Chen insisted that such a building would not suit earthquake-prone Taiwan, but he made a model out of wood anyway. Much to his surprise and delight, it ended up looking like the upside-down hull of a wooden boat. Consequently, the three moved toward looking at using wood construction.
對此，陳其寬雖認為不適合台灣多地震的環境，但還是先試著用木條做出模型，結果意外發現形狀頗像一艘倒置的木船，因此，三人改朝木製方向思考。