This project describes the results of interdisciplinary design research. It is based on the restorative ecological capacities and principles of Everglades National Park on a large scale and zooms in to the municipality of Everglades City. The project addresses a multitude of challenges that can be related to the environment, economy, and community in South-Florida. The Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Project (CERP), ‘the largest hydrological restoration project ever undertaken in the United States,’ already deals with many of these challenges. However, as it mainly addresses environmental and economic aspects on a larger scale, there is little connection to the local community or with the significant number of tourists who visit South-Florida every year. Design solutions at the local level, such as in Everglades City, are still to be developed. The interdisciplinary design approach creates a link with the community and integrates the social aspect within environmental and economic development.