Saturday, March 22, 2014

For Sale: Gisele’s $50 Million LA Chateau

Gisele Budchen´s Los Angeles home is  on the market  for a staggering, but probably justifiable, $50 million. The world's richest supermodel and her NFL quarterback husband, Tom Brady, are said to have bought the land that the house stands on for $11 million in 2008, before they married, and have spent the past five years and a rumoured $20 million creating the 14,000sq ft chateau we see today.

Designed by architect Richard Landry and decorated by interior designer Joan Behnke, the house has five bedrooms, nine bathrooms and all the eco-aware mod cons that the couple desired - including solar panels, composting, a mini farm (complete with chickens and a vegetable patch), and greywater systems. With almost four acres of garden, which boast a koi-stocked moat and infinity pool, the exterior is almost - if not quite - as stunning as the interior, which features a neutral colour scheme, homely furnishings and plenty of space.

GModel Home: Gisele Budchen
"I like simplicity and cosiness," Bündchen said in an interview with Architectural Digest, which photographed the house for the October 2013 issue. "I want to live in a place that feels like a real home, where you can put your feet up on the couch and just relax." Brady agreed: "Gisele and I have eight sisters between us, and there are lots of kids. We built this house as a sanctuary for our family - a place where we can enjoy being together."

So why then, when it took five years to build and decorate - and was the place that motivated Bündchen to declare, "It was important for us to plant roots for our family" - is the foursome leaving already? Moving nearer to Brady's team, and their current base, in Boston seems to be the favoured explanation, although we'd need a better reason than a gruelling six-hour commute to abandon this castle.

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