Description

Located on the corner of Place Brugmann, the building occupies a triangular plot. Its composition is symmetrical around the bisector of the plot with the exception of one bay, which comprises the entrance to the building. It houses a commercial ground floor and three apartments on the upper floors. Besides the commercial space, the ground floor contains four rooms that were used as complementary accommodation, with access to a small triangular courtyard. On the upper floors, the staircase opens onto a central vestibule that serves all the rooms of the dwelling: three rooms on the street side, and two rooms to the rear. Only the central bathroom does not have a window to the outside. The building has four levels, the second of which is of lower height. It is crowned by a tiled roof with four dormer windows, including the central one which marks the central bay at the corner of the building by its height and its elaborate treatment. The façade is composed of red bricks enhanced by white stone, as well as blue-limestone for the base and wall cappings. A bay-window is positioned in the central bay. The entablature and the base of the bay-window are decorated with sgraffiti.

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Originally published in: Gérald Ledent, Alessandro Porotto, Brussels Housing. Atlas of Residential Building Types, Birkhäuser, 2023.