Quite different from other villages, which developed organically to suit the needs of their inhabitants, Shanhou was master-planned so that all of the houses, facilities, and spaces conformed to a single design scheme.
有別於其他聚落因應需求而外擴增生的有機秩序發展，山后聚落完全採取事先測量規劃，讓所有的房舍、配置、空間、距離都是整齊畫一的。