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In 1894, the Art Nouveau enthusiast and millionaire industrialist Armand Solvay commissioned Victor Horta to build him a huge mansion on the fashionable Avenue Louise. Having developed a friendship with Horta and a close understanding of his requirements and preferences, he gave the architect carte blanche and an unlimited budget. ...

Envision a world without architecture, a world-tecture without arche, the latter meaning not only beginning or origin, but also the authority to arrange and subordinate persons, objects, and processes into an identifiable power structure. Pre-architecture is not simply "not architecture"–it is what architecture could have become, but ultimately disavowed. The same ...

This mansion was built between 1902 and 1905 on the prestigious Avenue Louise for the lawyer and politician Max Hallet. Its elegant sobriety marks a toning-down of Victor Horta’s exuberant style. The 14m-wide facade of Euville limestone has a strongly horizontal design. The interior is dominated by a stunning ceremonial ...