Maison de rapport Art déco, rue de Laubespin 54

Art Deco house divided into rental units, with an asymmetrical composition, designed in 1933 by the architect A. Van Gompel for his own account, like the neighbouring house. The three-storey elevation under a flat roof is in yellow brick, laid upright in some sections, set off with bluestone. Over the full height of the main bay, a triangular projection is marked at each level by a rectangular entablature, with colonnette mullions and jambs and a decoration of stacked stone slabs on the corner; on the upper floors a shallow trapezoidal oriel enlivens the façade. The door, reached by steps punctuated by spheres and sheltered by a flat canopy with a fluted, curved edge, is topped by a triangular lantern, and an attic parapet of spur-shaped brickwork and spheres crowns the façade. The door, with an arrow-shaped opening and geometric grille, survives, and the window frames survive or have been remade identically; the house is recorded in the inventory of architectural heritage.

Translated from the French original.