Led by three German carpenters and a Taiwanese overseer, the novice house builders rammed earth, set up formwork, cut pegs to measure, and put up a wooden framework. They added water to clay soil, mixed in wood shavings, and used this mixture to fill up the spaces in the framework. After the clay dried, the house was resistant to humidity and damage by insects.
在三位德國工匠與台灣工頭帶領下，一群生手開始大力夯土、搭模板、削製木釘、搭樑柱，接著以黏土摻水和成泥漿，與木屑攪拌混合來包裹樑木，如此一來，黏土乾透後就可以預防濕氣與蟲蛀。