At first glance, I think your dishwasher needs to move to the left of your sink, the range needs to move to that back wall where your blender is, and fridge needs to move to the other end of the wall (where the little cabinet to the left of the range is) and fill the wall between fridge and dining room with pantry cabinets and/or a high cabinet with a microwave shelf. If you want to open the wall a bit, you could just do fridge-narrow pantry-base cabinet on that kitchen/living room wall. sorry if that doesn't make a lick of sense. I'm happy to draw it out if you provide dimensions and door/window locatoins.

Where does each front door lead? To me, it looks like the door in the middle was the original front door and it would lead to living area. The door to the left looks like it leads to a utility area. Have you changed the interior uses? Agree with housegal that the landscaping needs to be trimmed way back, it is serving as a barrier now rather than an open landscape plan to bring people to the front of your home. The high contrast white trim on the doors against the red siding draws all the focus. Changing exterior doors needs to relate to the interior floorplan. Where do you want people to come inside? Most don't want to have the utilities areas front and center; however, the owners inadvertently lead people right to the utility areas by highlighting that entrance (such as garage doors and side doors). Right now, your utility doors are bright white against a dark red siding. You can change that by blending your garage door color with the siding or having it darker than the siding so it doesn't stand out to accentuate your garage door. Same with your utility door. Color works wonders. You can use an accent color for your intended front door. And landscaping that works with your home.

It looks like there is general agreement that the proposed approach by your architect is not the right one for this house. Without knowing more about what would be affected on the inside of the rooms whose windows are being changed, it is difficult to be very directive, but once again, the general idea here is to think about going wider not taller and keep the panes clear, not divided. In a bedroom, there must be an egress, so the style is somewhat dictated by fire code. You need a big enough opening for a human to get in or out. Budget considerations may affect your decision here. Bright white trim combined with your stone is never going to look right, so consider painting the wood trim that cases the unpaintable window frames a transition colour like BM Revere Pewter that will blend with your stone better and still be light enough not to make the white unpaintable parts look too stark. Some additional colour ideas are contained below. Re: your front door, I'm wondering if the sidelights are amber as many were in the 70s. If so, change out the glass first into an obscured but translucent option and see if that solves your lighting issue with the entry. If it still isn't enough, put a some glass in a new door but make sure it is consistent with the era of the house. (some examples shown below.) As others have mentioned, landscaping will also make a dramatic difference. I'm guessing you're in bug country or there would already be an outdoor patio on the outside of the sliding doors of your sunroom. If not, make sure that is part of your landscaping plan. Good luck with your project!

Thanks for the reply! There might be some water hitting it from the shower side as the current opening is about shoulder to over-head height (roughly 2 ft tall and 3 ft long). it’s not as if the shower is spraying directly at it though.