Building
© urban.brussels
Windows of the bel-étage
Windows of the bel-étage
Ch. Bastin & J. Evrard © urban.brussels
Rue Vilain XIIII 11, detail of the blue stone and architect's signature (2008)
Rue Vilain XIIII 11, detail of the blue stone and architect's signature (2008)
© Fondation CIVA Stichting Brussels
Rue Vilain XIIII 11 and 9, façades (c. 1920)
Rue Vilain XIIII 11 and 9, façades (c. 1920)
In 1902, Ernest Blerot built two adjoining houses for letting or sale in the Ixelles Ponds neighbourhood, a stone's throw from his own home. Their wealth of architectural details makes them of particular interest. A real 'must see'!
Area
Étangs
Protected heritage in Brussels
For number 11, the architect chose to dress the entire façade in the two colours of stone, from the plinth right up to the tip of the gable. He interweaves neo-Gothic and Art Nouveau references according to his own unique formula, combining verticality, pointed arches and a triangular gable with naturalistic decoration of the grilles, sgraffito and stained-glass windows. This house too features a corbel, but here it is carved in a design of intertwining plants emerging from the facing and serves as a support for a wooden oriel.
The interiors follow the same traditional layout and incorporate the architect's favourite elements: flowery mosaics, neat yet dynamic-looking joinery, and ceilings structured with Japanese-style woodwork.
Nearby
By the same architect
Area
Étangs
Protected heritage in Brussels
Protected heritage in Brussels
For number 11, the architect chose to dress the entire façade in the two colours of stone, from the plinth right up to the tip of the gable. He interweaves neo-Gothic and Art Nouveau references according to his own unique formula, combining verticality, pointed arches and a triangular gable with naturalistic decoration of the grilles, sgraffito and stained-glass windows. This house too features a corbel, but here it is carved in a design of intertwining plants emerging from the facing and serves as a support for a wooden oriel.
The interiors follow the same traditional layout and incorporate the architect's favourite elements: flowery mosaics, neat yet dynamic-looking joinery, and ceilings structured with Japanese-style woodwork.
