Ever since our prehistoric ancestors made their bivouacs out of it, timber has had a particular suitability for housing. These days, many new apartment and student housing buildings are inexpensively held up by softwood timber frames. Sadly, the timber structures are largely concealed behind brick walls and plasterboard linings, as if they were an embarrassment. Instead, the full potential of timber in housing is best revealed in one-off family houses and small private residential developments. Four of the following five schemes (including Carlisle Lane Lofts, featured in Specifier on pages 48-49) were submitted for this year's Wood Awards, and the shingle-clad London infill is to be submitted for next year's awards. They range from a tiny artist's cabin in the Scottish Highlands to a couple of high-density infills in central London.
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机译：自从我们的史前祖先从中赚钱以来，木材就特别适合居住。如今，许多新的公寓楼和学生宿舍楼都由软木框架廉价地支撑着。可悲的是，这些木结构大部分都隐藏在砖墙和石膏板衬里的后面，好像很尴尬。取而代之的是，在一次性家庭住房和小型私人住宅开发中最好地揭示木材在住房方面的全部潜力。以下五种方案中的四种（包括第48-49页的“说明符”中的“ Carlisle Lane Lofts”）已提交了今年的“ Wood Awards”奖，而带状披覆的伦敦填充物将提交下一年度的奖项。它们的范围从苏格兰高地的一个小艺术家小屋到伦敦市中心的几个高密度填充物。
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