“Steve Jobs’ replacement home in Woodside, California should differ significantly from those of some other CEOs, newly exposed plans suggest,” MacNN reports. “Originally submitted to town council to justify demolishing the historic Jackling House versus restoring it, the plans show a new single-family home roughly a third the size of its predecessor, and worth about $8.45 million. The layout is in fact relatively utilitarian for an executive, with five bedrooms, a three-car garage and a vegetable garden. More decorative elements include decks, lighted stone walkways and indigenous plants scattered over the estate’s 6 acres.”
MacNN reports, “Jackling House, by comparison, has a total of 30 rooms, including 14 bedrooms and 13.5 bathrooms. Not far from the building is the home of Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, which cost $70 million and is modeled after feudal Japanese architecture. Jobs is likely to have offered specific guidance when coming up with Jackling’s replacement, says Christopher Travis, a managing partner of Austin, Texas-based Sentient Architecture.”
Read more in the full article here.
I hope there are protesters on the site when Jobs’ contractors nuke the original structure. The triumph of the individual over a control freak group of “preservationists” must feel sweet. True Randian selfishness wins again (and this is a GOOD thing)…
I hope there are protesters on the site when Jobs’ contractors nuke the original structure. The triumph of the individual over a control freak group of “preservationists” must feel sweet. True Randian selfishness wins again (and this is a GOOD thing)…
How can such a small house be worth $8.45 million?
Does that include the land (6 acres) ?
How can such a small house be worth $8.45 million?
Does that include the land (6 acres) ?
One room in Jobs’s house will be modeled after a traditional dojo for when Larry comes over.
One room in Jobs’s house will be modeled after a traditional dojo for when Larry comes over.
This falls into the category of “none of my (your) f’ing business.”
This falls into the category of “none of my (your) f’ing business.”
In a location where a lot would be worth in the area of half a mi,l 6 acres makes up a good chunk of the 8.45 value
In a location where a lot would be worth in the area of half a mi,l 6 acres makes up a good chunk of the 8.45 value
@liopapa
Speaking of Ayn Rand, there is an absolutely hilarious
comic strip parody of that goofy broad at:
http://wonkette.com/419266/ayn-kampf-the-ayn-rand-omnibus
@liopapa
Speaking of Ayn Rand, there is an absolutely hilarious
comic strip parody of that goofy broad at:
http://wonkette.com/419266/ayn-kampf-the-ayn-rand-omnibus
only 6 acres?!? is land realy /that/ expensive out in C.A.? where I come from that’s not very big….
only 6 acres?!? is land realy /that/ expensive out in C.A.? where I come from that’s not very big….
13.5 bathrooms? Half a toilet plus half a sink plus half a bath?
13.5 bathrooms? Half a toilet plus half a sink plus half a bath?
Darn…
I was hoping after the years of hassle he had with the permits and protesters he would build one in the shape of a HAND with the MIDDLE FINGER sticking up.
Darn…
I was hoping after the years of hassle he had with the permits and protesters he would build one in the shape of a HAND with the MIDDLE FINGER sticking up.
The house is called the iWin.
The house is called the iWin.
I like it…and an example of why so many people respect Steve Jobs….he can afford a yacht half the size of an aircraft carrier like Allen, he can afford a 40,000 foot house like Bill Gates….but why bother….
I like it…and an example of why so many people respect Steve Jobs….he can afford a yacht half the size of an aircraft carrier like Allen, he can afford a 40,000 foot house like Bill Gates….but why bother….
Just as a trivia..where exactly does SJ get the cash he needs for multimillion projects? Yes I know his wealth can be counted in billions, but afaik he never sells his stocks and he get a 1 dollar salary from Apple, so where does he cough the cash from??
Just as a trivia..where exactly does SJ get the cash he needs for multimillion projects? Yes I know his wealth can be counted in billions, but afaik he never sells his stocks and he get a 1 dollar salary from Apple, so where does he cough the cash from??
You know what satisfied Jobs? It ain’t the most expensive house/car/etc., obviously.
It’s that he has the ability to decide what piece of technology he wants and then say, “Build it,” to some of the most talented software and hardware engineers in the world.
That kicks all sorts of ass.
You know what satisfied Jobs? It ain’t the most expensive house/car/etc., obviously.
It’s that he has the ability to decide what piece of technology he wants and then say, “Build it,” to some of the most talented software and hardware engineers in the world.
