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" Virtual Tour " |
Bill
Gates
House
Many never seen
before
pictures of Microsoft founder residence, See a virtual tour to the
residence.
View
from the Lake
Side
view
Front
large view
Front
broad view
Front
aerial view
Side
aerial view
Top Side View
Hall
way
Fire
Place
Outside
View, Restricted Area
World's
richest man family
lives in the
exclusive suburb of Medina, Washington, in a huge earth-sheltered
residence
in the side of a hill overlooking Lake Washington.
Residence encompasses more than 66,000 square feet which is equal to 1.5 acres.The
major rooms include 7 bedrooms, 24 bathrooms, six kitchens, and six
fireplaces.
The address of the mansion is 1835
73rd Ave NE, Medina, WA 98039.
Residence
is a very modern, 21st century residence in
the
"Pacific lodge" style, with advanced electronic systems everywhere
& great interior design. In
one respect though it is more like an 18th or 19th century mansion, It
has a large private library with a domed reading room. While it does
have a classic flavour, It has many unique qualities.
Among the
many genius marvels
that are integrated into the home for
the latest in modern conveniences are revolving works of art.
Floors
are pressure sensitive, at any given time family member or
security can know who is in the residence by the weight of their
footsteps.
Lights
would automatically come on when you came in.
Speakers would
be hidden beneath the wallpaper to allow music to follow you from room
to room. Portable touch pads would control everything from the TV sets
to the temperature and the lights, which would brighten or dim to fit
the occasion or to match the outdoor light.
Visitors
to the residence
are surveyed and given a
microchip
upon
entrance. This small chip sends signals throughout the home, and a
given room's temperature and other conditions will change according to
preset user preferences. Total assessed value of the property (land and
house) is $153,586,700 and the annual property tax for 2006 was
$1,012,320.
Inside
this luxury residence plan you will find
Swimming
pool
size 17 × 60 foot (5.1 × 18.2 metre),
The 17-by-60-foot swimming pool has an underwater music system and a
floor painted in a fossil motif. Swimmers can dive under a glass wall
and emerge outdoors by a terrace. Locker room off the pool has four
showers and two baths.
Grand
staircase size 92 feet
long and 63 feet
high with 84 steps,
Towering Douglas fir beams
support the stainless-steel roof and are
surrounded by walls of glass, concrete, and stone. While much of the
house is buried into the hillside, windows on the lakefront side
provide views of Seattle to the west. There are 84 steps down from the
entrance to the ground floor. The vertigo-inclined can take an elevator.
Theater with apx 20 seat,
Size: 1,500 ft.
The 20-seat art deco theater is outfitted with plush chairs, couches,
and a popcorn machine. Screen is HDTV capable.
Library, Size: 2,100 sq. ft.
The ornate, paneled library has a domed reading room with oculus (light
well), fireplace, and two secret pivoting bookcases, one containing a
bar. It's the fitting home for Leonardo da Vinci's 16th-century
notebook, the Codex Leicester, which Gates bought for $30.8 million.
Formal
dining
room, Size: 1,000 sq. ft.
Up to 24 guests can dine by the fireplace while enjoying the sweeping
view from the third level. Nearby commercial-grade kitchen is 39 feet
by 23 feet.
Reception
hall capacity more than 150 people at a time,Size: 2,300 sq. ft.
Partly below ground, the reception hall can seat 150 people for a
sit-down dinner or hold 200 for a cocktail party. A 6-foot-wide
fireplace, faced in limestone, commands one wall. Another wall is
dominated by a 22-foot-wide video display made up of 24 rear-projection
television monitors, each with a 40-inch screen. A second
commercial-grade kitchen serves the reception hall.
Exercise
room, Size: 2,500 sq. ft.
Includes sauna, steam room, separate men's and women's lockers, and a
trampoline room with a 20-foot ceiling.
Conference
facilities,offices
Outdoor
sports, courts,
and of
course loads of technology.
According to the National
Association of
Home Builders, the median
American residence size is slightly more than 2,000 square feet.
Microsoft
founder residence is more than
30 times that size.
Inside Garage, you'll find a
1999
Porsche 911
Convertible and 1988 Porsche 959 Coupe. Steven Ballmer drives a 1998
Lincoln Continental. In fact, due to the 959’s questionable
emissions and unknown crash ratings, it took a federal law signed by
President Clinton to legally drive his 959 on
American
roads.
Its
Every One's Curiosity to know how world's
richest man
lives, Having net worth over 57 Billion Dollars.
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