The walls are made with logs from betel nut trees. (Their cultivation has been implicated in landslides, and the government has thus been encouraging their removal.) A traditional thatch roof is on top. It provides the height and light of a modern house, along with the warmth in winter and coolness in summer associated with a traditional residence.
整個房屋以現代鋼骨工字樑為骨幹，四牆是近年引起部落山區土石流而遭政府鼓勵砍伐的檳榔樹幹，上面再覆蓋傳統的茅草頂，既有現代房屋的高敞明亮，又有傳統房屋的自然質感及冬暖夏涼的特性。