Bill Gates’s mansion near Seattle is commonly known as Xanadu 2.0.
The Medina, Washington, residence became famous for its extensive use of technology and custom design. Reports about the house have highlighted features such as a server-controlled environment, sensors that help adjust lighting and temperature, and a system allowing visitors to select preferred settings.
The name Xanadu 2.0 alludes to Xanadu, the pleasure dome described in Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s poem “Kubla Khan.” The house is sometimes described simply as the Gates mansion or the Medina house, but those descriptions are not its distinctive name.
Because many published reports emphasize estimated construction cost or technological details, figures associated with the property can vary. The stable fact is its name and location in Medina, a city on the eastern shore of Lake Washington.