The Founding Chapter

A monument returned to life.

An authorised restoration, a protected Lombard house and an 18–24 month path from the opening of the site to full operation.

The Restoration

The project is the story: designed, costed and staged.

The restoration proceeds under Soprintendenza supervision. The project is designed, costed and authorised, including the underground garage: conservation first, with frescoed reception halls, parquet, monumental fireplace, façade and secular park brought carefully into a future operating house.

The funding is deliberately phased. The €3 million Founding Chapter funds the initial restoration. A separate €4 million government-grant phase follows, supporting the subsequent development of the house. The public timeline records the building sequence; definitive documentation governs every commitment.

Historic Spatial Reference

The house reveals itself through its plan.

The published historic plan establishes the sequence that defines the Villa: principal entrance, cour d’honneur, portico, reception rooms, service courts, park and pool. Restoration reconnects these spaces as one coherent private house.

ArrivalEntrance axis and cour d’honneur
RepresentationGround-floor salons and portico
HospitalityPark, pool and garden rhythm
ServiceCourts, kitchens and support rooms
Historic ground-floor plan of Villa Gnecchi Ruscone showing the principal entrance, cour d'honneur, park and pool
Historic published plan used as a spatial reference. Room use and restoration interventions remain subject to the approved architectural programme. Source: Gnecchi Ruscone historic plan.

Rooms in Formation

Historic character, given a contemporary private life.

The visual programme connects the plan to the experiences already defined for Scuderia Milano.

Collector cars arriving in the illuminated courtyard

Cour d’Honneur

Arrival theatre, collector display and the first impression of the house.

Private candlelit dinner in a historic room

The Private Table

Founder dinners, cultural evenings and Foundation 22 gatherings.

Private boardroom in the restored Villa

The Business Salon

Board meetings, collector presentations and confidential conversations.

Evening hospitality in the Villa garden

Garden & Pool

Summer hospitality, private receptions and the quieter rhythm of the park.

Months 1-3

Permits reiterated, tendering, contractor appointed.

Target Sep 2026

Cantiere opens on the approved project; drawdown begins.

Months 3-18

Full works cycle: structure, systems, finishes and fresco conservation.

Months 18-24

Finishings, final inspections and delivery of the house.

End 2027 / 2028

The house begins its operating life.

Founding Chapter€3 million

Founding Member capital funds the initial restoration and begins the return of the house to operation.

Following Phase€4 million

Government grants follow the Founding Chapter and support the subsequent development phase.

Garage Precedent29 spaces

The authorised scheme includes the underground parking that forms the first collector-garage layer.

Works Horizon18–24 months

The anticipated sequence from site opening through conservation, systems, inspections and delivery.

Villa Gnecchi Ruscone before restoration reference

Before-restoration visual reference.

Before Opening

The works and the founding run in parallel.

During restoration, the founding circle, member calendar, Foundation 22 connection, hospitality network and automotive relationships begin to take shape. Proposed partnerships—including the intended Porsche relationship—remain clearly identified until confirmed.

Founding Chapter

Formal note

Architect and contractor appointments remain under discussion. Timelines, later development potential and all professional appointments remain subject to formal confirmation, competent authorisations and the conditions inherent in a protected-monument project. Public information provides project clarity; definitive documentation alone governs any founding commitment.