It is one of the best-known buildings designed by Bulgarian-born architect Iwan Iwanoff and is an iconic example of mid-century modern architecture in Australia.

[3] Paganin House was featured in the Chill Bill television commercials for Brownes Dairy,[4] and a music video for Little Birdy.

Late afternoon on 21 December 2015, police officers conducting a traffic stop outside noticed the house was on fire.

[6] In 2015, the home was described by WA State Architect Geoff Warn as "an excellent balance of European elegance and the infamous open-plan Case Study Houses in and around Los Angeles".

[3] Real estate valuation agent Robbie Milligan stated, "Having inspected the property the replacement value on the home would be certainly in the millions and almost impossible to quantify due to its iconic status...