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==Design and features==
==Design and features==
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The house was designed collaboratively by [[Bohlin Cywinski Jackson]] and [[Cutler-Anderson Architects]] of [[Bainbridge Island, Washington|Bainbridge Island]], Washington.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bcj.com/public/projects/project/12.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=February 21, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928023214/http://www.bcj.com/public/projects/project/12.html |archive-date=September 28, 2007 }}</ref><ref name="Cutler Anderson">{{cite web |url=http://cutler-anderson.com/ |title=Cutler Anderson Architects |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=cutler-anderson.com |access-date=August 10, 2016 |archive-date=April 28, 2001 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010428041406/http://www.cutler-anderson.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite book | last=Becraft | first=Michael B. | title=Bill Gates: A Biography (Greenwood Biographies) | page=130 | publisher=Greenwood | year=2014 | isbn=978-1440830136 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=klV_BAAAQBAJ&q=bill+gates+house++Bohlin+Cywinski+Jackson+Cutler-Anderson+Architects&pg=PA130 | access-date=2019-10-01 | archive-date=2020-09-17 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200917213254/https://books.google.com/books?id=klV_BAAAQBAJ&lpg=PA130&dq=bill+gates+house++Bohlin+Cywinski+Jackson+Cutler-Anderson+Architects&pg=PA130&hl=en#v=onepage&q=bill%20gates%20house%20%20Bohlin%20Cywinski%20Jackson%20Cutler-Anderson%20Architects&f=false | url-status=live }}</ref>
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house was designed collaboratively by [[Bohlin Cywinski Jackson]] and [[Cutler-Anderson Architects]] of [[Bainbridge Island, Washington|Bainbridge Island]], Washington.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bcj.com/public/projects/project/12.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=February 21, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928023214/http://www.bcj.com/public/projects/project/12.html |archive-date=September 28, 2007 }}</ref><ref name="Cutler Anderson">{{cite web |url=http://cutler-anderson.com/ |title=Cutler Anderson Architects |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=cutler-anderson.com |access-date=August 10, 2016 |archive-date=April 28, 2001 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010428041406/http://www.cutler-anderson.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite book | last=Becraft | first=Michael B. | title=Bill Gates: A Biography (Greenwood Biographies) | page=130 | publisher=Greenwood | year=2014 | isbn=978-1440830136 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=klV_BAAAQBAJ&q=bill+gates+house++Bohlin+Cywinski+Jackson+Cutler-Anderson+Architects&pg=PA130 | access-date=2019-10-01 | archive-date=2020-09-17 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200917213254/https://books.google.com/books?id=klV_BAAAQBAJ&lpg=PA130&dq=bill+gates+house++Bohlin+Cywinski+Jackson+Cutler-Anderson+Architects&pg=PA130&hl=en#v=onepage&q=bill%20gates%20house%20%20Bohlin%20Cywinski%20Jackson%20Cutler-Anderson%20Architects&f=false | url-status=live }}</ref>


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]].<ref>[https://www.usnews.com/usnews/tech/billgate/gates.htm "Technology: Bill Gates' House"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060104084936/http://www.usnews.com/usnews/tech/billgate/gates.htm |date=January 4, 2006 }}. ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]''. Retrieved July 24, 2012.</ref><ref>[https://www.usnews.com/usnews/tech/billgate/room1a.htm "Pool Building"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011001511/http://www.usnews.com/usnews/tech/billgate/room1a.htm |date=October 11, 2007 }}. ''U.S. News & World Report''. Retrieved July 24, 2012.</ref> The house also features an estate-wide server system, a {{convert|60|ft|adj=on}} swimming pool with an underwater music system, a {{convert|2500|sqft|adj=on}} gym, and a {{convert|1000|sqft|adj=on}} dining room.<ref>{{cite web |title=Photo Gallery: Homes Of The Billionaires |url=https://www.forbes.com/2009/03/11/billionaire-homes-expensive-billionaires-2009-lifestyle-real-estate-homes.html#7891dd1a3c43 |website=[[Forbes]] |accessdate=September 17, 2020 |date=March 11, 2009 |archive-date=September 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200917213254/https://www.forbes.com/2009/03/11/billionaire-homes-expensive-billionaires-2009-lifestyle-real-estate-homes.html#7891dd1a3c43 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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]].<ref>[https://www.usnews.com/usnews/tech/billgate/gates.htm "Technology: Bill Gates' House"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060104084936/http://www.usnews.com/usnews/tech/billgate/gates.htm |date=January 4, 2006 }}. ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]''. Retrieved July 24, 2012.</ref><ref>[https://www.usnews.com/usnews/tech/billgate/room1a.htm "Pool Building"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011001511/http://www.usnews.com/usnews/tech/billgate/room1a.htm |date=October 11, 2007 }}. ''U.S. News & World Report''. Retrieved July 24, 2012.</ref> The house also features an estate-wide server system, a {{convert|60|ft|adj=on}} swimming pool with an underwater music system, a {{convert|2500|sqft|adj=on}} gym, and a {{convert|1000|sqft|adj=on}} dining room.<ref>{{cite web |title=Photo Gallery: Homes Of The Billionaires |url=https://www.forbes.com/2009/03/11/billionaire-homes-expensive-billionaires-2009-lifestyle-real-estate-homes.html#7891dd1a3c43 |website=[[Forbes]] |accessdate=September 17, 2020 |date=March 11, 2009 |archive-date=September 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200917213254/https://www.forbes.com/2009/03/11/billionaire-homes-expensive-billionaires-2009-lifestyle-real-estate-homes.html#7891dd1a3c43 |url-status=live }}</ref>

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Bill Gates's 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 owns a mansion that overlooks Lake Washington in Medina, Washington. The mansion has been nicknamed Xanadu 2.0 after the home of Charles Foster Kane in the film Citizen Kane. [1]The 66,000-square-foot (6,100 m2) mansion is noted for its design and the technology it incorporates.[2]

In 2009, property taxes were reported to be US $1.063 million on a total assessed value of US $147.5 million.[3]

Design and features

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 also 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]

The house in 2015. Many trees block much of the house from view from Lake Washington.

The house was made fun of in Dilbert in January 1997 when the lead character was forced to become a towel boy following his failure to read an end-user license agreement over purchased Microsoft software.[10]

References

  1. ^ Weinberger, Madeline Stone, Matt. "19 crazy facts about Bill Gates' $127 million mansion". Business Insider. Retrieved 2020-11-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  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. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved February 21, 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  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. ^ "Tuesday January 14, 1997". Dilbert. Archived from the original on September 17, 2020. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
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