That kicks all sorts of ass.
@ Wonderer
He never sells his *Apple* stock. I doubt that’s his only investment.
@ Wonderer
He never sells his *Apple* stock. I doubt that’s his only investment.
45 Mill Dividend from Disney
45 Mill Dividend from Disney
Contrast it with this circus tent / wastewater reclamation plant…
http://www.itmweb.com/f031603.htm
Contrast it with this circus tent / wastewater reclamation plant…
http://www.itmweb.com/f031603.htm
@Steel101
A “half-bath” consists of a sink and toilet (no bathtub or shower).
@Steel101
A “half-bath” consists of a sink and toilet (no bathtub or shower).
if Jobs ever claims to being “green”, only thing he is talking about is his shit
if Jobs ever claims to being “green”, only thing he is talking about is his shit
@ rick
I must have missed the stats on energy efficiency and construction methods. Do you have that information somewhere? Or do you just like poop?
@ rick
I must have missed the stats on energy efficiency and construction methods. Do you have that information somewhere? Or do you just like poop?
@wonderer. SJ received cash when he sold Next to Apple in 1997. Moreover, the dividend of his share in Disney is substantial
@wonderer. SJ received cash when he sold Next to Apple in 1997. Moreover, the dividend of his share in Disney is substantial
Will it be an all glass structure?
Will it be an all glass structure?
One this is for certain: whatever is finally approved by Steve Jobs and his family will be an architectural masterpiece. My hunch is that it will render the ill-fated Jackling House to be little more than a trivia question.
I’m reminded of the morning that Apollo 11 launched. The Rev. Ralph Abernathy led a group of protesters to the boundary fence of the Kennedy Space Center, as close as they could approach the Saturn V rocket. They based their protest in the misguided belief that the funds spent in the race to the moon should have been directed instead to the poor, never mind the fact that the dividend from the Saturn program created jobs and technologies that endure today.
Abernathy led a band of followers to make noise and raise Hell until the Saturn V breathed its flames of life. Immediately, the protesters were silenced by the deafening roar of the Saturn V and if the force of the rocket’s blast did not knock them over, the awe of the majesty of the launch did. Shortly afterward, Abernathy quietly led his followers away, a changed man by the sight of the accomplishment.
I hope and believe that the misguided souls who have tilted at windmills to save the decrepit and overrated Jackling House will see the error in their ways once the Jobs home is completed. That they would stand in the way of a family’s destiny on their private property is despicable. Sadly, it’s a sign of the times.
May Mr. Jobs and his family enjoy their long-overdue home in peace, happiness and good health.
One this is for certain: whatever is finally approved by Steve Jobs and his family will be an architectural masterpiece. My hunch is that it will render the ill-fated Jackling House to be little more than a trivia question.
I’m reminded of the morning that Apollo 11 launched. The Rev. Ralph Abernathy led a group of protesters to the boundary fence of the Kennedy Space Center, as close as they could approach the Saturn V rocket. They based their protest in the misguided belief that the funds spent in the race to the moon should have been directed instead to the poor, never mind the fact that the dividend from the Saturn program created jobs and technologies that endure today.
Abernathy led a band of followers to make noise and raise Hell until the Saturn V breathed its flames of life. Immediately, the protesters were silenced by the deafening roar of the Saturn V and if the force of the rocket’s blast did not knock them over, the awe of the majesty of the launch did. Shortly afterward, Abernathy quietly led his followers away, a changed man by the sight of the accomplishment.
I hope and believe that the misguided souls who have tilted at windmills to save the decrepit and overrated Jackling House will see the error in their ways once the Jobs home is completed. That they would stand in the way of a family’s destiny on their private property is despicable. Sadly, it’s a sign of the times.
May Mr. Jobs and his family enjoy their long-overdue home in peace, happiness and good health.
“This kind of thing only happens when the client gives the architect specific instructions to be sparse and utilitarian,” he explains. “The natural tendency is to go ‘McMansion.’ I would say this plan is a direct result of a specific requirement by Jobs to make it plain and simple…It’s almost Zen, with a vaguely oriental simplicity to it.”
I’d say it has more of a Marcel Breuer simplicity to it.
“This kind of thing only happens when the client gives the architect specific instructions to be sparse and utilitarian,” he explains. “The natural tendency is to go ‘McMansion.’ I would say this plan is a direct result of a specific requirement by Jobs to make it plain and simple…It’s almost Zen, with a vaguely oriental simplicity to it.”
