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Symmetry between the upper floor and the ground floor is sometimes interrupted anyway by, for example, awnings, pergolas, winter gardens. In the end, you can't see anything of it anymore if the facade consists of additional elements beyond walls and windows.

But we cannot afford the best architects.

But the best are not the most expensive at all.

Symmetry between the upper floor and the ground floor is sometimes interrupted anyway by e.g. awnings, pergolas, conservatories. ...

As soon as we have our drawings, I will post them here. So far, we have not planned a conservatory, awning, or pergola directly on the house.

The best ones are not the most expensive ones at all.

My husband and I are not very familiar with this, but after the first conversation with the architect we know more and are showing it here. Maybe he will lead us away from symmetry if he suggests pleasing alternatives for us. I know that symmetry is currently not in fashion and rather the interesting, exciting, stimulating is desired.

Maybe he will distract us from symmetry by suggesting alternatives that are pleasing to us. I know that symmetry is currently not in fashion

What does the "distract" mean in this context? - have you so far only a vague desire for symmetry or already a concrete symmetrical preliminary design in mind? One builds the first house for an enemy, the second for a friend, and the third for oneself - the fourth house for fashion can then be omitted. Symmetry is not a value in itself - so neither positive nor negative. Symmetry itself is therefore not bad, counterproductive, or detrimental. It is merely not a guarantee of aesthetics (and even the more significant proportion alone is not that), and what is to be advised against is only the symmetrydogma. If one does not subordinate anything to symmetry, it also does not ruin anything. By the way, what has somewhat been forgotten today: churches considered particularly beautiful in today’s construction times regarded perfect symmetry even as blasphemous.

The floor in the living room is finished and tomorrow we will move in with the bare essentials. Although we still have the apartment until the end of January, the heating has started acting up again and since the apartment is going to be sold, the landlord is only doing quick fixes...