; ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁it ▁had ▁been ▁for ▁sale ▁on ▁the ▁market ▁three ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁years . ▁ ▁The ▁Harr ises ▁purchased ▁the ▁home ▁for ▁US $ 1 . 5 ▁million , ▁then ▁sought ▁to ▁restore ▁the ▁home ▁to ▁its ▁original ▁design . ▁Ne ut ra ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁and ▁the ▁original ▁plans ▁were ▁not ▁available , ▁so ▁the ▁couple ▁brought ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁architect s ▁Leo ▁Mar m ol ▁and ▁Ron ▁Rad z iner ▁to ▁restore ▁the ▁design . ▁ ▁For ▁cl ues ▁to ▁the ▁original ▁design , ▁the ▁Harr ises ▁looked ▁through ▁the ▁extensive ▁Ne ut ra ▁arch ives ▁at ▁U CLA , ▁found ▁additional ▁documents ▁through ▁Columbia ▁University ▁and ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁work ▁with ▁Sh ul man ▁to ▁access ▁some ▁of ▁his ▁never - print ed ▁photos ▁of ▁the ▁home ' s ▁interior . ▁They ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁obtain ▁pieces ▁from ▁the ▁original ▁supp liers ▁of ▁paint ▁and ▁fi xt ures ; ▁they ▁purchased ▁a ▁metal - c rim ping ▁machine ▁to ▁reproduce ▁the ▁sheet - met al ▁fas cia ▁that ▁l ined ▁the ▁roof . ▁ ▁Additionally , ▁the ▁Harr ises ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁long - closed ▁section ▁of ▁a ▁Ut ah ▁quar ry ▁re open ed ▁to ▁mine ▁matching ▁stone ▁to ▁replace ▁what ▁had ▁been ▁removed ▁or ▁dam aged . ▁To ▁help ▁restore ▁the ▁desert ▁buffer ▁Ne ut ra ▁had ▁en vision ed ▁for ▁the ▁house , ▁the ▁Harr ises ▁also ▁bought ▁several ▁ad jo ining ▁plots ▁to ▁more ▁than ▁double