Saving a slice of heritage

A landmark house in Shanghai has just been restored by a team comprising Italian and Chinese architects and craftsmen commissioned by Italian fashion house Prada

Shanghai has a lot of European style villas and gardens. Those buildings from the 19th and 20th centuries are hidden by the shade of trees in narrow streets.

Since mid-October, a three-floor white villa with Roman columns, stained-glass, an orange dome and a lavish green garden, at Shaanxi Beilu Road, has attracted attention.