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Exterior Mid Century Design Photos and Ideas

The meticulously landscaped front yard is low maintenance and features drought tolerant plants and a sprinkler system.
Breuer's statement butterfly roof makes an appearance here at the Lauck House. Large glazing along the southern facade welcomes winter sun. Extended overhangs provide shade in the summer, while still allowing a visual connection to the grounds.
Lake/Front view showing living room windows surround.
Back/road view of second floor cantilevered over first floor at 90 degree angle. Carport to the left and dining area to the right under the eaves.
The five bedroom, five bathroom home is sited on over half an acre of land, and sits adjacent to a local golf course. The owners have installed solar panels on the roof.
A look at the home's classic midcentury facade. A lower level exists but is not visible from the front of the property.
A view of the home's exterior from the backyard. Here, you can see the lower level which features laundry and an additional bedroom.
A bright orange door adds a pop of color to the home.
The backside of the guest house.
The rectilinear, modernist home features expansive glazing and blurs the lines between the indoors and outdoors.
The detached guesthouse is reminiscent of Philip Johnson's iconic Glass House.
The one-story home is topped with an asymmetrical gable cedar shingle roof with cantilevered gable ends, deep overhangs, and pronounced redwood fascia boards.
Beautifully renovated, the home has excellent curb appeal with low maintenance landscaping.
The property features architecture that has been described as Third Bay Tradition—a 1960s Bay Area midcentury-modern style that can be seen in some of the wood-paneled residences in Sea Ranch, the exclusive Sonoma County seaside community.
The structure is an updated showcase of midcentury modern architecture.
Clean lines and a sleek black exterior welcome you to this North Highland Park hilltop home.
Back House
Located on a 2.6-acre lot, the residence is set far back from the street for privacy and is set adjacent to the Reed-Turner Woodland Preserve.
A charming 900-square-foot guest house sits on the property.
MDO panels the color of California poppies accent the home’s exterior.
Chris and Laura Porter’s new master suite connects to the rest of the house via an indoor/outdoor bridge that comprises a covered deck and small library; Bonelli windows and Fleetwood sliders look out on a landscape designed by Christine Ferris.
An exterior view of the property.
Overhanging roof eaves help protect the home from unwanted solar gain.
The covered approach, a common element in Wright's works, is flanked by Japanese stone lanterns.
Writer Marc Kristal described the house as "a lapidary example of Miesian simplicity: a 25-by-95-foot rectangle, composed of a black exposed-steel frame, front and northern elevations clad largely in white glazed brick, and southern and western exposures enclosed by floor-to-ceiling glass sliders."
A flat roofline and solid post-and-beam construction create the clean lines of this classic midcentury profile.
The Waymire Residence has a stunning profile with classic midcentury lines, and is set against the backdrop of Los Angeles.
Set on a 7.7-acre lot, the 3,400-square-foot residence is both spacious and compact with a natural flagstone facade and black-stained cedar framing.
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A curved concrete block wall conceals one of the three exterior terraces. Low-slung roofs appear to hover above the landscape.
The facade features a clean and classic midcentury profile.
The Luberas didn’t use a general contractor or architect, but they did enlist the counsel of legendary Detroit designer Ruth Adler Schnee, who in 1964 helped Girard plan the color scheme for a streetscape in Columbus, Indiana. Window alignments create long views through the house and atrium.
When Rob and Mary Lubera started pulling threads to uncover the origins of their new home—the lone midcentury house amid rows of Tudor Revivals in suburban Detroit—not even architecture scholars could have anticipated what they would find. Theirs is the last surviving residence by Alexander Girard (1907–1993), a modernist visionary who made his name in textiles but tried his hand at virtually everything, architecture included. The shoji-like laminate screens, seen in the entryway, are characteristic of his Japanese-influenced work.
Developed by Bing Crosby, and designed by William F. Cody, the streets of Blue Skies Trailer Village were named after the movie stars who invested in the development—including Lauren Bacall. This particular trailer has many original elements, including the Cody-designed ramada.
The house is, thanks to a new owner, in excellent, original condition.
Pereira’s modernist ranch for Firestone combined "the strength of his commercial work with the lightness that desert living demanded." The timeless home still looks every bit as contemporary today as it did when it was originally built.
The entry of the wood-clad property features beautiful midcentury lines.
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