I work with several architects though none in your area.

What kind of home are you interested in building? If you are interested in the modular home system, there are some manufacturers that I work with that build excellent homes with extremely flexible design opportunities.

Feel free to email me if you wish.

Brookster,

I'm not a design professional, and I'm afraid I can't recommend one. BUT, IMHO, I'd start with the areas you'll spend the most time looking at from the inside out. As your home is being built, look out the main windows, and note good (and bad) views - things you like (or a place you could create something you like) to look at, and things you'd like to hide or draw attention away from. It might be useful to put a few stakes in the ground, to simulate focal points, then as you glance out windows take note of what you daydream of seeing in that area. You'll spend a lot of time inside looking out, not just outside looking at - why not make it the best view both ways?

Also, if you do decide to hire a design professional, GET REFERENCES and GO LOOK AT SAMPLES OF THEIR WORK IN PERSON. The Landscaping forum on GW could give you TONS of good advice.

Laurel (who likes to look at plants and birds, instead of her neighbor's crummy unkept back yard)