In Moscow, on Sadovo-Chernogryazskaya Street, behind a high granite wall with lion masks, lies an interesting building No. 6, designed in the Italian Renaissance style. This was the former home of Sergey Pavlovich von Derviz, resembling a true palace.

The estate was built in 1886 by architect Nikolai Mikhailovich Vishnevetsky on the site of an old 18th-century estate. The house is located deep within the plot and is a two-story building with a central risalit and a grand entrance. On either side of the entrance are ramps with female figure lamps. The risalit is the protruding part of the building that extends the full height.

Although the mansion is relatively small, it looks impressive due to the use of architectural techniques and decorative elements in the spirit of the Italian Renaissance, which is rarely seen in Moscow. The facades are clad in granite, and the second floor is adorned with lion masks. There are vases on the cornices and projections, numerous sculptures and stuccos, and the monograms 'SD' have been preserved.

F.O. Shekhtel participated in the interior design, and this is one of his early works. The interiors are richly decorated: gilded stucco on the walls and ceilings combines with painted panels. In 1888-89, the building was expanded, and Shekhtel was also involved in this project.

In 1904, Sergey Pavlovich von Derviz sold the mansion to L.K. Zubalov, the son of an oil industrialist from Baku. At Zubalov's direction, a massive wall was built on the side of Sadovo-Chernogryazskaya Street in 1911. According to one version, it protected against curious eyes and noise, while another suggests it was to guard against street dangers after the events of 1905. Zubalov, returning to Moscow in 1909, obtained permission to construct this fence.

After the revolution in 1918, Zubalov's wife, Olga Ivanovna, transferred the mansion to the Rumyantsev Museum, and it became a branch of it. However, by 1920, the building housed the technical bureau of the VSNH, and later, NII-20. Since 1941, the mansion has belonged to VNIEM.

The building has been well preserved: it features tapestries, stained glass, wood carvings, ceiling paintings, gilded stucco, sculptures, and a grand staircase made of white marble.