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Bill Gates's house

Coordinates: 47°37′40″N 122°14′31″W / 47.62774°N 122.24194°W / 47.62774; -122.24194
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Bill Gates' house
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General information
Architectural stylePacific lodge
LocationMedina, Washington, United States
Coordinates47°37′40″N 122°14′31″W / 47.62774°N 122.24194°W / 47.62774; -122.24194
Technical details
Structural systemEarth-sheltered home

Bill Gates designed and owns a mansion that overlooks Lake Washington in Medina, Washington. The 66,000-square-foot (6,100 m2) mansion[1] incorporates technology in its design.[specify][2] In 2009, property taxes were reported to be US$1.063 million on a total assessed value of US$147.5 million.[3]

The house was designed collaboratively by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson and Cutler-Anderson Architects of Bainbridge Island, Washington.[4][5][6] The mansion is a modern design in the Pacific lodge style, with classic features such as a private library with a dome-shaped roof and oculus.[7][8] The house features an estate-wide server system, a 60-foot (18 m) swimming pool with an underwater music system, a 2,500-square-foot (230 m2) gym, and a 1,000-square-foot (93 m2) dining room.[9] There are six kitchens and 24 bathrooms, ten of which contain bathtubs.[10]

The house was made fun of in Dilbert in January 1997 when the lead character was forced to become a towel boy after his failure to read an end-user license agreement over purchased Microsoft software.[11] Some online news articles call the house Xanadu 2.0, a reference to the motion picture Citizen Kane, which was itself a reference to the opening lines of Samuel Taylor Coleridge's classic poem Kubla Khan.[12][13]

References

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  1. ^ Kirsch, Noah. "Here Are The Properties At Stake In The Gates Divorce". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
  2. ^ Folkers, Richard (November 23, 1997). "Bill Gates' stately pleasure dome and futuristic home". Archived from the original on September 17, 2020. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
  3. ^ Anderson, Rick (May 16, 2008). "Taxman Cometh". Seattle Weekly. Archived from the original on April 17, 2013.
  4. ^ "Bohlin Cywinski Jackson.com". Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved February 21, 2008.
  5. ^ "Cutler Anderson Architects". cutler-anderson.com. Archived from the original on April 28, 2001. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
  6. ^ Becraft, Michael B. (2014). Bill Gates: A Biography (Greenwood Biographies). Greenwood. p. 130. ISBN 978-1440830136. Archived from the original on 2020-09-17. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
  7. ^ "Technology: Bill Gates' House" Archived January 4, 2006, at the Wayback Machine. U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved July 24, 2012.
  8. ^ "Pool Building" Archived October 11, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved July 24, 2012.
  9. ^ "Photo Gallery: Homes Of The Billionaires". Forbes. March 11, 2009. Archived from the original on September 17, 2020. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  10. ^ https://www.arch2o.com/tour-inside-bill-gates-house/#:~:text=There%20are%206%20kitchens%20in,10%20of%20which%20contain%20bathtubs. [bare URL]
  11. ^ "Tuesday January 14, 1997". Dilbert. Archived from the original on September 17, 2020. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  12. ^ "19 crazy facts about Bill Gates' $127 million mansion". Business Insider.
  13. ^ "Home feature: Bill Gates' mansion".
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