With Hsichih's rural scenery and agricultural lifestyle passing into oblivion, Tsai got to wondering why the family should sell its land to big corporate investors who couldn't care less about the local area. He began toying with the idea of building a new community himself by using the family land to put up structures with soul that the people of Hsichih could feel proud of.
眼看著汐止的田野風光不再，世代務農的平靜生活也一去不返，蔡聰明開始想，與其將土地賣給對這裡毫無感情的財團，不如自己來創造一個新興社區，在老家蓋一間讓汐止人自豪、有感情的房子。