Brussels

Michel Polak in Brussels

The route brings together four works by Michel Polak in Brussels and Ixelles: the former dental institute funded by George Eastman, designed with Alfred Hoch, an apartment building of 1928-1929 on Chaussée d’Ixelles, a town house of 1924 on Avenue Émile Duray and the Villa Empain, also designed with Hoch, which combines polished Baveno granite, gilded brass and marble.

4 stops · Duration 2h · Distance 5,5 km

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1. Ancien Institut dentaire George Eastman

   Michel Polak & Alfred Hoch, Pierre Theunis (sculpteur) · 1935

   A former dental institute built from 1933 to 1935 by Michel Polak and Alfred Hoch, combining Art Deco and modernism, thanks to the patronage of the American industrialist George Eastman, inventor of the Kodak camera.

2. Immeuble à appartements Art déco, chaussée d'Ixelles 136-138

   Michel Polak · 1929

   Art Deco apartment building with a rear workshop, designed by the architect Michel Polak in 1928-1929.

3. Maison Art déco, avenue Émile Duray 12

   Michel Polak · 1924

   Art Deco town house, built in 1924 by the architect Michel Polak.

4. Villa Empain

   Michel Polak & Alfred Hoch · 1934

   An Art Deco villa, commissioned in 1930 by Baron Louis Empain from Michel Polak, assisted by Alfred Hoch.

Translated from the French original.