Nice warm coloured bricks . Crisp white eves . Warm timber seat . I'm guessing you weren't involved in 2 out of 3 of those ?

Nothing too much wrong with the charcoal fence , or the tiles .

But what can I politely say about the rest ? Ummm . . . . . . . . .

For around the same $$$$ , I'd have gone for an off-white render ( against the charcoal fence , I feel it would have looked way better ) , terracota tiles , and tried to match the bricks , doing maybe the barbeque supports or an outdoor fire with chimney in them -- it would tie everything in , add warmth ( visually and literally haha ) , and look like someone had actually thought about what they were doing IMO .

Credit on this one is to go to the owner
My assistance was requested I must say.
Rough concrete render mmm maybe not my choice but the owner did go for it.
The facades of this townhouse was finished with a smooth concrete finish, so my guess is that the owner wanted to follow through with similar highlights to the rear.
It does look impressive in real time

Very impressive, love the rawness of the concrete, looks fabulous.