Rivers are increasingly central in urban discussions due to environmental challenges. In Asia, rapid urbanization demands innovative water management and a paradigm shift in viewing river landscapes. Rivers foster biodiversity, community resilience, and citizenship. Planners and architects must reconnect communities with these landscapes through cultural integration and informed spatial governance. Tung Chung Valley, once lush with rice fields, faces urbanization threats. This project envisions a house dedicated to preserving rice agriculture knowledge and reconnecting the community with their heritage and river landscape. Hong Kong’s dependency on imported food highlights the need for local food security, making this initiative timely. The project aims to reintroduce rice production and sustainable practices, creating a vibrant community hub promoting social cohesion and environmental stewardship. The house will feature zones for teaching rice agriculture, showcasing rice waste recycling, and offering river restoration. Inspired by ancestral halls, the project centers around the river, using rice plant waste processing to benefit the river system. Environmental restoration includes connecting paddy fields to the river, replanting native vegetation, and protecting water quality, aiming to create a sustainable ecosystem supporting agriculture and the local environment. The project seeks to reconnect Tung Chung Valley’s people with their cultural and natural heritage, fostering sustainable development and revitalizing agriculture. It will serve as a living laboratory for sustainable agriculture practices, enhancing its impact and relevance. It is hoped that to create spaces where people can once again find their stories intertwined with the land, may rekindle a bond that time and change have strained. It is a journey towards rediscovering and redefining the relationship with our land.