Architect Pierre Verbruggen’s personal house
Address Elverdingestraat 50
City/Neighborhood Ypres
Style(s)
- Art Deco
Original use
- Architect house
Année 1923
Architect(s) and/or artist(s)
- Verbruggen Pierre
Magnificent Art Deco façade, built in 1918/20 by the Brussels architect Pierre Verbruggen.
Five bays on three floors under a flat roof, the façade develops between vertical and cubic bands.
The base is in light pink stone, a rendering coating covers the entire façade.
The bay containing the main entrance (a fairly small door), is marked by an imposing three-faceted oriel window on the first floor.
Three beautiful bas-reliefs adorn the top, in a fairly raw expressionist style, in the center a woman and sunflowers, on the sides, putti, signed Dolf Ledel ’22.
The central stained glass window depicts a character dressed in Greek style in a lush nature.
Note that all the windows are three-sided and decorated with stained glass inspired by the Renaissance.
The house has been well restored, the whole is in very good condition.
Listed house since May 1983.
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