Thiel has rankled environmentalists for his plan to build his “doomsday” estate with concerns including too much visibility.
Peter Thiel's application to build the lodge at Damper Bay near the South Island ski-resort of Wanaka was refused on the grounds it would have"sufficient adverse landscape and visual effects on the environment."Peter Thiel, the billionaire venture capitalist and founder of Paypal and Palantir technologies, may seem to have it all — but he isn’t as fortunate when it comes to having his own property in New Zealand.
Overlooking Lake Wanaka on New Zealand’s pristine South Island, Thiel, 54, applied under his Second Star Ltd company, to build a sprawling bunker-like compound containing a spa, a theater lounge, a “meditation pod” and a library, according to records from theBut plans for his 10-bedroom oasis were thwarted entirely on Thursday after growing calls from environmentalists, citing “sufficient adverse landscape and visual effects on the environment.
What’s more, according to the application, “The lodge is designed in a manner that integrates the building forms into the context of the landscape and the site whilst providing each guest room with uninterrupted north-facing views towards Lake Wanaka and the Southern Alps.”
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