Leuven

Leuven (Heverlee) — from Kardinaal Mercierlaan to Waversebaan, Art Deco and modernism, 1933-1937

In Heverlee, this walk starts at F. Forton’s house on Kardinaal Mercierlaan (1937), part of a row of five modern-style houses, then follows Groenstraat, where in 1933 Raymond Vankeerberghen designed six single-family houses at nos. 1 to 11 for Messrs Goemans and Stroobants, a row combining Art Deco and modernist influences; all six are on the route. After Paul Van Dormael’s house on Sint-Lambertusstraat (1934), which still belongs entirely to Art Deco, it reaches the Agronomy Institute on the Arenberg campus (1937), by Raymond Lemaire with Frans De Lange, a protected monument. It ends at Kantineplein, the tram terminus, at the hotel-café built in a simple Art Deco after a design by the architect Hamels (1934), and then on Waversebaan, at the Art Deco villa that Albert Mommaels built for his own use in 1935.

11 stops · Duration 2h45 · Distance 2 km

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1. Maison bourgeoise Art déco, Kardinaal Mercierlaan 23 — Louvain

   F. Forton · 1937

   Art Deco town house built following a 1937 building permit application by the architect F.

2. Maison bourgeoise Art déco, Groenstraat 1 — Louvain (Heverlee)

   Raymond Vankeerberghen · 1933

   Art Deco town house with balconies spanning the full width of the façade, part of an ensemble of six single-family houses built at the same time at nos.

3. Maison bourgeoise Art déco, Groenstraat 3 — Louvain (Heverlee)

   Raymond Vankeerberghen · 1933

   Art Deco town house, part of an ensemble of six single-family houses built at the same time at nos.

4. Maison Art déco, Groenstraat 5 — Louvain

   Raymond Vankeerberghen · 1933

   A single-family house designed in 1933 by the architect Raymond Vankeerberghen for Messrs Goemans and Stroobants, part of a group of six houses built at the same time at numbers 1

5. Maison bourgeoise Art déco, Groenstraat 7 — Louvain

   Raymond Vankeerberghen · 1933

   An Art Deco town house in Heverlee, part of an ensemble of six single-family houses (nos.

6. Maison Art déco, Groenstraat 9 — Louvain (Heverlee)

   Raymond Vankeerberghen · 1933

   This house is part of a group of six single-family dwellings (Groenstraat 1 to 11), designed in 1933 by the architect Raymond Vankeerberghen for Messrs Goemans and Stroobants, combining Art Deco and modernist influences.

7. Maison bourgeoise Art déco, Groenstraat 11 — Louvain (Heverlee)

   Raymond Vankeerberghen · 1933

   Art Deco house that closes an ensemble of six single-family houses built at the same time at nos.

8. Maison Art déco, Sint-Lambertusstraat 28 — Louvain (Heverlee)

   Paul Van Dormael · 1934

   Art Deco townhouse built in 1934 for C. de Raedt to a design by the architect Paul Van Dormael (building permit of 18 August 1934).

9. Institut d'agronomie (Landbouwinstituut), campus Arenberg

   Raymond Lemaire, avec Frans De Lange (ingénieur-architecte), d'après un plan de Clement Van Himbeeck (ingénieur) · 1937

   The Agricultural Institute was built in 1937 in the southern part of the Arenberg park for the University of Leuven.

10. Hôtel-café Art déco, Kantineplein 2 — Louvain (Heverlee)

    Hamels · 1935

    Hotel with café and garage built in a simple Art Deco style for Amélie Roelants, following a permit application of 1935 (permit of 16 August 1935) and a design of 1934 by the architect Hamels.

11. Maison de l'architecte Albert Mommaels — Louvain (Heverlee)

    Albert Mommaels · 1935

    Villa in the Art Deco style built in 1935 by the architect Albert Mommaels as his own home (building permit of 21 November 1935); according to the inventory, it differs sharply fro

Translated from the French original.