor / outdoor feeling of the house, but unlike Eichlers it conceals a cavity for lighting, wiring, and insulation. Ceilings are higher, rooms are larger and more open, the master bathroom is light-filled and more generous, with a separate tub and shower and a separate toilet compartment, and there is plenty of storage. The garage even easily fits two of today’s vehicles with room to spare.

A massive 49-foot by 12-foot wall of glass and the continuity of materials from inside to outside enhance the inside-outside living concept, so the owners and their guests can flow freely from house to pool deck to BBQ to pool and back.

During construction in the rough framing stage, Klopf thought the front of the house appeared too tall even though the house had looked right in the design renderings (probably because the house is uphill from the street). So Klopf Architecture paid the framer to change the roofline from how we had designed it to be lower along the front, allowing the home to blend in better with the neighborhood. One project goal was for people driving up the street to pass the home without immediately noticing there is an “imposter” on this lot, and making that change was essential to achieve that goal.

This 2,606 square foot, 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom Eichler-inspired new house is located in San Mateo in the heart of the Silicon Valley.

Klopf Architecture Project Team: John Klopf, AIA, Klara Kevane
Landscape Architect: Arterra Landscape Architects
Contractor: Henry Calvert of Calvert Ventures
Photography ©2016 Mariko Reed
Location: San Mateo, CA
Year completed: 2016
L-shaped floorplan, 2600 sqft 3 br 3 bath – drl2020

Architecture and
Interior Design by Anders Lasater Architects,
Photos by Jon Encarnation
Large modern white two-story stucco exterior home idea in Orange County with a mixed material roof
futuristic corner lot – joey_karate

Builder: John Kraemer & Sons | Photography: Landmark Photography
Inspiration for a small modern gray two-story mixed siding flat roof remodel in Minneapolis
indoor – outdoor area. dark paintes iron with light stone and lots of windows – scott_osinski

Stephen Brooke
Inspiration for a large modern gray two-story stucco exterior home remodel in Miami
Shape of the balcony to the right and the balance – sonia_rees

Bernard Andre Photography
Example of a large minimalist beige one-story stucco house exterior design in San Francisco with a metal roof
We are trying hard to open up the back of the kitchen with large, clear, modern doors like this (I realize this is on a much bigger scale) – luisasymmans

Landmark Photography
Example of a huge minimalist gray two-story mixed siding house exterior design in Minneapolis with a hip roof and a mixed material roof
combination of elements, stone, wood, siding. – gary_rodriguez52

Example of a large minimalist multicolored two-story mixed siding house exterior design in Detroit with a hip roof and a shingle roof
Colors
Texture
Materials
Window style – jrinando1

Bedroom Wing
Mid-sized modern brown three-story wood house exterior idea in Portland Maine with a shed roof and a metal roof
staircase from the deck leads down to the woods, the water and a gravel beach. – crsuser245

A series of board-formed concrete retaining walls anchor the building into the site and provide opportunities for planting. Large folding glass doors allow the house to completely open to the exterior. Photo: Steve King.

Usar muro bajito para aplanar patio del frente, usarlo como ‘plataforma’ – perezveve

Richard Goodstein
Inspiration for a large modern brown three-story mixed siding flat roof remodel in New York
Cour anglaise et portes de celle-ci – martine_masson22

Michael Moran/OTTO Photography

This LEED-certified project was a substantial rebuild of a 1960s home, preserving the original foundation to the extent possible, with a small amount of new area, a reconfigured floor plan, and newly envisioned massing. The design is simple and modern, with floor to ceiling glazing along the rear, connecting the interior living spaces to the landscape. The design process was informed by building science best practices, including solar orientation, triple glazing, rainscreen exterior cladding, and a thermal envelope that far exceeds code requirements.
Landing without recess – cleanlines

View to entry at sunset. Dining to the right of the entry. Photography by Stephen Brousseau.
Example of a mid-sized minimalist brown one-story mixed siding house exterior design in Seattle with a shed roof and a metal roof
Concrete leading up to doorway, door windows, walkway, ceiling – code_09