Hankar House, Art Nouveau residence in Saint-Gilles, Belgium.
The four-story townhouse features an asymmetrical facade combining red bricks, blue stone elements, and decorative sgraffito work beneath the windows.
Paul Hankar designed and constructed this residence in 1893, the same year Victor Horta built Hotel Tassel, marking the emergence of Art Nouveau architecture.
The sgraffites created by Adolphe Crespin incorporate natural motifs and time-related elements, representing morning, day, evening, and night through artistic compositions.
Located at 71 Rue Defacqz, the building contains a sequence of rooms following traditional 19th-century Brussels residential layout patterns.
A three-story projecting oriel window, supported by stone corbels, brings natural light into the upper floors and terminates in a fourth-floor balcony.
Location: Saint-Gilles - Sint-Gillis
Inception: 1893
Architects: Paul Hankar
Architectural style: Art Nouveau architecture
GPS coordinates: 50.82723,4.35784
Latest update: May 27, 2025 17:41
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