Created umbraco config holder object which is exposed on the application context, updated the web.config with the new section and the transform to ensure it get's added.

src/Umbraco.Core/ApplicationContext.cs

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ using System.Web;
 using System.Web.Caching;
 using Umbraco.Core.Cache;
 using Umbraco.Core.Configuration;
+using Umbraco.Core.Configuration.UmbracoSettings;
 using Umbraco.Core.Logging;
 using Umbraco.Core.ObjectResolution;
 using Umbraco.Core.Services;
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core
 		readonly System.Threading.ManualResetEventSlim _isReadyEvent = new System.Threading.ManualResetEventSlim(false);
 		private DatabaseContext _databaseContext;
 		private ServiceContext _services;
+	    private UmbracoConfiguration _umbracoConfiguration;
 
 		public bool IsReady
         {
@@ -105,7 +107,26 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core
             }
         }
 
-        /// <summary>
+	    public UmbracoConfiguration UmbracoConfiguration
+	    {
+	        get
+	        {
+	            if (_umbracoConfiguration == null)
+	            {
+	                var umbracoSettings = ConfigurationManager.GetSection("umbracoConfiguration/settings") as IUmbracoSettings;
+	                if (umbracoSettings == null)
+	                {
+	                    throw new InvalidOperationException("Could not find configuration section 'umbracoConfiguration/settings' or it does not cast to " + typeof (IUmbracoSettings));
+	                }
+
+	                //create a new one if it is null
+	                _umbracoConfiguration = new UmbracoConfiguration(umbracoSettings);
+	            }
+	            return _umbracoConfiguration;
+	        }
+	    }
+
+	    /// <summary>
         /// The original/first url that the web application executes
         /// </summary>
         /// <remarks>

src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/UmbracoConfiguration.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+using Umbraco.Core.Configuration.UmbracoSettings;
+
+namespace Umbraco.Core.Configuration
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The gateway to all umbraco configuration
+    /// </summary>
+    public class UmbracoConfiguration
+    {
+        //TODO: Add other configurations here !
+
+        public IUmbracoSettings UmbracoSettings { get; private set; }
+
+        public UmbracoConfiguration(IUmbracoSettings umbracoSettings)
+        {
+            UmbracoSettings = umbracoSettings;
+        }
+    }
+}

src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/UmbracoSettings/IUmbracoSettings.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+namespace Umbraco.Core.Configuration.UmbracoSettings
+{
+    public interface IUmbracoSettings
+    {
+        IContent Content { get; }
+
+        ISecurity Security { get; }
+
+        IRequestHandler RequestHandler { get; }
+
+        ITemplates Templates { get; }
+
+        IDeveloper Developer { get; }
+
+        IViewstateMoverModule ViewstateMoverModule { get; }
+
+        ILogging Logging { get; }
+
+        IScheduledTasks ScheduledTasks { get; }
+
+        IDistributedCall DistributedCall { get; }
+
+        IRepositories PackageRepositories { get; }
+
+        IProviders Providers { get; }
+
+        IHelp Help { get; }
+
+        IWebRouting WebRouting { get; }
+
+        IScripting Scripting { get; }
+    }
+}

src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/UmbracoSettings/UmbracoSettingsSection.cs

@@ -3,37 +3,6 @@ using System.Configuration;
 
 namespace Umbraco.Core.Configuration.UmbracoSettings
 {
-    public interface IUmbracoSettings
-    {
-        IContent Content { get; }
-
-        ISecurity Security { get; }
-
-        IRequestHandler RequestHandler { get; }
-
-        ITemplates Templates { get; }
-
-        IDeveloper Developer { get; }
-
-        IViewstateMoverModule ViewstateMoverModule { get; }
-
-        ILogging Logging { get; }
-
-        IScheduledTasks ScheduledTasks { get; }
-
-        IDistributedCall DistributedCall { get; }
-
-        IRepositories PackageRepositories { get; }
-
-        IProviders Providers { get; }
-
-        IHelp Help { get; }
-
-        IWebRouting WebRouting { get; }
-
-        IScripting Scripting { get; }
-    }
-
     public class UmbracoSettingsSection : ConfigurationSection, IUmbracoSettings
     {
 

