Rough-sawn Timber: The Only Warmth

A contrasting wooden surface. The wood is rough-sawn pine or oak, with saw marks preserved on the surface, and only a transparent wood preservative oil applied; the color is natural light brown. Its area is very small, used only for the seating surface of a built-in bench, a door panel, or a localized section of the ceiling. Amidst a large amount of cool gray concrete, it is the only warm element. Avoid: making the wooden area too large, changing the overall temperature of the space, using planed and varnished delicate woodwork, using dark and stained wood, using wood for the entire ceiling and floor.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一片作為對照的木質表面。木材是粗鋸的松木或橡木,表面保留鋸痕,只上了透明的護木油;顏色是自然的淺褐。它的面積很小,只用在一段內建座位的坐面、一道門片或一片天花的局部。在大量冷灰的混凝土之中,它是唯一有溫度的東西。避免:讓木材的面積過大改變空間的溫度、使用刨光上漆的精緻木作、使用深色與染色的木、把木材用在整個天花與地面。