"Should i keep it and or remove it from the plan?"

Provide plans.

What is a "project builder"?

This has too many different materials on the front. Reduce the number of materials

Thanks for the reply Mark. I have attached a plan.

Project builders are builders that offer a series of standard new home designs and build a large scale of homes per year. I am located in Australia and here that's the term used. Not sure if there's another term used.

@WestCoast Hopeful, thank you. Any suggestions please?

I prefer quite simple so I would probably do all lap siding or similar and then just have stone or something on the pillar but I’m not a designer

If it serves no functional purpose, get rid of it.

Thanks @palimpsest, how did you remove the pier?

Generally the fewer different materials the better. As @Mark Bischak, Architect said, if it doesn't serve or seem to serve a functional purpose it shouldn't be there.

Do ALL sides with the same materials and design - facades look silly and fake. Better to have all sides a good wood lap or shingle than fancy fake brick or stone on the front and cheap siding, THAT EVERYONE CAN SEE ANYWAY, butting up to it.

Thanks @opaone, unfortunately I don't have much flexibility to change a lot of things because mass builders have few designs that you choose from. I agree with the comments by everyone. Its good to get others perspective too, just authenticates my thoughts. I will try and see if I can make those changes. The only thing I'm allowed easily is to remove the pier.

Forget the gable what possible thing were you thinking it will add nothing to this facade and I agree fewer finishes

If the pier is removed, it seems to be just a hollow structure, it removes the reason for the material that covers it, and the break between the left and right for the other cladding materials to abut against. So the "reason" for the different materials is gone, and more than one material will look even more random.

You want fewer finishes and colors, but you also have asymmetrical and unbalanced windows on the main mass of the house. The dark pillar reduced the prominence of that fact. So, I'd play around a bit more with your project builder. What I really dislike us the yellow entry way.

@palimpsest are you saying that it would be better to leave the pier because without that 'break' it would look odd? I was thinking of removing that and making the house mostly white, i.e. i will select white bricks and white cladding. I was also thinking of removing the pier and instead making the front door wall (yellow one) as a grey decorative feature to add a bit of color.

@Sigrid, what would you suggest? I really am so confused. Yellow front door wall is the worst. I am definitely not paint it yellow. BTW, windows will be little different in my plan because I have upgraded to higher ceilings and the size of windows doors will change too.

​ My two cents worth. This facade/rendering is a very common look here in Australia (my street has some similar, new builds).  So I kind of understand where the OP is coming from.  The places on my street would all benefit from keeping to a max of three  finishes, maybe two.  The irregular fenestration is common too:  these are mostly houses on very small lots in medium density areas, attempting to make the best of restrictions imposed by lot size and orientatio. Balance is more important than symmetry.

@jmm1837, My lot is quite big - close to 600 SQM in a low density area. Are you from Sydney? If yes, do you mind telling me which street/suburb so I can drive pass in the area to see it because I am struggling to imagine how it would look in reality.

No I am suggesting it be removed.

If you were going to keep the dark pillar, I'd do the doorway in brick matching the left of the house. Modern houses often have asymmetrical elements and finishes, but I am a fan of older houses, so much of it is taste. You should be aware of the issue and choose your options accordingly.

Don't go dark on the garage door or that will be the feature that is most prominent and none of the rest of your choices will matter.

Sorry, i just realised that i should have attached the modified plan. It still has the pier which I am contemplating removing. It looks like this has cladding on the entire top of the house. After all the comments, I am thinking of two options.

1. Entire front of the house in white with grey window rims and fascia. Roof and garage will be same colour and no pier.

2. All white with black fascia and windows with black french pattern (not sure what its called but with the black panels on a window that forms squares) and black sectional garage door with square or rectangle stamp. No pier of course.

3 Entire house white with gray window rims/fascia/garage etc but with pier in grayish decorative bricks or stone so it stands out.

Which option seems best?

I hope it makes sense and I have explained picture in my head on here well.

@arcy_gw Makes sense!

@Sigrid, I love older houses too and hence the attempt to give a traditional/simple touch to this modern house. I just don't have the capacity to maintain older house in terms of any issues. So I decided to build new.