Antwerp

Antwerp-Deurne — the Venneborg, from Turnhoutsebaan to Ter Rivierenlaan

In the Venneborg district of Deurne, the route starts at a villa by Joan Coninck Westenberg on the Turnhoutsebaan (1929), designed in the idiom of the Amsterdam School, and two houses on the Michiel Melynstraat: the one Karel Van Looy built to his own design (1935) and Adolphe Van Coppernolle’s De Bosschere house (1927), in an Art Deco that its inventory record calls strict and ‘pure’. On the Venneborglaan follow houses from 1930 to 1932: the Van Deun house, signed by Frans Cannoot, the Van de Sande house, the Evergreen and Les Glycines houses by Karel Van Looy, who worked with standard models, and the Villa des Bertinis. The route ends on the Ter Rivierenlaan, with two more houses by Van Looy (1936 and 1938), one of which bears a copper stork, a house by J.F. René Bossaerts (1933) and a villa by Gustaaf Van Meel (1926).

12 stops · Duration 3h · Distance 2 km

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1. Villa Art déco, Turnhoutsebaan 317 — Anvers

   Joan Coninck Westenberg · 1929

   Detached villa of 1929, designed by the architect Joan Coninck Westenberg for L.

2. Maison Van Looy, Michiel Melynstraat 19 — Anvers

   Karel Van Looy · 1935

   Town house in the Art Deco style, built for the architect Karel Van Looy to his own 1935 design; it is not clear whether it was his own home or a house intended for letting or sale.

3. Maison De Bosschere — Anvers

   Adolphe Van Coppernolle · 1927

   Art Deco town house designed in 1927 by the architect Adolphe Van Coppernolle for Paula and Madeleine De Bosschere; modest, it stands out according to the inventory for a strict, "

4. Maison bourgeoise Van Deun, Venneborglaan 7 — Anvers

   Frans Cannoot · 1932

   Art Deco townhouse, designed in 1932 by the Borgerhout building technician Fr.

5. Maison bourgeoise Van de Sande, Venneborglaan 37 — Anvers

   Inconnu · 1932

   Art Deco house of 1932, worked out down to the details, built for Frans Van de Sande, who already lived in the neighbourhood; the building file names neither a designer nor a contractor.

6. Maison Evergreen — Anvers

   Karel Van Looy · 1931

   "Evergreen" is a large townhouse designed in 1931 by the architect Karel Van Looy in a restrained Art Deco style, for G.

7. Villa des Bertinis — Anvers

   Inconnu · 1932

   The "Villa des Bertinis" is a three-façade Art Deco villa built in 1932 for Léon Henriet, who already lived in the Venneborg district; the building file contains no plans and names neither an architect nor a contractor.

8. Villa Les Glycines — Anvers

   Karel Van Looy · 1930

   Large town house named "Villa Les Glycines", designed in 1930 by the architect Karel Van Looy for Eugene Tys in a sober, floral Art Deco; it follows one of the architect's most fre

9. Maison bourgeoise Art déco, Ter Rivierenlaan 185 — Anvers

   Karel Van Looy · 1938

   Large town house designed in 1938 in a sober Art Deco by the architect Karel Van Looy for Willey Nijen, and signed "K.

10. Maison bourgeoise Art déco, Ter Rivierenlaan 147 — Anvers

    Karel Van Looy · 1936

    Town house in a sober Art Deco style, built on the basis of a 1936 permit file for the couple H.

11. Maison bourgeoise Art déco, Ter Rivierenlaan 95 — Anvers

    J.F. René Bossaerts · 1933

    Art Deco town house designed in 1933 by the local architect J.F.

12. Villa Art déco, Ter Rivierenlaan 30 — Anvers

    Gustaaf Van Meel · 1926

    Three-façade villa in the Art Deco style, designed in 1926 by the architect Gustaaf Van Meel for A.

Translated from the French original.