Kortrijk

Kortrijk — around Sint-Jansplein and Prinses Marie-Joséplein

In Kortrijk, this short route brings together twelve Art Deco buildings built between 1928 and 1936 between Sint-Jansplein, Prinses Marie-Joséplein, Passionistenlaan, Jan Breydellaan, Goedendaglaan and Vredelaan. On Sint-Jansplein, L. Vanneste played with brick bonds in 1928, and Gustaaf Albers designed the same year a brick façade with a blind niche and a rounded glazed projection. On Prinses Marie-Joséplein follow G. Eeckhoute’s corner house (1934), the house and offices Emiel Haesbrouck designed in 1933 and lived in, the homogeneous group by the Ghent architect Alexander Meuleman (1932), with a cement sawtooth frieze, and a house by Carlos Malfait (1934). Next come houses by Leopold Jose Nuyttens (1935) and A. Caesens (attributed, 1935), a house by Poly Scherpereel (1936), now painted white, two houses with basement garages by Gustaaf Albers (1932) and Lucien De Munnynck (1932-1933), and the 1932 “quadruple villa” attributed to Remi Delarue.

12 stops · Duration 2h45 · Distance 1,5 km

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1. Maison Art déco, Sint-Jansplein 10 — Courtrai

   L. Vanneste · 1928

   Art Deco house designed by L. Vanneste in 1928, in a brick architecture the inventory describes as typical.

2. Maison Art déco, Sint-Jansplein 5

   Gustaaf Albers · 1928

   Art Deco house with one door bay and one window bay, designed in 1928 by Gustaaf Albers.

3. Maison d'angle Art déco, Prinses Marie-Joséplein 2 — Courtrai

   G. Eeckhoute · 1934

   Corner house of 1934, designed by G. Eeckhoute.

4. Maison-bureaux Art déco, Prinses Marie-Joséplein 1 — Courtrai

   Emiel Haesbrouck · 1933

   Art Deco town house of 1933 designed by Emiel Haesbrouck.

5. Ensemble Art déco, Prinses Marie-Joséplein 7-11 — Courtrai

   Alexander Meuleman · 1932

   A uniform group designed in 1932 by Alexander Meuleman(s) of Ghent, in a geometric Art Deco.

6. Maison Art déco, Prinses Marie-Joséplein 12 — Courtrai

   Carlos Malfait · 1934

   House designed in 1934 by Carlos Malfait.

7. Maison bourgeoise Art déco, Passionistenlaan 53 — Courtrai

   Leopold Jose Nuyttens · 1935

   Art Deco house designed by Nuyttens in 1935.

8. Maison bourgeoise Art déco, Passionistenlaan 70 — Courtrai

   A. Caesens (attribution) · 1935

   Art Deco house of two storeys and two bays, designed in 1935 and attributed, with a question mark, to Caesens.

9. Maison bourgeoise Art déco, Jan Breydellaan 109 — Courtrai

   Poly Scherpereel · 1936

   Art Deco town house of 1936, designed by Poly Scherpereel of Kortrijk, now rendered and painted white.

10. Maison Art déco, Goedendaglaan 47 — Courtrai

    Gustaaf Albers · 1932

    House of 1932 designed by Gustaaf Albers.

11. Maison Art déco, Goedendaglaan 57

    Lucien De Munnynck · 1933

    House designed in 1932 by Lucien De Munnynck (Kortrijk) and dated 1933.

12. Ensemble Art déco, Vredelaan 60-66 — Courtrai

    Remi Delarue (attribution) · 1932

    A uniform group of 1932, described as an Art Deco "quadruple villa", whose design can be attributed to Remi Delarue.

Translated from the French original.