Vaulted ceilings make up the inside and it is made up of concrete, steel and brick. A wooden deck surrounds the home and the lap pool is shaded by sea water. The roof is double ventilated, eliminating the heat gain from roof penetration.

And of course the house has indoor/outdoor dining, an open kitchen and all other modern conveniences such as WiFi, Cable TV, etc.[Charles Wright]

Uh, yeah, I could live here for sure.

Featuring a cool modern design, the Phillips HF3490 Wake-up Light is a light alarm for those of us who hate waking up to the sound of an alarm or radio. Actually, waking up to natural light is supposed to be better for our health. For $200, you get this futuristic looking natural light alarm clock, that also comes with an iPod dock, FM radio and lots of soothing sounds. It also comes with 30 different levels of brightness and a “dusk simulator.”

The ecohub would take advantage of a grass roof, which would be framed by photovoltaic cells that convert light directly into electricity and act to further reduce energy costs. There would also be natural ventilation, daylighting, active solar systems, and a host of other green building strategies such as drinking and washing water recycled for irrigation of the surrounding landscape and site

The building would be made up of spherical shapes, curved surfaces and purposely positioned voids. It would serve as a way to get people around the city with a partially submerged museum and a series of interconnected open public spaces.

More cool stuff from Target. Starting in June,Target began offering some real value with a Limited-Edition Home Collection from Dror Benshetrit.

These Dror Shelves are perfect to add some style to the home or office. I like the way they can be stacked into different shapes.

Thanks NotCot

The Windmill Generator (right) won the 2009 Teacher’s Choice Award for Family. An LED mounted to the windmill generator glows as it’s powered by the wind.

Italian furniture design company, Lago, makes a cool shelving system in a unique way. Rather than the standard shelf, which simply holds things. Lago has created a way for you to bring your own creativity into the equation and mix up the shapes of the shelving to go with your environment, with their floating ‘Shelf System’ range, named Tangram.

From expressive geometric through to the letters of the alphabet, the floating shelves open the way for storing and displaying items in the home. No price is given on the website for Tangram, but something tells me it’s going to be on the steep side.

It is designed to demonstrate how much greener and secure our homes could be if they incorporated intelligent technologies that adapt to our daily routine. A dollhouse they have equipped to do just that has been built and is available for viewing at New Scientist.