“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.
Do you have solar panels?
With the days of sun you get in your part of the country I would think they would actually pay off within a few years. Especially if you built the array yourself.
I had considered building one, but the Mrs thinks they are ugly and will not let me build one that she can see from the house. She doesn’t want it to ruin her view. She used a lot stronger words than that too.