I and my friend are both in the process of building our houses (I actually already moved in, but the process never ends ;)). Needless to say, that we invested a lot of energy (and money) to oversee the construction. Somehow, during one of our talks, we touched a very interesting observation. We both hired an architect (a real one, not a software architect :)) and we both benefited from the great ideas these architects brought to the table. You see, the house I am building is just a simple 5 rooms...