The buildings on Chinpaoli are in the traditional Taiwanese style of long, connected rows, each having a storefront with living quarters in the back. They're narrow in front, but they are deep and twist around inside.
金包里街的「街屋」為台灣傳統的長型連棟式店鋪住宅，門面不寬但內部曲折細長而幽深，是典型「住商合一」的建築型式。