DKR

Hello community I am a construction professional looking to perfect detailing and have the opportunity to discuss pros and cons of solutions with knowledgeable and experienced builders / designers, based on lessons learnt from experience or simply best practice. My most pressing question tags on to a thread that went on back 2017, initiative by Visti (respect). I am after achieving the seamless facade / roof cladding with vertical charred timber board (T&G or open joint yet undecided, may be technically swayed to use one of the other). Image courtesy www.designmakeinstall.com. My understanding having searched widely is that there appears to be two options: Option 1 (image courtesy Rodic Davidson Architects for a project in Dungeness): gutter concealed below the roof cladding, I've seen numerous details but this left me wondering how one accesses it to clean it / etc, it didn't seem good practice Option 2 (image courtesy Guy Hollaway Architects, also in Dungeness) : wrap the whole building with EPDM (roof) lapped onto good water resistant breather membrane (roof) and drain rainwater as eaves drop system with a drip at the base of the cavity behind the cladding (if open joint). I would welcome thoughts. Thanks DKR