Villa Beau-Site

Coordinates: 50°49′19″N 4°20′27″E / 50.82194°N 4.34083°E / 50.82194; 4.34083
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Villa Beau-Site
The Villa Beau-Site (centre) with its two neighbours
Map
Alternative namesNelissen House
General information
TypeTown house
Architectural styleArt Nouveau
AddressAvenue du Mont Kemmel / Kemmelberglaan 5
Town or city1190 Forest, Brussels-Capital Region
CountryBelgium
Coordinates50°49′19″N 4°20′27″E / 50.82194°N 4.34083°E / 50.82194; 4.34083
Completed1905 (1905)
ClientArthur Nelissen [fr]
DesignationsProtected (23/02/2006)
References
[1]

The Villa Beau-Site, also known as the Nelissen House (French: Maison Nelissen; Dutch: Huis Nelissen), is a historic town house in Brussels, Belgium. It was built in 1905, in Art Nouveau style, as the private residence of Dutch-born architect Arthur Nelissen [fr] and his wife, soon after their wedding.[2] It was classified as a protected monument in 2006.[3] It is located at 5, avenue du Mont Kemmel/Kemmelberglaan in the municipality of Forest.

Building

The building's façade is unusually narrow, under 5 metres (16 ft), but richly decorated. The ground floor, in sinuous Art Nouveau style, has an asymmetrical layout and is in blue stone and with details in original elaborately

bas-relief depicting a vase of flowers. The material used for the façade is mainly brick: white bricks cover most of the surface but green bricks and blue stone has been used to highlight the arch and other features of the façade.[2] In 1920, decoration in the form of stylised roses were added between the first and second floor.[3]

Inside, the building preserves its original floor plan. It forms part of a row of homogenous town houses, built between 1904 and 1910 in eclectic styles, overlooking Forest Park.[2][3]

The building bears certain similarities with the Saint-Cyr House by Gustave Strauven, also in Brussels.[2] The official list of architectural heritage of Brussels describes the façade of the building as "remarkable" and art historian Cécile Dubois has described the building as "a stunning architectural gem".[2][3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Région de Bruxelles-Capitale (2014–2016). "Villa Beau-Site" (in French). Brussels. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  2. ^
    ISBN 978-2-39025-045-6
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  3. ^ a b c d e "Villa Beau-Site". Inventaire du patrimoine architectural (in French). Patrimoine Bruxelles. Retrieved 20 February 2023.

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