WOW! House: $39 Million Calif. Estate Personifies 'The Good Life' — And It's Going to The Dogs

ALAMO, CA — When you're number 33 on the Forbes List of The Richest People in Tech 2016, your $6.3 billion will pretty much get you any house, anywhere.

So when David Duffield, the co-founder and former chairman of PeopleSoft and the co-founder and co-CEO at Workday decided to build a home in the rolling hills of the the San Francisco Bay Area's East Bay, he spared no expense. Take a look at the roof line of the main house - it boasts 20,467 square feet of living space. The carriage barn has a 1,404 square-foot one bedroom and one bath loft. Then there's the two bedroom, two bath guest house. Add in the tree house with its 75-foot suspension bridge and you've got a lot of room to move around. And that's just the inside. The resort-like grounds are a marvel. And wait until you hear about the mechanical works this techie built into his property.

This amazing estate on 21.48-acres of fully-fenced grounds is for sale. Proceeds from the $39 million sale are going to the dogs--literally. The money will go to Maddie's Fund, an animal charity named for Duffield's late miniature schnauzer. In fact, Duffield's entire estate will be left to charity.

Want to make sure you're getting your money's worth? Here's a look at some of the amenities of Fieldhaven:

Inside the main house you'll find eight bedrooms, nine full bathrooms and seven half baths. You'll also find a grand entry, grand living room, "Juliet" balcony, great room and bar, main kitchen, prep and catering kitchen, butler's pantry, formal dining room, wine cellar, executive library, executive office with powder room, master bedroom, his and hers bathrooms and dressing rooms, children's wing (5 bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms), cinema, teen lounge/game room, aviary, aviary prep kitchen, and dog spa. Of course an estate being sold for the benefit of dogs would have a dog spa! It has its own bath, grooming area, room for two dog beds and enough storage cabinets to hold a lifetime supply of dog treats, leashes, squeaky toys and tennis balls.

The list of rooms in the main house sounds sterile, so just imagine them including a layered limestone entry, Bronze clad Italian windows and doors, antique French limestone fireplace (circa 1600-1700), reclaimed French oak floors, finishing touches by an Austrian blacksmith, reclaimed wood from old barns in New England, silk draperies, Irish lace drapery, artistically hand-painted walls, a 1620 European fireback from Jan de Luz, a tile fireplace surround from Sicily, a French fireplace surround (circa 1700-1800), a safe with customized jewelry drawers, a Herringbone European reclaimed oak floor, Italian Calacatta marble, yellow bamboo marble and Rojo Alicante marble. If you need to know about the kitchen and laundry appliances--there are enough of them to stock a high-end appliance store. (After hearing that list, the thought may occur to you that the home is gaudy. But take a look at the photos on this page --do you agree that the home shows understated elegance and quality?)

Heading outdoors the grounds include a pool, plunge pool and waterslide, barbecue and entertaining pavilion, fountains, dog park (of course!), lawns, oak trees, gardens and stone walls. If you're tsk-tsking about wasting water on sweeping lawns when California seems to be in a perpetual drought, remember--a tech billionaire built this place. Next, we'll address the mechanics.

According to the listing "there is a 6,107 sq. ft. underground mechanical crawl space that houses the brains and systems of the property. On the exterior there are 50 wells, 300-feet deep, tucked into the landscape creating a geothermal heating loop system for radiant floor and pool heating. Well water is used for all landscaping (except consumables) and there is a water retrieval system under the great lawn. In addition, there are multiple Hancore systems that filter and control storm water release as well as several utility bays and a service/maintenance garage and yard. Lastly, there is a massive 600-amp generator available to run the property in emergencies." In other words, don't worry about the heating, cooling and water bills.

Information about this property was found on realtor.com. For more information and photos, click here.