After spending several years abroad I can share my observations. Most homes with snow fall use spanish or a slight curve. This is in an area that has: high winds, 2-4 ft snow intermittent years, and rain every third day. For snow and ice, some (but not many) have custom log braces about 4 foot from the gutter line. To be honest, falling snow and ice is part of living in colder climates. I would ask this company to get you in touch with their clients who own "the system" they are advocating. This way, you'll know what to expect from the product. If the shields help melt snow and ice, perhaps this is a good thing. All I would add to that is your offload gutter system and spouts are placed properly to avoid splashing against the home. I'll post a link if I find one that shows you what I am talking about in Europe.

Hi Rahul Satija To answer your question, regarding which material to use for the outsides of your home Terracotta Brick - unless you have used bricks that are meant to be left exposed, ordinary bricks will take in a lot of water and leave the walls damp, and hence not a great idea. You could ofcourse cover it with a veneer of brick cladding but that is something we would not propose. Between wooden cladding and paint, it frankly depends completely on your budget. Wooden cladding looks extremely good but is quite pricey. Our suggestion would be to paint the majority of the home, with highlights in parts in wooden cladding.

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your staircase block is nice. use natural store cladding, if cost permits, else some nice stone designed tiles should also do the trick. as per the tile/stone, you can either go with the similar family for the rest of the wall painting. ensure the moldings/projections are painted in lighter tone than the walls, so that they do subtly stand out.