Bill Gate’s house: Bill Gates is the richest man in the world – again. He has held the title many, many times, but according to a March 2015 article by Forbes, he is once again on top, with a net worth of $79.2 billion. When you take that number into consideration, his Medina, Washington home, which overlooks Lake Washington, is frugal.More..
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His home, affectionately nicknamed Xanadu 2.0 as an homage to the fictional house of Citizen Kane’s Charles Foster Kane, took Gates seven years and $63 million to build. To us, that’s ludicrous; to him, chump change. It’s crazy when you realize that $63 million isn’t even 0.1% of his overall wealth. That’s one way to try and fathom a “billion” dollars.
And yet, it really comes as no surprise. Gates is one of the most philanthropically minded individuals on the planet. And even with its “modest” price, Xanadu 2.0 is one of the most technologically advanced houses that the world has seen. But this should come as no surprise from the man behind Microsoft. Here are 15 crazy facts about Bill Gates’ 66,000-square-foot estate.
12. “Earth-Sheltered Home”
via businessinsider.com
Much of Gates’ enormous residence is “earth-sheltered,” meaning that it is buried into the hillside and surrounded by towering trees. These natural surroundings are used as walls to regulate temperatures efficiently, and to reduce heat loss. 500-year-old Douglas fir beams support the stainless-steel roof, which is surrounded by walls of concrete, stone, and glass. So even though the property is equal to 1.5 acres in size, it is still green and eco-friendly. Looking west from the lakefront side of the house, he has a great view of Seattle.
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