Van Rysselberghe House Explained

Van Rysselberghe House
Building Type:Town house
Architectural Style:Eclecticism, Art Nouveau
Address:French: Rue de Livourne|italic=no / Dutch; Flemish: Livornostraat|italic=no 83
Location Town:1050 Ixelles, Brussels-Capital Region
Location Country:Belgium
Coordinates:50.8281°N 4.3608°W
Completion Date:1912
Architect:Octave van Rysselberghe

The Van Rysselberghe House (French: Maison Van Rysselberghe; Dutch; Flemish: Huis Van Rysselberghe) is a town house built by Octave van Rysselberghe in Ixelles, Brussels, Belgium. It was the personal house of Octave van Rysselberghe and is located at 83, French: rue de Livourne|italic=no/Dutch; Flemish: Livornostraat|italic=no,[1] a few steps from the Hôtel Otlet erected by the same architect.

The building, semi-detached, has a narrow façade that revolves around a protruding staircase in the form of tower.[1] According to Pierre Loze, Dominique Vautier and Marina Vestre: "this stripped-down façade, almost devoid of any decoration, fits into the pre-rationalist current that was emerging at that time."[1]

Built in 1912, the Van Rysselberghe House was listed as a monument in 1997.[2] [3]

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Notes and References

  1. Pierre Loze, Dominique Vautier et Marina Vestre, Guide de Bruxelles XIXème et Art Nouveau, Eiffel Editions - CFC Éditions, 1990,
  2. Web site: Ministère de la Région de Bruxelles-Capitale, Arrêté du Gouvrnement Classant comme Monument certaines parties de l'ancienne habitation Van Rysselberghe, rue de Livourne 83 à Ixelles . doc.patrimoine.brussels. 5 June 1997.
  3. Web site: Maison personnelle de l'architecte Octave VAN RYSSELBERGHE . Inventaire du patrimoine architectural de la Région de Bruxelles-Capitale . 31 January 2022.