Izegem

Izegem — from Burgemeester Vandenbogaerdelaan to Emelgem

In Izegem, this route brings together twelve Art Deco buildings from 1925 to 1939, three of them built for shoe manufacturers. It starts at two houses by W. Geldolf (1936), then follows Pieter Baesstraat, with a house by Gentiel Van Eeckhoutte (1935), Charles Laloo’s concrete-framed double house (1939) and E. Allewaert’s semi-detached houses (1932). It then passes the 1928 villa attributed to P. Gits for A. Clement, the symmetrical house by the Antwerp architect H. Du Bois for U. Wybo (1934), J. Degezelle’s Villa Ameye (1935) and the former brewer’s house designed by A. Spriet (1930), in white glazed brick, a protected monument since 2001. Next come the director’s house of the brush factory on Camiel Ameyestraat (1937), another house by Spriet (1937) and the Villa Marie-José (1928), which Charles Laloo built for himself, before, in Emelgem, the two-family house of the Vanacker flax retters (1925), which retains its flax loft.

12 stops · Duration 3h30 · Distance 4,5 km

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1. Deux maisons Art déco, Burgemeester Vandenbogaerdelaan 76-78 — Izegem

   W. Geldolf · 1936

   Pair of Art Deco town houses of 1936, designed by the architect W.

2. Maison Art déco, Pieter Baesstraat 11 — Izegem

   Gentiel Van Eeckhoutte · 1935

   Art Deco town house with one door bay and one window bay, designed in 1935 by Gentiel Van Eeckhoutte (Waregem).

3. Maison double Art déco, Pieter Baesstraat 9 — Izegem

   Charles Laloo · 1939

   Art Deco double-fronted house over a cellar, of three storeys under a flat roof, designed in 1939 by the architect Charles Laloo of Izegem.

4. Maisons jumelées Art déco, Pieter Baesstraat 35-37 — Izegem

   Emiel Allewaert · 1932

   Two semi-detached houses from 1932 in a simple Art Deco style, designed by E.

5. Villa Art déco, Dweersstraat 32 — Izegem

   P. Gits (attribution) · 1928

   Sober Art Deco villa of 1928, attributed with a question mark to P.

6. Maison bourgeoise Art déco, Nieuwstraat 20 — Izegem

   H. Du Bois · 1934

   Town house in a geometric Art Deco style, which according to the inventory shows in the strict lines of the façade, the blue stone ornaments and the geometric motifs of the leaded glass.

7. Villa Ameye — Izegem

   J. Degezelle · 1935

   Detached Art Deco villa of 1935, designed by J.

8. Maison de brasseur Art déco, Roeselaarsestraat 107 — Izegem

   Albert Spriet · 1930

   Former brewer's house, designed by A. Spriet of Izegem and built in 1930 for M.

9. Maison de directeur Art déco, Camiel Ameyestraat 25 — Izegem

   A. Bauwens · 1937

   Director's house of the brush factory "La brosserie industriëlle", built for E.

10. Maison Art déco, Roeselaarsestraat 356

    Albert Spriet · 1937

    Art Deco house of 1937, with one door bay and one window bay, designed by A.

11. Villa Marie-José — Izegem

    Charles Laloo · 1928

    The architect Charles Laloo's own house, known as "Villa Marie-José", built in 1928 in a hedged garden from which a flight of steps leads to the entrance.

12. Maison double Art déco, Kachtemsestraat 13-15 — Izegem

    Inconnu · 1925

    Art Deco two-family house, dated 1925 by a year inscription, built for the Vanacker family of flax retters as an extension of the 1922 house that stands behind it, in the middle of a wooded garden.

Translated from the French original.