You know what?
Only 3 things from our original designs have survived
- Garage location
- House position
- Gable roof
Not even the room plan survived.
Go to the architect, take your room plan with you including your special features, like aquarium, bookshelves (there is probably at least one bookworm in the reading nook) and let him work.
We got some totally different designs out of it.
Position of old house or barn/slope oriented
Tower construction (basement, 2 full floors, gable roof, top edge of basement floor is about 1.2 m above street level)
Living upstairs with open gable, but no garden access
And don’t tell him your entire budget. Leave at least 20% out.