I like it as is. Nice and simple. The only things I would consider is beefing up the column by the door and see if you can add more windows, but I don't know what the rooms look like so no idea if it is possible to do.

We can't determine what you can do unless you also post the floor plans. Floor plans tell the whole story. I'm guessing the reason the roof is so high is because you have what we call a fat house where the interior rooms are more than 1-2 rooms deep.

I'm assuming that since you can make changes this is a custom home?

Too much roof?

Yes, sorry to say. :-(

Most of the time, this is indicative of a problematic interior, like CPartist mentioned. Are y'all willing to change the inside to fix the outside design problems? If you are, you can post your plans and learn *why* the design is poor, and then find a design professional (most likely an architect) to design you a good home. :-)

The exercise will be educational, for sure, should you decide to take it!

I find the size and proportion of your windows IMO don't fit the house so I have change those and added the gable, shutters and locations for gable vents if you decide to add those.

Thank you all for the feedback! I’ve included a picture of our floor plan below and also some rough sketching we did on our front elevation drawings. We plan to add shutters as recommended and also wood trusses rather than vents. If we decide against 3rd gable we are thinking of doing a wood post stained to match trusses with either brick or stone base (dependent upon what we chose for the rest of the exterior. It is a semi-custom build. We’ve taken a builder’s floor plan and altered it quite a bit. Thanks for any other feedback you can give and thank you again for the very helpful suggestions. I appreciate this community!

The house is 4+ rooms deep (including covered porches/patios and garages), which explains the roof, unfortunately. :-/

How much can you modify the plan? I'm thinking it could be greatly improved (without starting completely over) if you pull the Kitchen/Dining away from the middle of the house, creating an H-shaped plan. Some reworking of the Garage and Bedroom 4 (along with the bathroom nearby) would be necessary, too, but if you could stretch the house out to an H, you may solve a lot of natural light/roof issues.

Way too much roof for the house get back to the drawing board I agree with One Devoted Dame as to this design .

PPF, it's a bit better but still looks odd.

Get rid of the double doors going into master bath, master closet and bedroom 4.

Thanks PPF, you’ve done a lot of great work on this and given us a lot to think about! We are keeping double doors in bathroom and on bedroom 4. Bedroom 4 will actually be a study so those will be doors with glass panes. We were really just interested in roofline/exterior changes and any corresponding floor plan changes and suggestions. Thanks again for you help!

The problem is there is no central theme for the house. Since the most successful themes can be seen in the major house styles that’s a good approach but it’s always possible to invent your own if you have a bit of experience and skill. That doesn’t mean randomly combining architectural elements, that only creates confusion.
Start with multiple 3D massing models without eave and rake overhangs. It’s easy to do with SketchUp since it’s easy to push and pull walls. When something looks promising add some detailing on a print by hand. Let it be loose and even sloppy. Save everything for later review. Reinforce what you like with a heavier pen. When you think you have something put it on another copy of the model and then print and sketch some more. When it very promising add color or materials but only a few.

Vacationing on an island all I have is my phone, notebook paper, a pen and an old highlighter but i wanted to see what the house might look like if I kept the plan and scrapped the hipped roof.
The roof area is unchanged but there’s more attic wall. I think it’s worth it.

WOW- Res 3D Sketches, thank you! I can’t believe you went to this trouble on your vacation. I think what you’ve drawn looks great! Now please go enjoy that island time :)

I think I forgot the porch roof. It needs to be tested in 3D.
Unfortunately its times like this that ideas pop into your head.

This roof change simply extends the main roof forward to the front wall of the house instead of hipping it. There is a gable added above the garage doors to avoid another hip to the left of the doors but its not as important as the other gable. But sometimes a house needs some shoulders..

I don't dislike hipped roofs but they should be simple and not contorted to accommodate an irregular plan.

Just want to add that we don’t want to alter floor plan by moving master to the other side of our home due to the shape of our lot. We are on a corner lot that is wide in the front and narrows in the back with the left side of the yard (garage side) being the part that slants in. The original floor plan, with garage/widest part of house, to the left is really the best option for our lot.