Having one gable with a different pitch is just not consistent

Here are two options. I have adjusted the pitch on the gable and then still used the same size windows on the top elevation. Or the other option is to use the same size windows over the garage instead.

Thank you for your input. I didn’t even notice the different pitch in the gables. I will take note and discuss with our designer.

I also should mention the garage is set back about 20 feet from the front of the house.

I would find someone to make you 3D color rendering to get a feel how this will really look. There are several things that seem visually off with this front elevation. Double doors that seem to be jammed into a narrow entry and then dwarfed by the window beside it. Ditch the stone, it doesn't add anything.

Thank you. I’d gotten quotes for a few 3d renderings, but I hadnt followed through yet. I will definitely do that.

The stone will look different on the house, but was just added in the rendering so the engineer would have the info for the foundation. Maybe we’ll rethink the stone, after all, if it adds nothing.

I see what you mean about the double doors. You’ve been helpful. I appreciate all your input.

The stone has become a design style started by builders to add "interest" to average suburban homes. Plenty of people like the look, but it isn't fooling anyone that what you really have is a few feet of fake stone stuck on the side of your house. It isn't how real stone would have been used on a building. Just something to consider.

Yes!! Thank you. I called it an awning, but I’ve been educated - it’s a shed roof! That is exactly what I was envisioning. I really appreciate the time you’ve taken to provide input.

I just adjusted the pitch on the garage roof so that it matched the pitch of all the other roofs on the house and I think it improved the appearance.

Yes, I see the improvement. The difference a trained eye makes!!! Thank you so much!!!

IMO you can cll the house Gables Galore What is the purpose of all the gables and all the roof angles.Wahta re the diamond things in the windows. The fron door is almost lost in the muddle . The wndows above the garge line up with nothing that is why they bug you . Get an actual architect not some draftsman/ designer / This is going to be your home spend the money on really good design.

The diamond things in the windows aren’t actual. Those windows are just place holders. We are ordering proper aluminum windows with muntins. I agree with using an architect. I regret not doing so. The front door is set back, but it isn’t apparent in the plan. (Which still might not make a difference) I’ve had the window on the side-entry garage changed, which is the one that bugged me. Some of the gables and roof angles occur because the front entry garage is actually setback about 20 feet. The other gables and roof angles….I’ll just shrug my shoulders and continue to work on the plan. I appreciate your input. Thank you.

It would help to see not only the floor plan but how the house sits on the site. The elevation, together with considerations of the plan and site should all be considered concurrently, not consecutively as you're doing.

Reminds me of a Steve Jobs thought: "People think it's this veneer — that the designers are handed this box and told, 'Make it look good!' That's not what we think design is. It's not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.”

"Proportion and balance" are inherently linked to the floor and site plan. Please give us those so we can see how the house works.

ETA: As noted above, a 3D model of the house should be a given. It's a standard now for any designer serious about their craft. Here's the difference between a 2D and 3D image: