Hsieh says that you rarely see carved beams and painted columns in traditional Hakka architecture. Instead, it is generally economical and functional. He says that this Hakka spirit is the basic idea underlying all his work.
謝英俊表示，傳統客家建築很少雕樑畫棟，總是稟持節約與實事求是的觀念，而這種客家精神也是他所有建築設計的基本理念。