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Ancienne brasserie Wielemans-Ceuppens (WIELS)

Architect: Adrien Blomme
Date: 1930
Type: industrial
Style: Art Deco and modernism
City: Brussels
Status: listed
Address: Avenue Van Volxem 354, 1190 Forest

Modernist brewhouse built in 1930 by Adrien Blomme, architect to the Wielemans family, in one of the most modern breweries in Europe. Its pared-down concrete façade with ribbon windows expresses transparency and visibility towards the street. Listed in 1993 and restored in 2005-2007, the building has housed the WIELS contemporary art centre since 2007.

Translated from the French original.

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Protection : Région de Bruxelles-Capitale, patrimoine protégé (urban.brussels) — Ancienne Brasserie Wielemans-Ceuppens - bâtiment dit Blomme, salle de brassage, salle des machines de 1903 — 1993-07-20

Entry checked in October 2026

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Other works by Adrien Blomme

Ancien Cinéma Métropole Brussels · 1932
Immeuble rue de Russie, Saint-Gilles Brussels · 1935
Hôtel Wielemans Brussels · 1926
Maison Blomme (rectorat ULB) Brussels · 1929
Villa Vandevelde Brussels · 1936

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