Bill Gates' primary residence in Medina, Washington, overlooks Lake Washington and spans 66,000 square feet with seven bedrooms, six kitchens, and 24 bathrooms. The house is built into a hillside with west-facing glass to capture lake, city, and Olympic mountain views. Architects James Cutler and Peter Bohlin designed the home and Thierry Despont handled interiors. Notable amenities include a trampoline room, a 60-foot pool with underwater sound, an artificial stream, a reception hall for 150 people, a domed library with a Leonardo da Vinci manuscript, and high-tech video walls. Gates also owns additional properties in Indian Wells and a midcentury-modern home in Medina.
"My house is made of wood, glass, concrete, and stone," Gates wrote in his 1995 book, The Road Ahead. "It's built into a hillside, and most of the glass faces west over Lake Washington to Seattle to take advantage of the sunset and Olympic mountain views." The house was designed by architects James Cutler and Peter Bohlin, with interiors by AD100 designer Thierry Despont.
Some of its most notable amenities include a trampoline room, a 60-foot swimming pool with an underwater sound system, an artificial stream, a reception hall that can accommodate 150 people, a domed library displaying a Leonardo da Vinci manuscript, and high-tech video walls. Gates reportedly owns 12 neighboring parcels in the area, bought between 1988 and 2009, spanning 10.5 acres and adding an air of privacy to his main estate.
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