Van Rysselberghe House

Van Rysselberghe House
Maison Van Rysselberghe (French) Huis Van Rysselberghe (Dutch)
Main façade of the Van Rysselberghe House
General information
Type	Town house
Architectural style	Eclecticism, Art Nouveau
Address	Rue de Livourne / Livornostraat 83
Town or city	1050 Ixelles, Brussels-Capital Region
Country	Belgium
Coordinates	50°49′41″N4°21′39″E / 50.82806°N 4.36083°E / 50.82806; 4.36083
Completed	1912
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Octave van Rysselberghe

The Van Rysselberghe House (French : Maison Van Rysselberghe; Dutch : 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, rue de Livourne/Livornostraat, ^[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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  The two façades connected by the corner tower
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  The corner tower
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  The console supporting the corner tower
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  The oriel

See also

• Belgium portal

• Art Nouveau in Brussels
• History of Brussels
• Culture of Belgium
• Belgium in the long nineteenth century

References

1. Pierre Loze, Dominique Vautier et Marina Vestre, Guide de Bruxelles XIXème et Art Nouveau, Eiffel Editions - CFC Éditions, 1990, p. 209
2. "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" (PDF). doc.patrimoine.brussels. 5 June 1997.
3. "Maison personnelle de l'architecte Octave VAN RYSSELBERGHE". Inventaire du patrimoine architectural de la Région de Bruxelles-Capitale. Retrieved 31 January 2022.

External links

• Media related to Van Rysselberghe House at Wikimedia Commons