Kortrijk

Kortrijk — from Graaf de Smet de Naeyerlaan to Doorniksewijk, via Prinses Marie-Joséplein

In Kortrijk, this route brings together nine Art Deco houses from 1927 to 1937. It starts at a house of 1927 whose glazed door is protected by a wrought-iron grille bearing the client’s initials, then passes a house designed by M. Demeyere (1932), with a doorway of black glazed tiles. On Prinses Marie-Joséplein, the house Emiel Haesbrouck designed in 1935 has an oriel extended into a curved balcony, and the one by J. Bauwens (1932) an oriel crowned by ironwork with a floral motif. Then come a house by E. Vanhoecke (1927) on Passionistenlaan, a house of 1935 in red and black brick on Goedendaglaan, the semi-detached house Alphonse Vandenberghe designed in 1932 on Vredelaan and the colourful, geometric façade that Jules Ervyn, of Wevelgem, designed in 1936. The route ends on Doorniksewijk at Poly Scherpereel’s house (1937), one of whose pilasters once supported a flagpole.

9 stops · Duration 3h · Distance 5,5 km

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1. Maison Art déco, Graaf de Smet de Naeyerlaan 57 — Courtrai

   Inconnu · 1927

   Art Deco house of 1927 whose porch, emphasised by pilasters, is surmounted by a bay window.

2. Maison bourgeoise Art déco, Minister Liebaertlaan 19 — Courtrai

   M. Demeyere · 1932

   Art Deco town house designed by M. Demeyere, according to a building plan of 1932.

3. Maison Art déco, Prinses Marie-Joséplein 10 — Courtrai

   Emiel Haesbrouck · 1935

   House of 1935 designed by Emiel Haesbrouck.

4. Maison Art déco, Prinses Marie-Joséplein 18 — Courtrai

   J. Bauwens · 1932

   House of 1932 designed by J. Bauwens. Its Art Deco design, described by the inventory as typical, shows in the decorative upper corners of the windows and in a three-sided bay wind

5. Maison bourgeoise Art déco, Passionistenlaan 57 — Courtrai

   E. Vanhoecke · 1927

   Art Deco house designed by E. Vanhoecke in 1927.

6. Maison Art déco, Goedendaglaan 88 — Courtrai

   Inconnu · 1935

   House of 1935 in a restrained geometric Art Deco.

7. Maison Art déco, Vredelaan 63 — Courtrai

   Alphonse Vandenberghe · 1932

   Semi-detached house of 1932, designed by Alphonse Vandenberghe of Kortrijk in the Art Deco style.

8. Maison bourgeoise Art déco, Oudenaardsesteenweg 241 — Courtrai

   Jules Ervyn · 1936

   Art Deco town house of 1936, designed by Jules Ervyn of Wevelgem.

9. Maison Art déco, Doorniksewijk 183-185 — Courtrai

   Poly Scherpereel · 1937

   An Art Deco dwelling designed in 1937 by Poly Scherpereel of Kortrijk.

Translated from the French original.