Next to Sokolniki Park stands a mansion that immediately attracts attention with its unusual shapes. It has a tall gabled roof and a corner turret with a tent-like top. The windows vary in shape and size: arched, almost round, and three narrow slit windows. The yellow walls are adorned with stucco ribbons and wreaths, as if the house is wrapped as a gift. Colorful majolica panels depicting southern landscapes and cypress trees draw special attention.

Surprisingly, this house was originally an administrative building for the factories of Johann-Leonard Ding, which produced candies and pasta. Ding, a 'Hamburg citizen,' was one of the first to start producing pasta in Russia. In the 1880s, he founded a factory in Zamoskvorechye, and by the early 20th century, he acquired a plot by the Ribinka River, where he built factory buildings and an office where the manager lived.

Architect Alexander Kalmykov, who worked for Ding, is also known for projects for the 'Einem' factory, which later became 'Krasny Oktyabr.' However, the office for Ding was possibly designed by an unknown German architect, or Kalmykov replicated a foreign model at the client's request, as the building resembles the German Art Nouveau style.

With the onset of World War I, Germans in Russia began to feel uncomfortable. Johann Ding left the country, selling the business to Nikolai Blandov, who owned it for a short time. Nevertheless, the factory on 3rd Rybninskaya Street continued to produce pasta even after the revolution, as the Bolsheviks nationalized the enterprise, maintaining its profile.