Elevation Tiles, Photographed on Real Facades

Front elevations, photographed finished. An elevation is the one surface of a house that everyone sees and nobody touches, and it is judged from across a road rather than from arm's length.

159 photographs, showing 73–96.

Read These From a Distance

An elevation is seen from the gate or the street, not from a metre away. Step back from your screen and look at these again: the facades that work hold their pattern at a distance, and the ones that look busy close up often read best of all.

Texture Against Weather

A deep stone or brick texture takes rain and sun far better than a smooth face, and it hides the dust that settles on every exterior surface in this city. It also throws a shadow, which is what stops a facade looking flat at midday.

How Much to Tile

Most of the facades here tile a band or a single plane rather than the whole front. A tiled column, a porch wall or the strip around the entrance does more than covering everything, and costs a fraction as much.

Browse the Range

Every photograph above links to the tile in it. To browse by design instead, see Stone Pattern, Natural Stone or Brick Pattern . For advice rather than photographs, read our house front elevation guide.

See Them in Bengaluru

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