RE:Villa is a concept for a flood-proof, floating villa that's built to roll with the ever-rising sea level.

Not only does it float, but the island home would be pieced together with recycled ocean litter.

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RE:Villa, also known as the Recycled Island, is the brainchild of Ramon Knoester, founder and principal architect at Netherlands-based WHIM Architecture.

"This project came from my own personal interest in the possibility of habitats that respond to the rising sea level, as well as in the recycled plastics, in particular, sea-waste as a building material," Knoester writes.

The self-sufficient floating villa would have some of the comforts of a traditional land-locked home, including shared rooms, private rooms and even an outdoor garden.

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The architect explains the floating recycled island is based on the same building principals as yachts, and WHIM is working with naval architects and building engineers on a prototype.

"With the success of the prototype, more sustainable and flood-proof habitats can be realized," Knoester says.

You can see some of the early designs in the slideshow above, and read much more about the project on WHIM's website and recycledisland.com.

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