Architects House, functionalist style
Name
Architects House, functionalist style
Address Avenue des Staphylins 11
City/Neighborhood Watermael-Boitsfort
Style(s)
Original use
Year 1959
Architect(s) and/or artist(s)
Address Avenue des Staphylins 11
City/Neighborhood Watermael-Boitsfort
Style(s)
- Modern 50-60
Original use
- Architect house
Year 1959
Architect(s) and/or artist(s)
- Blomme Françoise
- Vandevoorde José
Designed in 1959 by architects Françoise Blomme and José Vandevoorde, future co-founders of the architectural firm CERAU.
Their personal home is typical of this rupturist era, without superfluous ornamentation, where the concept focuses on interior spaces.
The tall and narrow facade is pierced with three equal superimposed openings, the walls are painted white.
The entrance above the garage is bordered by a very simple metal balustrade.
The large sloped flat roof also meets the criteria of the 50s / 60s.
The very modern work won a Van de Ven Prize in 1961.
Unlike many houses from this period, this one is remarkably preserved.
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