Located in the central San Vittore district of Milan, the 'Chiostro' residential courtyard complex has been built at the end of the 1800s.

The project by the architecture firm DFA Partners has met the complex challenge of revitalizing the lot damaged by bombing during World War II, combining modernity and elegance in the skilful interplay of evocative shared green areas and large residential spaces. The renovation and reinforcement of the façades along the edge of the block, protected by the heritage authorities, safeguard the historical memory of the neighborhood, triggering a dynamic dialogue between the historical architecture and new geometries.

The two-story living area is architecturally shaped around two important custom furnishing elements: a load-bearing partition based on a sequence of Speyer mirrored bookcase modules, an iconic Visionnaire creation, alternating with lamps and an impressive staircase volume in metal and wood, which like a soft-tech chrysalis encloses the shoe rack and closet, without revealing their identity. The Bastian sofa in powder-colour leather and carob-tone ribbons, the Bastian armchair in in nabuk maestrale, both designed by Mauro Lipparini. The Kings Cross low table with structure in solid Canaletto walnut with open-pore finish and top in Dalmatian marble. The Kudrun dining table in steel, and the Kylo padded chairs in dove gray and tobacco tones, by Alessandro La Spada. The low Gareth cabinet in steel with a top in back-painted black glass. The Equilibri set of crystal vases by Zanellato and Bortotto for Visionnaire, the Ballet set of collectible bottles in Murano glass by Marta Giardini. On the wall, is a work in enamel on wood by Emmanuel Barcilon.