Kaufmann Desert House

These renovations enclosed a patio, added floral wallpaper to the bedrooms and removed a wall for the addition of a media room.

[3] Seeking to restore the home to its original design, the Harrises contacted Marmol Radziner + Associates to undertake the five-year project, which began in 1993.

[2] For references, the Harrises looked through the extensive Neutra archives at UCLA, found additional documents through Columbia University, and were able to work with Shulman to access some of his unpublished photos of the home's interior.

[3] The Harrises were also able to have a long-closed section of a Utah quarry reopened to mine matching stone to replace what had been removed or damaged.

[3] After the Harrises divorced, the home was sold on May 13, 2008, for US$15 million at auction by Christie's as a part of a high-profile sale of contemporary art.