The architect of the villa is Achille Orzali (1867-1948), one of the main personalities of the Orzali family. He was brother of Modesto and uncle of Gaetano, the architect of the Villino Malerbi today Dinelli. Achille owned a building material company. He is responsible for many projects both in Lucca and in Viareggio (Landucci and Lipparelli palaces, palazzina Simi, reconstruction of the S. Marco church together with prof. italo Baccelli). His projects follow the historicist and neoclassic tradition.
The villa was built for the Lazzeroni family at the start of the XXth century. It was part of the new constructions which were built along "the magnificent Lucca-Ponte S.Pietro road" which had recently been connected by the new via Catalani to the Vittorio Emanuele IInd gateway which was opened in the city walls in 1911.
The edifice is still owned by the Lazzeroni family and an upholstery company which bears the same name has its headquarters there.
Between the time of its construction and the present day, there have been neither significant changes to the external appearance of the villa nor significant modifications to its interior. Therefore, the villa still appears the same today as it did when it was designed.
(source: Lorenza Caprotti - Centro Studi Cultura Liberty e Déco)