I’d say it has more of a Marcel Breuer simplicity to it.
“utilitarian”
It’ll be a cube.
Resistance is futile.
You will be assimilated.
“utilitarian”
It’ll be a cube.
Resistance is futile.
You will be assimilated.
The floor plan has the feeling of a FLW Usonian house – linear, clean floor plan with massive central structure with glass along the perimeter.
A house this size is efficient for all the things it does not have. Proper use of the site and building material can only make it more so.
Wish they had some good elevations / renderings to get a real idea of how it will look.
Bigger and busier is not always better.
The floor plan has the feeling of a FLW Usonian house – linear, clean floor plan with massive central structure with glass along the perimeter.
A house this size is efficient for all the things it does not have. Proper use of the site and building material can only make it more so.
Wish they had some good elevations / renderings to get a real idea of how it will look.
Bigger and busier is not always better.
“Not far from the building is the home of Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, which cost $70 million and is modeled after feudal Japanese architecture.”
I remember that from Triumph of the Nerds Documentary… So Damn Cool..
“Not far from the building is the home of Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, which cost $70 million and is modeled after feudal Japanese architecture.”
I remember that from Triumph of the Nerds Documentary… So Damn Cool..
Did you see the “Gizmodo” stamp on the drawing? They do not tell the truth. The house must be a Cape Cod style with a basement.
Did you see the “Gizmodo” stamp on the drawing? They do not tell the truth. The house must be a Cape Cod style with a basement.
It boggles my mind why anyone would want to live yards away from the San Andreas fault zone.
It boggles my mind why anyone would want to live yards away from the San Andreas fault zone.
@sget88,
Cause Californians like to rock and roll!
@sget88,
Cause Californians like to rock and roll!
It’s a contemporary. Probably concrete, steel and woods like Doug Fir, Cedar and Redwood. Just look at some of the homes designed by the architects, the same ones who designed Apple’s Cube, etc. They also designed Bill Gates’ home.
It’s a contemporary. Probably concrete, steel and woods like Doug Fir, Cedar and Redwood. Just look at some of the homes designed by the architects, the same ones who designed Apple’s Cube, etc. They also designed Bill Gates’ home.
Concrete, glass, wood. Radiant heat, Frank Llyod Wright meets Appl store.
Concrete, glass, wood. Radiant heat, Frank Llyod Wright meets Appl store.
Now that is persistence!
I would have just bought the house next door years ago. No wonder the Mac, iPod, and iOS stuff became such a success.
Now that is persistence!
I would have just bought the house next door years ago. No wonder the Mac, iPod, and iOS stuff became such a success.
It it’s the original design, I wonder if it has AppleTalk ports in all the walls.
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@steel101
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A half bath is a bathroom without a tub. Most houses have them.
@steel101
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A half bath is a bathroom without a tub. Most houses have them.
I dont think the land has anything to do with it as he has owned the house since the 80’s if i remember correctly.
It is probably going to be very much designed and sublimely teched out. my guess anywho…
either that or thats one big veggie garden!
I dont think the land has anything to do with it as he has owned the house since the 80’s if i remember correctly.
It is probably going to be very much designed and sublimely teched out. my guess anywho…
either that or thats one big veggie garden!
@ ChrissyOne
Ref the Dell house.
Why anyone would want to live in a house that looks like a nuclear power plant is beyond me but I suppose he has his reasons.
Personally I trust SJ to end up with a really great design made for modern ecological living and I for one am delighted that the ugly monstrosity that it replacing will soon be mere rubble.
We have antiquated planning laws in the UK too and that’s the reason that when you yanks cone over for your hols you say “Oh isn’t it quaint.” Unfortunately us poor Brits don’t think of it as quaint, instead we think of it as crap and wish the meddling planners would just keep their noses out of other peoples business.
@ ChrissyOne
Ref the Dell house.
Why anyone would want to live in a house that looks like a nuclear power plant is beyond me but I suppose he has his reasons.
Personally I trust SJ to end up with a really great design made for modern ecological living and I for one am delighted that the ugly monstrosity that it replacing will soon be mere rubble.
We have antiquated planning laws in the UK too and that’s the reason that when you yanks cone over for your hols you say “Oh isn’t it quaint.” Unfortunately us poor Brits don’t think of it as quaint, instead we think of it as crap and wish the meddling planners would just keep their noses out of other peoples business.