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Suggest subscribing to Fine Homebuilding, maybe Architectural Digest and take a trip to T.O.
http://www.constructcanada.com/attendee/home.asp
Dave Lag
Is the Dilbert House still online – there may be some more ideas there.
RP
I would suggest going down to your local magazine shop, and get a subscription (for a while at least) to Home Power magazine, and Mother Earth News. Even if you don't want to go the whole green living way of things, these will give you good info on making your home energy efficient.Doing things like having a broad expanse of windows that can catch the winter sun, to heat an indoor stone wall that acts as a storage heater during the dark hours is the sort of thing I'm thinking here.
Both are available on the web.
MEN will probably help with planning what to do with the rest of the acreage as well, as it really is the whole alternative lifestyle magazine (c.f. the other thread here that interleaves with this one).
Alan P
Get a copy of the book “A Pattern Language” and study it. I've found that most the the multi-star rated patterns are quite correct and promote your well being. I now live in the forest and this time of year the light shining through the trees is a very pleasant sight.
Brooke Clarke