本研究以高雄美濃地區的菸作生產空間菸樓作為研究對象，主要以美濃在地社區組織所發起的菸樓保存運動為例，尋找社區組織對於菸樓空間保存的動機、出發點、面臨的問題及實踐的過程。透過田野調查，研究結果顯示，社區組織工作者透過情感式的記憶、鄉愁，去建構其未能參與菸作勞動過程的缺憾，其希冀透過菸作勞動的集體性及相互性來延續菸作文化精神，由於產業變遷已造成菸農生活型態的改變，導致其保存做法以空間形制的完整性，來作為延續菸作文化的出發點。本文認為，唯有透過菸農主體生活行為觀點來考量，才是破除社區組織工作者心中以小屋意象作為菸樓保存中心思想論述的合理性操作模式。

This essay aims to examine the space of the tobacco production in Meinung Tobacco Barn. From the examples that tobacco farmers constructed spaces from their own tobacco buildings and local intelligentsias promoted the movement to preserve the tobacco buildings, it is to study the recycling motion, starting point, faced problems and procedures between both. From the fieldwork, the main findings of the study were as follows: The intelligentsias recovered their regretful feeling that could not participate in the labor procedure by their emotional memory and homesickness. They wished to prolong the culture of the tobacco production by its cooperation and mutuality. However, the transition in tobacco industry which the intelligentsias ignored had caused the changes in life style of the tobacco farmers. It had resulted in the starting point to extend tobacco culture by preserving complete spatial system but did not consider the functionalism. The researcher considers that it is a reasonable proceeding form that the intelligentsias update their main ideas in the image of the tobacco barns and replace to the respect of the tobacco farmers in life style.