Students and teachers from NTU's Graduate Institute of Building and Planning then became involved, advocating the preservation of the village. They lobbied the government to designate Treasure Hill a historic site under the Cultural Heritage Preservation Act, which they hoped would enable the village's disadvantaged residents to stay where they were and preserve their interpersonal networks and the area's distinctive character.
主張聚落保存的台大城鄉所師生此時積極介入，希望遊說行政部門依《文化資產保存法》將寶藏巖指定為「歷史建築」，讓這群弱勢住戶無須遷離原址，並可維持當地原有的特殊風貌和人際網絡。