Advice on size

Not sure what you mean? Scotland is also full of stone buildings and I can’t imagine wooden ones lasting a year!
Timber frame has been the standard for new builds in Scotland for the last fifty years or so. At least in my neck of the woods.
Usually clad in a blockwork rain screen, rendered and painted white. The underlying structure is timber though.
These days timber cladding is become very popular to replace the blockwork.
 

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