The house portion seems too long for one wall. I feel like it would help if the right side with the two windows was set back where I have drawn the red line. Then two additional windows were added. That would break up the long front and create a more symmetrical looking front.

The proportions are not strong; they are awkward and unresolved. It's the sort of thing which almost always happens when one focuses unilaterally on the floor plan, and only turns to the exterior, once the plan is "perfect".

Since interiors and exteriors are inextricably linked, they should always be developed simultaneously, recognizing that a decision in one sphere causes all sorts of effect in the other sphere.

What to do? Well you could start over. But that's probably not going to sit well.

Another approach would be to treat the right-most two bays as an "add on", and set them back five feet or so behind the façade plane of the rest of the house. The siding and the color could also be changed in a harmonious manner. Then rebalance the windows and bays of the remaining four bays, such that you have a 4-bay and a 2-bay facade.

Historically, houses grew and were modified as their owner's family needs changed. One can often read the history of a place by simply studying the "add ons" to a house. Here's a marvelous example:

The primary challenge is an overly long horizontal proportion, which is unbroken. The random fenestration also adds some confusion and uncertainty to the façade. The best solution is introduce a change in plane, as Matthew suggests.

Extending the porch to the left, connecting to the garage, and removing it to the right of the entry will help to a degree. But it does nothing for the overly long horizontal proportion. And you cannot logically change materials and/or colors without a change in plane.

Introducing second floor windows with a logical rhythm, as Matthew illustrates, will also be a help. Don't do the white trim do-dads on your second photo--they simply add confusion to confusion.

If it was my house, and I had to live with it (and in it) for the next 30 years, I'd find a way to push the right-most two bays back five feet--even three feet would do the trick.

Try talking to your designer and see what she can do. Good luck!

Stuck on Mr Potatohead noses and ears doesn’t make up for the dumpy lumpy potato underneath. The culprit of The unappealing exterior is the architecture, which is a direct reflection of the interior layout. The two are bound together.

I suggest that you drop back and take Virgil’s suggestion.

Or how about making the front entry a larger porch? With a wider extended roof and similar angle to the garage, it would cover up the awkward open space on the second floor and also makes that whole side seem less long on the ground level too.... (Please excuse the messy concept sketch-over,. Hopefully it shows the idea)

The bigger stuck on nose only emphasizes the forgotten exterior organization.

Next time you build a house, hire someone that can design the interior and exterior at the same time.

There's always the "Chew Mail Pouch" mural option for your current design.

Go to your designer's office and say, "Look, what we need to do here is take the mass on the right side of the building where the two windows are and slide it to the rear 3'-5', so that the front plane is recessed back that amount from the front façade and the rear plane projects that amount from the rear façade...I know you are a very talented designer and that this will be easy for you to make work...call me when you've finished so we can take a look together...Bye!"

It's that simple. Really!

Love that, Virgil. Make a "demand", then compliment, and leave with no chance for a rebuttal!

It will also help to pound your shoe on his desk while conveying to him your thoughts.

Question. Is this still just on paper? Maybe you want to post your full plans to see if there's a better solution?

"...It will also help to pound your shoe on his desk while conveying to him your thoughts..."

Hopefully while wearing socks...preferably clean ones without holes...! But sometimes the no socks approach can be very effective...

Did Khruschev wear socks?

"...I think we could possibly recess the right portion 2’ - do you think that’s enough of a discrepancy to break it up? Or would it really need to be 3’+?..."

Two-feet is much better than nothing. It will make a difference. But it needs to happen front and rear in equal measure so that you do not lose any interior space.

Good luck on your project!

Curious about how the garage roof might look without the crossing gable, and how the porch might look running all the across.