Building
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Façade (photo 2016).
Façade (photo 2016).
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Cast-iron railing on the ground floor (photo 2016).
Cast-iron railing on the ground floor (photo 2016).
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Wooden oriel on metal corbels (photo 2016).
Wooden oriel on metal corbels (photo 2016).
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Sgraffito on the first-floor apron wall (photo 2016).
Sgraffito on the first-floor apron wall (photo 2016).
in REHME, W., Die Architektur der neuen freien Schule, Ausgeführte Moderne Kunstschmiede-Arbeiten, Leipzig, Baumgärtner’s Buchhandlung, s.d. (ca. 1902), pl. 69
Metal corbels supporting the eaves
Metal corbels supporting the eaves
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Metal corbels supporting the eaves (photo 2016).
Metal corbels supporting the eaves (photo 2016).
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Transom lighting the entrance hall (photo 2015).
Transom lighting the entrance hall (photo 2015).
In 1899, lawyer Léon De Valkeneer commissioned a young architect who had been apprenticed to Victor Horta to design a house for him in Ixelles. Named – rather exotically – 'Villa Kjøbenhavn', a reference to the Danish capital Copenhagen, the house was to be one of Gustave Strauven's first creations, and the only one to be built entirely of stone.
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The architect's characteristic vocabulary is already in evidence in the façade. While all the materials contribute pleasingly to Strauven's lively design, the stand-out element is the ironwork, elaborately shaped by the blacksmith's hammer. Looking at the façade in profile, the cornucopia motif on the corbels supporting the oriel window and the asymmetrical line of corbels below the eaves are undoubtedly hallmarks of this architect.
The roof has undergone alterations, resulting in the loss, on the left side, of an upright window flanked by stone pillars, as well as a small hipped dormer. The interior is traditional in both layout and decor.
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Inventory of architectural heritage
The architect's characteristic vocabulary is already in evidence in the façade. While all the materials contribute pleasingly to Strauven's lively design, the stand-out element is the ironwork, elaborately shaped by the blacksmith's hammer. Looking at the façade in profile, the cornucopia motif on the corbels supporting the oriel window and the asymmetrical line of corbels below the eaves are undoubtedly hallmarks of this architect.
The roof has undergone alterations, resulting in the loss, on the left side, of an upright window flanked by stone pillars, as well as a small hipped dormer. The interior is traditional in both layout and decor.
