Split-level Exterior Design Ideas with a Flat Roof

Luxe Living
Luxe Living
Guided Home DesignGuided Home Design
Indy Ferrufino EIF Images eifimages@gmail.com
Westbrae House
Westbrae House
Laura Natkins, ArchitectLaura Natkins, Architect
As often happens my clients came to me after having their first child. Their home was small but they loved the location and opted to add on instead of move. Their wish list: a master bedroom with separate walk-in closets, a bathroom with both a tub and a shower and a home office with a “hidden door”. The addition was designed in keeping with the existing small scale of spaces so that the new rooms fit neatly above one side of the split level home. The roof of the existing front entry will become a small deck off the office space while the master bedroom at rear will open to a small balcony.
Tri level spilt home
Tri level spilt home
Yvonne Svensson Architectural ServicesYvonne Svensson Architectural Services
Rear elevation of split level home. Featuring large alfresco with timber posts, skillon roof, timber decking, large lawn area. Rendered walls with James Hardie linea weatherboard above in Woodland grey.
[Bracketed Space] House
[Bracketed Space] House
Matt Fajkus ArchitectureMatt Fajkus Architecture
The site descends from the street and is privileged with dynamic natural views toward a creek below and beyond. To incorporate the existing landscape into the daily life of the residents, the house steps down to the natural topography. A continuous and jogging retaining wall from outside to inside embeds the structure below natural grade at the front with flush transitions at its rear facade. All indoor spaces open up to a central courtyard which terraces down to the tree canopy, creating a readily visible and occupiable transitional space between man-made and nature. The courtyard scheme is simplified by two wings representing common and private zones - connected by a glass dining “bridge." This transparent volume also visually connects the front yard to the courtyard, clearing for the prospect view, while maintaining a subdued street presence. The staircase acts as a vertical “knuckle,” mediating shifting wing angles while contrasting the predominant horizontality of the house. Crips materiality and detailing, deep roof overhangs, and the one-and-half story wall at the rear further enhance the connection between outdoors and indoors, providing nuanced natural lighting throughout and a meaningful framed procession through the property. Photography Spaces and Faces Photography

Split-level Exterior Design Ideas with a Flat Roof

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