Antwerp

Antwerp-Deurne — from Lakborslei to Turnhoutsebaan

In Deurne, this route runs from Lakborslei to Turnhoutsebaan through nine Art Deco buildings from 1923 to 1935. It starts at the Sint-Eligius school, built in 1934 among social housing by the Brothers of Charity of Ghent to a design by Alfons Van de Vijver, at the Janssens house (1926), built for the chairman of the company that built the neighbouring Conforta workers’ estate, and at the Post XIV electrical substation (1923-1924) of the Société d’Électricité de l’Escaut. It then passes the house the young architect Gustaaf D’Heedene designed in 1925 and lived in, then a “workman’s house” on Ter Rivierenlaan (1929), whose Art Deco vocabulary the inventory record calls uncommon in the Venneborg district. On Venneborglaan come houses by Frans Blommaert (1928) and Frans De Proost (1931), then Karel Van Looy’s multi-family house (1935); the route ends on Turnhoutsebaan at Van Looy’s identical building, covered by the same permit application.

9 stops · Duration 2h15 · Distance 2,5 km

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1. École Sint-Eligius — Anvers

   Alfons Van de Vijver · 1934

   School building erected among social housing by the Brothers of Charity of Ghent, in a geometric Art Deco, in 1934, after a design by the Ghent architect Alfons Van de Vijver (inscription).

2. Maison Janssens — Anvers

   Inconnu · 1926

   Art Deco town house, built in 1926 for Armand Janssens, chairman of the S.A.

3. Cabine électrique Post XIV — Anvers

   Joseph Hertogs (attribution) · 1924

   Transformer station XIV of 1923-1924, with an Art Deco façade, one of a series of brick electricity substations built in the 1920s and 1930s for the Société d'Électricité de l'Escaut, each with its own façade design.

4. Maison D'Heedene — Anvers

   Gustaaf D'Heedene · 1925

   Modest town house with an Art Deco façade, designed in 1925 by the young local architect Gustaaf D'Heedene; the permit file is in the name of Eugeen D'Heedene, and the architect hi

5. Maison Art déco, Ter Rivierenlaan 108 — Anvers

   A. Staes · 1929

   Art Deco terraced house, designed in 1929 as a "workman's house" by the builder A.

6. Maison bourgeoise Wauters, Venneborglaan 80 — Anvers

   Frans Blommaert · 1928

   Townhouse in a simple Art Deco style, designed in 1928 by the master builder ("bouwmeester") Frans Blommaert for Eugeen Wauters.

7. Maison bourgeoise Art déco, Venneborglaan 61 — Anvers

   Frans De Proost · 1931

   Art Deco town house built on the basis of a 1931 permit file submitted by Joseph Mortiers, and signed by the architect Fr.

8. Maison Art déco Venneborglaan — Anvers-Deurne

   Karel Van Looy · 1935

   Multi-family Art Deco house designed in 1935 by Karel Van Looy in Deurne.

9. Immeuble à appartements Art déco, Turnhoutsebaan 331 — Anvers

   Karel Van Looy · 1935

   Art Deco multi-family house designed in 1935 by Karel Van Looy as a rental property for J.

Translated from the French original.