At the time I was doing some shootings with a high number of pictures in BW, and Miele in this location was particularly suited to monochrome.
I was shooting from outside the building, through a window.
We were very brave to go in these locations, nowadays nature is trying to regain control over these houses and they are difficult to approach... maybe I'm also less brave and I prefer to shoot in comfortable Milan apartments, or maybe the new models are going to show more of their bodies but are less badass.