It could be the plot of a Hollywood movie.
Hidden behind huge locked gates lies an ancient former seminary and a vast secret courtyard.
It sat untouched for decades at the heart of Italy’s fashion capital, Milan, until its chance discovery by a very well-connected resident.
Now after ten years of negotiation, planning, design and construction, vibrant new life has been breathed into this extraordinary space – something that looks like the most stylish of film sets.
The 16th-century seminary