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Bill Gates's architect has dreamed up another utopia with this Pacific paradise

Prepare to drool.

A HOME DESIGNED by Hal Moldstad, the late noted architect who designed homes for Bill Gates and Paul Allen, is on sale for €2.5 million, Curbed reports.

The 4,764-square-foot home is located on Bainbridge Island in Washington State.

Although we don’t know who owns this home, the vaulted ceilings and woodsy design gives you a good idea of what it might look like inside a Microsoft co-founder’s vacation home.

The home is located on Bainbridge Island, across Puget Sound from Seattle.

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A wood plank walkway leads through a lush garden to the entry.

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The updated interior includes a large stone fireplace in the living room.

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The ceilings are high.

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And big windows look out on the water.

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There’s a large patio where you can enjoy the sea breeze.

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The home is located right on the waterfront.

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Steps from the porch lead down to it.

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There’s also an area where you can build a campfire.

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The home has three bedrooms in total. This one has a walk-in closet.

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This one has direct access to the patio.

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The home also has a spa-inspired bathroom, complete with its own sauna.

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There’s a large bath tub.

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This home office looks peaceful.

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And a media room makes for a comfortable hang-out spot.

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Totaling 4,764 square feet of space, the home is a lovely Pacific Northwest retreat.

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All images from Sotheby’s International Realty

- Madeline Stone

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    May 4th 2015, 5:45 PM

    I certainly wouldn’t be reading the journal on the jacks in that gaff!!

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    May 4th 2015, 6:24 PM

    If it was 2005 I’d pop into the Anglo and have the place in a blink.

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    May 4th 2015, 5:44 PM

    I’d buy that. I’m sure my great great great grandkids would be able to pay it off eventually

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    May 4th 2015, 5:38 PM

    I actually like it, my style. But the closest I will ever get to it or anything like it for that matter without being called a stalker and trespassing is here on the journal.

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    May 4th 2015, 5:58 PM

    I’d love to chill out there for a couple of months.

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    May 4th 2015, 6:30 PM

    Just look on Daft and you’ll probably agree it better value than some of the sea front properties at a similar price in Ireland.It appears we’re at it again when it comes to property.

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    May 4th 2015, 5:35 PM

    He should rent it out instead. Wonder if he would take rent allowance….

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    May 4th 2015, 5:51 PM

    Bog standard.

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    May 4th 2015, 5:39 PM

    Al Gore will have it , his property carbon footprint is extensive , this property would make a lovely addition to his portfolio .

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    May 4th 2015, 6:03 PM

    Looks nice but what are the public transport links like there?

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    May 4th 2015, 6:13 PM

    The 41 passes just in front

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    May 4th 2015, 5:46 PM

    Seems like a nice house, bit drafty though I reckon

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    May 4th 2015, 8:38 PM

    Not enough Windows…

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    May 4th 2015, 8:03 PM

    … only 3 bedrooms in 4500 sq ft..

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    May 4th 2015, 8:47 PM

    Patio, campfire, seafront, sauna.

    What a house.

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    May 4th 2015, 7:38 PM

    it’s a lot of timber.

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    May 4th 2015, 8:13 PM

    Devaney Gardens eat your heart out :)

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    May 4th 2015, 10:07 PM

    Doesn’t look lived in. Office never used. Windows operating system a bit faulty. Bugs all over the place.

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    May 4th 2015, 10:34 PM

    He can still only sh*te in one toilet…..and let’s face it no matter what anybody has….or hasn’t…..we all have to wipe our own a**ses!

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    May 4th 2015, 8:54 PM

    It looks very 90s, like the house from ‘Cybill’.

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    May 4th 2015, 9:22 PM

    Aye.Just picked up on that.The furnishings and art work are early nineties although the lighting set up is fairly modern.Are the nineties now retro ? Am I THAT old ????

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    May 4th 2015, 9:39 PM

    Very familiar, It must be the house from Sleepless in Seattle!

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