環境永續議題在氣候變遷的推波助瀾下，已成為環境設計的普世價值。數次天然災害在台灣的肆虐，使得這個議題不僅只是未來的遠景，而是當下的危機。台灣四面環海，山高水急，卻怕水。水的敏感性使得治理更加困難，試想基地內10公分的淹水高度就足以讓整個樓層都泡湯，但從山上排下來的水，起碼就經過兩三百公尺的洩洪高程。
鰲鼓溼地的演進過程，與典型的荷蘭海埔地面臨著類似的情況。不同的是後者要處理的是將近1/3的國土面積，而前者則要處理差異極大的季節性降雨，因此呈現出來的地景樣貌與變遷速率也就不盡相同。我們藉由處理建築基地內5~80公分的水位變化，對應區域性的水治理議題，展現與水共存的空間品質。

Sustainable issue becomes more urgent under the global climate change. Several disasters happened in Taiwan recently make the scenario even more real. It is ironic that Taiwanese are not good with water when there is water all around. Water management is delicate but scientific. 10 cm of water can flood the floor. The exhaust of stream has to overcome 300 m height from mountain to plein.
Some similar experience can be shared between dutch polder and the wetland in Augu. What different is the scale of polder in Holland and the severe seasonal precipitation in Taiwan. The dutch experience help to deal with the water management in an scientific way.