Roofs show much more in drawings than they do in real life. If you are planning for solar the angle matters. Your region of the country also matters as to whether this will look odd or not- in New England 12/12 pitch is common due to snow load, down south not so much.

Ah. I live in Texas, but the house is hidden from others. It will sit back in the back of a 2.5 acre property.

First, find out the optimum pitch for solar.

You could always add a belly band to break up the space.

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Maybe do board and batten above the band.

Houssaon - Thank you that looks nice, but my concern was more so the other side that’s showing the shingles or roofing material.

If you are in Texas the roof needs to be lower for solar (though you could add a shed dormer on the south side?)

Seems like a lot of money for space that will be a garage- presumably downstairs bath stays and second floor remains finished?

Aesthetically, I think a 12x12 pitch would look fine, but I agree with others about wanting to optimize the slope of your roof for solar panels. Will the tall attic space created by the steeper pitch be usable and accessible? What would the future of this space be once the house is converted to a garage?

Also I wanted to post two thoughts from your window post, but didn't then so I will add them now:

1. I recommend moving the two bedroom windows approx. 2' from the corner on the inside of the room, to allow comfortably placing nightstands that then won't be in the way of window treatments and operating the window. You also won't have to look at the side of your nightstands from outside on the front of the house and it will give more balance to the front of your house with the living room window,

2. The extra wide kitchen window may be surpassing the available width of most of the more economical manufacturers (usually around or under 48") or could be an expensive custom window and being over the sink could also be difficult to operate even with two hands. I recommend going with 3 equal width windows to match the others on this side instead.

HALLET & Co. - Another reason I wanted to make it tall was that when we build the house next to it, we didn’t want the garage to be over shadowed. We plan on building a 2 story next.
Also it’s just a false window, no second floor.
I also don’t have any future plans to build anything up there either.

I spoke to the solar company and they recommended a 7/12 roof pitch. They also said it’s not necessary though. I would just get more energy during the winter.

Now I’d like to change the pitch but what pitch do y’all think?

Go with what the solar company suggests. Why even bother with solar panels if you don't do everything to optimize the energy it generates? Isn't that the whole reason for getting solar?

Tara - They said that it would equal out. The energy that I’m not getting in the summer would be made up in the winter.
Also, I don’t want this garage to look little compared to the next build.

Tara - But that is a good way to look at it. Thank you.

Generally, people don't want to bring attention to the garage, I'd go with the 7/12 as suggested. It really looked top heavy to me