In the 20 years this home took to design and build, the architecture and technology become more modern.
In 1987, the owner purchased 42 acres to grow citrus in an agricultural community north of Los Angeles. Postmodern architecture was all the rage, so the owner hired Zoltan E. Pali to design a Georgianstyle residence.
The young architect, a disciple of the Case Study modernists, was just starting out on his own.
In the 20 years between the original drawings and full completion, both men, and the home, evolved in a variety of ways.