src/Umbraco.Core/Umbraco.Core.csproj

@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Configuration\FileSystemProviderElement.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Configuration\FileSystemProviderElementCollection.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Configuration\FileSystemProvidersSection.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Configuration\UmbracoConfiguration.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Configuration\UmbracoConfigurationSection.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Configuration\UmbracoSettings\AppCodeFileExtensionsCollection.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Configuration\UmbracoSettings\AppCodeFileExtensionsElement.cs" />
@@ -202,6 +203,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Configuration\UmbracoSettings\ISecurity.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Configuration\UmbracoSettings\IServerElement.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Configuration\UmbracoSettings\ITemplates.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Configuration\UmbracoSettings\IUmbracoSettings.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Configuration\UmbracoSettings\IUrlReplacing.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Configuration\UmbracoSettings\IUserProvider.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Configuration\UmbracoSettings\IViewstateMoverModule.cs" />

src/Umbraco.Web.UI/web.Template.Debug.config

@@ -19,9 +19,20 @@
   
   <configSections>
     <section name="Examine" type="Examine.Config.ExamineSettings, Examine"  xdt:Locator="Match(name)" xdt:Transform="SetAttributes(type)"/>
-    <section name="ExamineLuceneIndexSets" type="Examine.LuceneEngine.Config.IndexSets, Examine"  xdt:Locator="Match(name)" xdt:Transform="SetAttributes(type)"/>  
+    <section name="ExamineLuceneIndexSets" type="Examine.LuceneEngine.Config.IndexSets, Examine"  xdt:Locator="Match(name)" xdt:Transform="SetAttributes(type)"/>
+
+    <sectionGroup name="umbracoConfiguration" xdt:Locator="Match(name)" xdt:Transform="Remove" />
+    <sectionGroup name="umbracoConfiguration" xdt:Transform="Insert">
+      <section name="settings" type="Umbraco.Core.Configuration.UmbracoSettings.UmbracoSettingsSection, Umbraco.Core" requirePermission="false" />
+    </sectionGroup>
+    
   </configSections>
-  
+
+  <umbracoConfiguration xdt:Transform="Remove"/>
+  <umbracoConfiguration xdt:Transform="InsertBefore(/configuration/appSettings)">
+    <settings configSource="config\umbracoSettings.config" />
+  </umbracoConfiguration>
+
   <appSettings>
     <add key="umbracoDbDSN" xdt:Transform="Remove" xdt:Locator="Match(key)" />
   </appSettings>

src/Umbraco.Web.UI/web.Template.config

@@ -15,8 +15,16 @@
       <section name="pages" type="System.Web.WebPages.Razor.Configuration.RazorPagesSection, System.Web.WebPages.Razor, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35" requirePermission="false" />
     </sectionGroup>
 
+    <sectionGroup name="umbracoConfiguration">
+      <section name="settings" type="Umbraco.Core.Configuration.UmbracoSettings.UmbracoSettingsSection, Umbraco.Core" requirePermission="false" />
+    </sectionGroup>
+
   </configSections>
 
+  <umbracoConfiguration>
+    <settings configSource="config\umbracoSettings.config" />
+  </umbracoConfiguration>
+
   <urlrewritingnet configSource="config\UrlRewriting.config" />
   <microsoft.scripting configSource="config\scripting.config" />
   <clientDependency configSource="config\ClientDependency.config" />
@@ -31,7 +39,6 @@
     Umbraco web.config configuration documentation can be found here: 
     http://our.umbraco.org/documentation/using-umbraco/config-files/#webconfig
     -->
-    <add key="umbracoDbDSN" value="" />
     <add key="umbracoConfigurationStatus" value="" />
     <add key="umbracoReservedUrls" value="~/config/splashes/booting.aspx,~/install/default.aspx,~/config/splashes/noNodes.aspx,~/VSEnterpriseHelper.axd" />
     <add key="umbracoReservedPaths" value="~/umbraco,~/install/" />