Along with the rapid development of information communication technologies (ICT), ICT has become an inseparable part of people's lives. In view of which, the Executive Yuan proposed the issue of Intelligent Living Space Strategies in the 2005 and 2006 Industrial Technology Strategy Conference, to encourage integration of electronic, electrical, material, information science, and communication technologies into the industry of property development. The ideas are expected to be manifested in the trends and opportunities of creating intelligent living spaces utilizing the technology advantages of Taiwan in electrical, electronic, material, information science, telecommunication, automation and control.

The 2007 Intelligent Living Space Creative Design Competition
The First Home of the Future Creative Design Exhibition
 
Time: April 10th to May 11th 2009
Location: First Floor Art Gallery, National Science and Technology Museum
Organizer: Architecture and Building Research Institute, Ministry of the Interior
Organizer: Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI)
Co-Organizer: National Science and Technology Museum

The designers in this competition surveyed the changes in lifestyles and society to create scenarios of intelligent living, taking into consideration the users' needs for safety, comfort, healthy living, convenience, intelligent control, and environmental friendliness. These intelligent designs not only present the image and culture of Taiwan, but also convey a new trend of life. This competition is themed upon four subject areas: safety, healthcare, sustainable energy, and convenience and comfort; based on which, the designers plot out their ideas of intelligent homes through Digital Home or ICT technologies. Integrating the elements of lifestyle and user-friendly designs, this exhibition aims to stimulate and expand the scope of imagination and bring the audiences into the infinite possibilities of intelligent living and the convenience it will bring to our lives. Through this event, designers come together to present their ideas of the future intelligent homes.
The 2007 (1st) Home of the Future Creative Design Exhibition presents creative technology used in the living scenarios. The designs of future homes, laid out in digital images, are targeted to create intelligent living spaces utilizing electrical, electronic, material, information science, telecommunication, automation and control technologies. Starting from the "user-centered" concept, the designers create applications for everyday-living scenarios, dining, clothing, dwelling, transportation, education, and entertainment, integrating intelligent technologies, aesthetics, and user-friendly designs to illustrate their ideas of a friendly living environment in the future.

Exhibits: creative works that have been nominated or won awards in the competition; a total of 11 A1 size posters are selected.

First Place:Baze- A bed in a secret base
Second Place:Happy School- Happy Learning and Happy Moving
Third Place:Intelligent Indoor Light Tuning System- Designed based on a wireless sensor network
Special Selection: FLOWERPOD

Selection of Honor
1. Little Home Helper
2. Vogue Home— Diary of a Vogue Expert
3.  21 Century Door, Window, and Curtain