I agree that there is too much going on, however some of the suggestions are costly and in my opinion don't completely take care of the problems. I like the design approach it is fresh and updated. I agree that the chimney cap is out of proportion and just needs a simple band at the top. In order to make the exterior remain timeless over the years, Now Sit Down for a minute, I would make all of the exterior the white color. I know you love red however this will tie the different components of the architecture together more than any thing else. You can still have high gloss red doors and red tile pavers on the ground. It would also be very classy the use white tile in place of the brick look. You could even mix gloss white tiles with matt finish tiles to give an interesting sparkle when you ride by. I like the wrought iron upper railing, but the vertical blocking on the right side looks too heavy. So I would continue the same railing around the corner and back toward the house until it connects to the other balcony railing. This also ties the house together. It would look much more classic to not have a grid in the tall window and instead have a solid piece of glass down to the transom and then from there down be solid glass as well. Glass block in the courtyard column sections with back lights would look unbelievable. I would arch the closed in section on the second level as it would show up more there than the window being arched does, so save the money and don't arch that window. I would either hang a long contemporary light on the right elevation to dress it up or insert a long strip of glass block lighted from the interior to achieve the same effect. I charge for renderings, because I list the materials as well. Best, Leo Dowell Interiors.com

Usually when you get side panels you automatically have space on the sides. If you have a full depth cabinet on the top, you automatically have space at the top and in most cases you will have leave at least 1 inch of extra room for the back of the refrigerator, so there is always air circulation since everything is enclosed. In the 70's they use to make a small recessed space behind like Fred said, today you don't have to do that, most Ref have flat backs, recessed wiring, not to mention the supply for ice-maker also comes in a flush mounting kits for the wall... so pretty much everything is recessed and only space you need is for air circulation and 1" is more then enough. In addition, if you make recessed area now and you push ref to far you will never get your doors open so doing all that is a waste of time, in addition most manufacturers starting to make 30" side panels.

acc to ur kitchen cabinet pic, I would request u to get stone ( kadapa ) vertical base frame and on top before granite fitting and then wooden panel can be done for drawers n shelves. this will eliminate wood to get wet and start to fall apart. looking forward to modular version need to know it last few years only. wherever water is concerned only wooden panels won't work for longer n steady use. for counter tables or side working space that will work but not where the sink will be placed.

Okay, Green and yellow together are popping too much , even if its a personal choice go for one of these colours (yellow or green) and preferably lighter shades. The red colour on the left also looks too off and can be avoided. Too much mustard in base makes it look dull. What you can do is go for more grey/white as base colour,mustard as filler and brown/dark grey as a bold colour and a yellow/green as popping colour as highligter. Some observations that you might try for the elevation. 1.Do not go for more than 4 colours 2.Try keeping your boundary wall to not merge too much with the house.(Especially the center part base and boundary wall) 3.Lighter colours on horizontally prominent areas(for example the base) and bold colors on vertical elements(for example the element on your right side that is in white color). 4. The central brown element with window can be made better with grooves in different color like brown with gold strip and giving the base a single color (that abrupt green is looking weird). For example, imagine that element in grey on white base or vice verca. You can also explore cladding materials in market for that center and get some good antique/stone or modern jaali finish as per your personal choice. 5.The Jaali on left is white and the base visible behind is also a light colour.Try to go for dark and light combination(either base dark or jaali, suggesting to keep base light and jaali dark so that sun shadows created patterns are visible). Thank You Shivani Chandra Architecture Student