room shape


I will be construction a house in the country side with pretty much a clean slate for the listening room design. This will be for a 2 channel system, not a surround home theater. I've read through the different discussions regarding room design and saw Premium Home Theater : Design & Construction by Earl Geddes mentioned several times as a good resource. Unfortunately It is no longer available at Amazon.
The home will be fan shaped so using splayed walls will actually be easier than carving out a rectangular room. I'm leaning toward an irregular pentagon (birdhouse) shape. The ceiling will be sloped. Flooring on top of concrete and most probably adobe walls. I will have to compromise with some windows due to the spectacular view at the site. I envision looking at that while enjoying music. I know that's much less than ideal, but I'll have thick curtains for serious listening.
From what I've read, building non-rectangular rooms can be more challenging. Any input is appreciated. 

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Spatialking, Good point WRT to solid vs. less solid walls. Obviously adobe bricks are not common in the US and there isn't too much I could find on their acoustic qualities, but they do absorb sound. Also since walls constructed this way are uneven, I'm sure they would diffuse the sound to a certain extent. Sheet rock with offset 4x4 studs is a possibility I'll keep in mind.
I've spent many hours listening near field in studio control rooms, but this is my first opportunity for a large room. My experiences with 5 sided rooms in that environment have been positive, but they have been small. Finding a specialist in the 3rd world could be problematic, but I plan to investigate that avenue.