Kind of reminds me some of the 800 year old villas over in Italy that have survived to this day.
The reason that Tuscan villa is still there is because it was built like a fortress. Walls were made out of stone 2-3 feet thick. Windows were small with bars on the outside and shutters to close and lock from the inside.
Doors that were made with large iron strap hinges. 3” thick OAK doors. They didn’t have steel back then.
Benefit: Oak doesn’t rust...
“Kind of reminds me some of the 800 year old villas over in Italy”
That’s fair. This is NM, built into the side of a wooded mountain.
The architecture is very much Santa Fe/Spanish/Italian.
I thought hard about a Saltillo tile roof, but: (1) they cost a lot; (2) you can’t see much of the roof and (3) we get a lot of ice storms.
It wasn’t super clear how well they would survive ice, whereas a folded seam, low gauge, metal roof does well for sure and similarly (if you put down the correct underlayment and seal off the edges) offers great fire protection.