“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.