Brussels
Ixelles — from Avenue Jeanne to Avenue de l’Hippodrome
Between Avenue Jeanne, Avenue Émile Duray and Avenue de l’Hippodrome, this walk brings together nine Art Deco houses and apartment buildings in Ixelles built between 1922 and 1939. Along the way are two houses by Adrien Blomme (1922 and 1925), two houses by Fernand Petit (1928 and 1930), works by James Allard, Joseph Vanderstraeten and Michel Polak from the early 1920s, Ernest Hérent’s building on Avenue de la Couronne (1928) and H. Geerts’s building on Avenue de l’Hippodrome (1939).
9 stops · Duration 2h15 · Distance 2,5 km
Maison Art déco, avenue Jeanne 54
Art Deco town house built in 1922 by the architect Adrien Blomme for his uncle Jean Boels; it is now part of the Université libre de Bruxelles.
Maison Art déco, avenue Jeanne 52
Art Deco house, signed and dated « F. Petit architecte 1930 » by the architect Fernand Petit; it is now part of the Université libre de Bruxelles.
Maison Art déco, avenue Maurice 26
Art Deco town house built in 1923 by the architect James Allard, who lived in it from 1925.
Maison Art déco, avenue Émile Duray 12
Art Deco town house, built in 1924 by the architect Michel Polak.
Maison Art déco, avenue Émile Duray 6
Art Deco town house, signed and dated « Adrien Blomme architecte 1925 ».
Maison Art déco, avenue Émile Duray 4
Art Deco town house on the corner of avenue Géo Bernier, designed by the architect Fernand Petit in 1928.
Maison Art déco, avenue Géo Bernier 3
Art Deco house designed by the architect Joseph Vanderstraeten in 1923.
Immeuble à appartements Art déco, avenue de l'Hippodrome 3
Small Art Deco apartment building, built in 1938-1939 by the architect H.
Immeuble à appartements Art déco, avenue de la Couronne 334-336
Art Deco apartment building, built in 1928 by the architect Ernest Hérent.
Translated from the French original.