Fire-Resistant Home Built as a $3 Million Model for Rebuilding.

Tavangarian completed Versa Villa, a roughly 4,200-square-foot, four-bedroom house on the family’s Palisades estate that the article says was built for about $3 million to $3.5 million and is designed to resist an active fire for up to six hours.

A homeowner in Los Angeles built a new fire-resistant house after recent fires. Tavangarian completed Versa Villa, a roughly 4,200-square-foot, four-bedroom house on the family’s Palisades estate for his twin daughters. The house is designed to resist an active fire for up to six hours and includes backup systems such as generators and on-site water supplies. He reported the project cost about $3 million to $3.5 million and said he plans to rebuild his primary home next. Key facts: - Versa Villa is reported as a roughly 4,200-square-foot, four-bedroom house on the Palisades property. - The home is described as able to resist an active fire for up to six hours and is said to exceed the requirements of the new California fire code, according to a fire-protection engineer. - The article reports the total build cost at about $3 million to $3.5 million and lists several systems and components with individual costs. - The homeowner sought insurance and was initially quoted more than $7,000 a month before securing a policy reported at about $1,000 a month after detailing the property’s fire-resilience features. Summary: The article presents Versa Villa as a demonstration of higher fire-resilience measures that the owner hopes can inform rebuilding in fire-prone neighborhoods. The owner plans to begin rebuilding his main house soon, and professionals quoted in the article say some features could be incorporated into other homes, though the reported cost limits broad replication for many homeowners.