Stark House, a so-called "Smart House" located on Evergreen Island in Seattle, WA, is the latest home for genius inventor Tony Stark.

Built into a wooded hillside, and partially underground, the house is nestled near the lakeshore with gorgeous windows reflecting out. The multi-story home features living quarters, offices, a gym, theater, grand ballroom, medical center and, of course, a private lab. The grounds contain a swimming pool, tennis courts, helipad and boat dock.

A fully automated house, it is a computerized wonder. Individuals wear a pin that identifies them to the house which automatically adjusts the air conditioning, lighting and music (Vivaldi's Four Seasons in Stark's case) to their preferences as they move from room to room. The pin also allows computer access at locations throughout the home.

Three levels down by elevator is a Ready Room that doesn't appear on the blueprints. This is the home to the super computer that runs the house. After her rescue from Baintronics, Jocasta became the resident Artificial Intelligence and Mainframe OS. Sub-Level Four houses a Battle Simulation Theater. Stark's bodyguard Iron Man has access to secret areas via an underwater access port and through roof ports.

Known Defensive Measures: Bulletproof glass and omnium-steel shutters, along with unspecified internal security measures including: Compression Cells, a proximity activated, electronic pressure field that squeezes against intruders if they struggle.

Open Sesame: With all of this smart technology, Stark feared that he might become a prisoner to the house if the internal systems went rogue or advanced beyond their limitations. He installed fail-safe redundancy circuits to prevent this from happening. The addition of Jocasta, an advanced consciousness herself, increased the likelihood that Tony might find himself in a hostile home. By uttering the password "perfidy," Stark can block Jocasta's input and take control of the housewide computer system.

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