Chen says that the Kavalan people, who lived next to the water, have a tradition of building houses on stilts. Originally, she had only wanted to build an observation platform up in a tree. After she turned the platform into a room, it unexpectedly met with high acceptance, and in fact became their most popular room.
陳秀娥說，一向傍水而居的噶瑪蘭族有蓋高腳屋的傳統，本來她只想在樹上蓋個瞭望台，把瞭望台延伸成樹屋後，沒想到接受度甚高，反倒成了最受歡迎的房間。