Reg.Nr. 92/B/002

Centre Belge de la Bande Dessinee, Brussels

Restoration and adaptation of the old Waucquez Warehouse, originally designed by Viktor Horta, into a cartoon museum. Horta built the house in 1906 for the Waucquez family who used it for a wholesale clothing business. The building displays beautifully the principles of Horta´s ...
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Project details

Title:Centre Belge de la Bande Dessinee, Brussels
Entr. year: 1992
Result:Medal
Country: Belgium
Town: Brussels
Category type: architectural heritage
Building type/ Project type: Commercial building
Former use:Warehouse
Actual use:Museum
Built: 20th century
Architect / Proj.leader: Victor Horta, Architect , Pierre Van Assche - Cooparch et Ozon, Architect
The Jury's citation: "Pour son apport a la renovation urbaine de Bruxelles en restauraut d'une facon remarquable les anciens magasins Waucquez, construits par Victor Horta, en un lieu de conservation et d'exposition de Ia bande dessinee"
GPS:50.85125°N 4.36018°E
Web, Links:

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Description:
Restoration and adaptation of the old Waucquez Warehouse, originally designed by Viktor Horta, into a cartoon museum. Horta built the house in 1906 for the Waucquez family who used it for a wholesale clothing business. The building displays beautifully the principles of Horta´s architectural style: sunlight filters from the glass ceiling into the central hall thereby illuminating the rest of the warehouse in a natural way.